Half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
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This year I will be giving my students the opportunity to participate in a tournament of books. At the beginning of the school year, students will be given a list of 16 books. In March, students will begin voting to see which books were their favorites. This activity will coincide with the NCAA basketball tournament, culminating with a champion being chosen and named "book of the year". I will be teaching 3 different ELA classes, so I would like to have multiple copies of each of these books.
I envision this project as a way to introduce the students to a variety of different authors and genres. I also see this as a way to create intrinsic motivation for students to read.
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This year I will be giving my students the opportunity to participate in a tournament of books. At the beginning of the school year, students will be given a list of 16 books. In March, students will begin voting to see which books were their favorites. This activity will coincide with the NCAA basketball tournament, culminating with a champion being chosen and named "book of the year". I will be teaching 3 different ELA classes, so I would like to have multiple copies of each of these books.
I envision this project as a way to introduce the students to a variety of different authors and genres. I also see this as a way to create intrinsic motivation for students to read.