Reflection One for Carla's Sandwich

Analysis Summary

This book can be problematic because everything you eat is related to your cultural background. For example, if you are Mexican are you always going to eat burritos for lunch? In this story, you can see that the main character is white, so the author tends to a stereotypical meal for the white culture.

Impact Assessment

This text might impact my focal student by being true to yourself and doing the things that you like, even when others don't understand. My focal student brings his own lunch every day, and sometimes kids say eww to the foods he brings. With this book he can see that if you are happy with the foods you bring, the opinions of others would not matter. It can also help other students realize that judging others for what they like is not allowed at any time.

Alternative Texts

• Ugly Duckling
• Giving Tree

Guiding Questions

1. Does the book “Ugly Duckling” mirror my students more than “Carla’s Sandwich”?
2. Do you relate more to the Ugly Duckling’s problem than to Carla and her sandwiches?
3. Which character do you relate to the most based on their situation comparing it to your own?