Guide

All-Community Read Guide: Being Heumann and Rolling Warrior

This planning guide will support your school community as you read the memoir of Judy Heumann, one of the most influential disability rights activists in US history.

Last Updated: November 21, 2022

Guide

Language

English — US

Subject

English & Language Arts

Culture & Identity
Equity & Inclusion

All-Community Read Guide: Being Heumann and Rolling Warrior

Date of Publication: November 2022

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Use this guide to plan and engage in an All-Community Read of Judy Heumann’s memoirs Being Heumann and its young adult counterpart, Rolling Warrior.

It includes activities and discussion questions designed to spark critical thinking and conversations about issues of identity, belonging, choices, and justice as you read and discuss Judy Heumann’s life as a disability rights activist.

Activity

This mood meter activity develops students’ vocabulary for describing their feelings and their empathy muscles.

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Students practice gratitude by naming and recording three good things that have happened that day.

Two students look to the front of the classroom with smiles on their faces.

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Students use poetry as a spark for reflection and discussion about what’s happening in their lives and the world.

Four students in conversation with each other in a classroom.

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Students practice debate and perspective taking by taking a stand on a controversial statement.

Students move around the classroom in conversation with each other. One student looks directly into the camera with a smile on their face.

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Students reflect on the day by asking them to share an appreciation, an apology, and an “aha” moment.

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Students identify one personal or academic goal that they would like to commit to in the week ahead.

A Facing History journal sits on top of a student guide for Choices in Little Rock.

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Students reflect on the past year and generate ideas for the kind of learning community and learning experiences they are hoping for this year.

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Students consider what parts of our identities we choose for ourselves and what parts are chosen for us, as well as the impact our names can have on our identities.