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Table 3

Text-Based Discussion Text Sets for PSTs to Use With Students

Theme	Text Sets
Prejudice, discrimination, and justice	“Marian’s Revolution” (Bardhan-Quallen, 2016) “The Many and the Few” (Lewis, 2001)
(dis)Ability	“A Girl and a Word” (Linn, 2011) “An Unlikely Friendship” (Carloni, 2012)
Poverty/food insecurity	“Many homeless children need help, but it is hard to find them, a study says” (Stateline.org adapted by Newsela staff, 2015) “Why Chicken Means So Much to Me” (Alexie, 2007)
Environmental racism	“Flint residents must now pay for their water, but they can’t drink it” (Washington Post adapted by Newsela staff, 2017) “At Standing Rock” (Wood, 2017)

Theme	Text Sets
Prejudice, discrimination, and justice	“Marian’s Revolution” (Bardhan-Quallen, 2016) “The Many and the Few” (Lewis, 2001)
(dis)Ability	“A Girl and a Word” (Linn, 2011) “An Unlikely Friendship” (Carloni, 2012)
Poverty/food insecurity	“Many homeless children need help, but it is hard to find them, a study says” (Stateline.org adapted by Newsela staff, 2015) “Why Chicken Means So Much to Me” (Alexie, 2007)
Environmental racism	“Flint residents must now pay for their water, but they can’t drink it” (Washington Post adapted by Newsela staff, 2017) “At Standing Rock” (Wood, 2017)