Access to rich and engaging literature is one of the strongest ways students will grow and thrive. These selected novels will both add to the student's knowledge and also increase their capacity for compassion and understanding of others (and themselves). Diversity can mean a lot of things to people, but introducing students to a variety of choices and gaining new outlooks is what I intend in surrounding them with different experiences shared through stories.
These novels range from stories about child refugees, to a brilliant young girl who can't speak, to a boy who can play basketball and write poetry with grace and rhythm.
Students will have access to our classroom library & these complex texts on a daily basis. They will have independent reading time and an opportunity to share their connections, their recommendations, and participate in discussions about these stories at specific times throughout the school week.
All students will benefit from the addition of these novels.
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Access to rich and engaging literature is one of the strongest ways students will grow and thrive. These selected novels will both add to the student's knowledge and also increase their capacity for compassion and understanding of others (and themselves). Diversity can mean a lot of things to people, but introducing students to a variety of choices and gaining new outlooks is what I intend in surrounding them with different experiences shared through stories.
These novels range from stories about child refugees, to a brilliant young girl who can't speak, to a boy who can play basketball and write poetry with grace and rhythm.
Students will have access to our classroom library & these complex texts on a daily basis. They will have independent reading time and an opportunity to share their connections, their recommendations, and participate in discussions about these stories at specific times throughout the school week.
All students will benefit from the addition of these novels.