About This Lesson
Us, in Progress: Short Stories About Young Latinos is a thought-provoking collection of stories about the diverse population of Latinx living in the United States. It is written and illustrated by acclaimed author and Pura Belpré Award honoree Lula Delacre, who brings her engaging and heart wrenching style to the collection. The stories in Us in Progress were inspired by tales from the author’s friends and family, and from news articles from across the United States. Through the eyes of Delacre’s characters, we see the difficulties of living in two cultures, the confusions, and the love and respect.
Students will write and publish a short story based on a positive personal experience. Students will also work on grammar skills involving the use of punctuation, including comma and dash, and the use of ellipsis to signal an omission.
Note: Schools will need to purchase Us, in Progress: Short Stories About Latinos, by Lulu Delacre; HarperCollins (August 6, 2019), ISBN# 978-0062392152 (paper).
