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11th grade English classes are often focused on American literature and because of that often only include novels from the American literature canon. However, with the world changing, the literature that students are exposed should change. Thus, it's time to update the class sets of novels. "The Other Wes Moore" by Wes Moore (nonfiction) and "Heartland Burning" by Jessica Latham (historical fiction) are two novels that can engage students with topics, issues, and perspectives that can challenge their own norms and schema. "The Other Wes Moore" teaches students about choices and how differences with other people may not be as significant as we think. I want to set-up a year-long penpal relationship with students in another state to compliment this study. "Heartland Burning" presents an atrocity in their own local history that is often overlooked. I want to create a research project with this book that promotes independent inquiry. Both of these books, however, can also reveal to students the power in stories--the power in learning someone's story.

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11th grade English classes are often focused on American literature and because of that often only include novels from the American literature canon. However, with the world changing, the literature that students are exposed should change. Thus, it's time to update the class sets of novels. "The Other Wes Moore" by Wes Moore (nonfiction) and "Heartland Burning" by Jessica Latham (historical fiction) are two novels that can engage students with topics, issues, and perspectives that can challenge their own norms and schema. "The Other Wes Moore" teaches students about choices and how differences with other people may not be as significant as we think. I want to set-up a year-long penpal relationship with students in another state to compliment this study. "Heartland Burning" presents an atrocity in their own local history that is often overlooked. I want to create a research project with this book that promotes independent inquiry. Both of these books, however, can also reveal to students the power in stories--the power in learning someone's story.

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