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 "A high-need college preparatory charter high school with 300 students from under-served communities wants to create a meaningful senior English class that connects with contemporary life, yet supports students in striving way beyond the classroom and their community.
The biggest obstacle I foresee ... " MORE "A high-need college preparatory charter high school with 300 students from under-served communities wants to create a meaningful senior English class that connects with contemporary life, yet supports students in striving way beyond the classroom and their community.
The biggest obstacle I foresee in this class is below-level reading and writing skills and a lack of interest in reading and literature in general. I want to support students in reading to learn about themselves and the world and to become much better at communicating their ideas through writing. We do a memoir project every year with the students and I wanted to make sure they were exposed to a range of memoirs in advance of writing their own. Choosing Barack Obama's memoir to teach while he is running for President is a great choice for them. Regardless of their politics, all our students have expressed intrigue and excitement about his candidacy and he gives particular hope to students of color in a low-income, urban environment. I expect this to be an opportunity to connect both to contemporary politics and the potential within. Thank you in advance for helping me bring my classroom alive with a meaningful, engaging, relevant text that will support my students increased literacy and knowledge about the world and their own options for growth and accomplishment. My students need 30 copies of the book "Dreams From my Father" by Barack Obama. HIDEMs. H. sent this note after the project was fully funded: Nov 19, 2008
Dear Denise, Roderick, Miss Libby, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and Anonymous Donors,
On Apr 14, 2009, Ms. H. followed this note with student letters sent via mail to the donor who completed this project, and to donors who gave $100 or more. Live Updates
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Beth A. (staff member)
on Jun 20, 2008
Miss Libby
from New York, NY
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on Nov 19, 2008
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