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The 8th grade students in my classroom are enthused about learning history; however, some of them cannot read the grade level textbook while others are advanced and could read at a high school level. The middle school is a low income school in Illinois with over 60% of students receiving free/reduced lunch. Many of my students struggle completing their school work at home and have other responsibilities to focus on. My hope is that I can provide a safe learning environment for these students and foster their critical thinking skills through the use of these history books. As a fourth year teacher my classroom library is limited since I have to build my history library on my own. My students should be able to read quality literature which should be presented in my classroom. If they are presented with this literature, than they will not only become more prepared for their high school experience but they will be able to raise their reading grade levels as well.

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The 8th grade students in my classroom are enthused about learning history; however, some of them cannot read the grade level textbook while others are advanced and could read at a high school level. The middle school is a low income school in Illinois with over 60% of students receiving free/reduced lunch. Many of my students struggle completing their school work at home and have other responsibilities to focus on. My hope is that I can provide a safe learning environment for these students and foster their critical thinking skills through the use of these history books. As a fourth year teacher my classroom library is limited since I have to build my history library on my own. My students should be able to read quality literature which should be presented in my classroom. If they are presented with this literature, than they will not only become more prepared for their high school experience but they will be able to raise their reading grade levels as well.

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