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In our next Book Club unit, I am looking to get copies of various diverse novels, so that my students have greater options. The biggest spark I always see in an ELA classroom is when students get to choose what they want to read. They are a diverse bunch with roots from all over the world, and more often than not the novels we study are written from an antiquated Eurocentric perspective. It is my job to provide context for this to my students, but it is also my job to provide them stories that accurately portray the world around them. "When kids grow up not seeing themselves in books, they grow up feeling like they don't matter." Every class period begins with Silent Reading. This allows me an opportunity to put a book into even the most reluctant reader's hands. There is no greater joy as an English teacher than seeing a kid who "hates reading" invest themselves in a story. And kids who claim to despise reading only do so because they haven't been able to find a protagonist they can relate to just yet. Adding diverse novels to my classroom library can help change that. Due to our hybrid schedule this year, the interactions with my students have been limited. I live stream our lessons in order to double the instructional time I have with them, so I am essentially teaching both online and in person at the same time. This presents unique challenges, like having to be at my desk while also wanting to view all my classroom students simultaneously. A taller desk will allow me to do both effectively. Thank you for your support!

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In our next Book Club unit, I am looking to get copies of various diverse novels, so that my students have greater options. The biggest spark I always see in an ELA classroom is when students get to choose what they want to read. They are a diverse bunch with roots from all over the world, and more often than not the novels we study are written from an antiquated Eurocentric perspective. It is my job to provide context for this to my students, but it is also my job to provide them stories that accurately portray the world around them. "When kids grow up not seeing themselves in books, they grow up feeling like they don't matter." Every class period begins with Silent Reading. This allows me an opportunity to put a book into even the most reluctant reader's hands. There is no greater joy as an English teacher than seeing a kid who "hates reading" invest themselves in a story. And kids who claim to despise reading only do so because they haven't been able to find a protagonist they can relate to just yet. Adding diverse novels to my classroom library can help change that. Due to our hybrid schedule this year, the interactions with my students have been limited. I live stream our lessons in order to double the instructional time I have with them, so I am essentially teaching both online and in person at the same time. This presents unique challenges, like having to be at my desk while also wanting to view all my classroom students simultaneously. A taller desk will allow me to do both effectively. Thank you for your support!

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