Nearly all 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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Our middle school is becoming an increasingly diverse place. It is important for our students to be able to relate to the characters they are reading about, to SEE themselves in the novel. Eighth grade places special emphasis on the "coming of age" theme within the novels we choose. This gives our students a chance to see what life was like for kids their age throughout different times.
"The Watsons go to Birmingham" would be an excellent addition to our unit. This will give our students a chance to see how social injustice has continued throughout decades and what they can do to begin putting a stop to it. Through this novel study, our students can learn to be PROactive instead of REactive.
"The Watsons go to Birmingham" will also give our students a chance to practice making connections to themselves and the world around them. This is a skill students struggle greatly with and this novel will deepen their understanding of this much-needed skill.
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Our middle school is becoming an increasingly diverse place. It is important for our students to be able to relate to the characters they are reading about, to SEE themselves in the novel. Eighth grade places special emphasis on the "coming of age" theme within the novels we choose. This gives our students a chance to see what life was like for kids their age throughout different times.
"The Watsons go to Birmingham" would be an excellent addition to our unit. This will give our students a chance to see how social injustice has continued throughout decades and what they can do to begin putting a stop to it. Through this novel study, our students can learn to be PROactive instead of REactive.
"The Watsons go to Birmingham" will also give our students a chance to practice making connections to themselves and the world around them. This is a skill students struggle greatly with and this novel will deepen their understanding of this much-needed skill.