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This year, during their weekly literature circles, my students will have their first taste of the delicious discussions literature can produce. All they need are the perfect books! How I Became a Ghost will be one of ten books the fifth graders will read this year - one for every month of the school year. Like the other books the students will read this year, How I Became a Ghost will not only expose the students to a little-known aspect of American History, it will do so in the voice and from the perspective of a member of the community being written about. Each Wednesday, students will gather in small groups to discuss what they have read, gleaning insights from fellow students they may have missed on their own, drawing connections to their own life experiences, and thinking how literary themes might influence their own choices. How I Became a Ghost offers not only beautiful language and storytelling to read, discuss, and write about, but also opportunities to discuss diverse perspectives, and to reflect upon which stories from history are widely told, which are not, and why. Students will therefore develop their capacities for reading, comprehension, perspective-taking, and empathy.

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This year, during their weekly literature circles, my students will have their first taste of the delicious discussions literature can produce. All they need are the perfect books! How I Became a Ghost will be one of ten books the fifth graders will read this year - one for every month of the school year. Like the other books the students will read this year, How I Became a Ghost will not only expose the students to a little-known aspect of American History, it will do so in the voice and from the perspective of a member of the community being written about. Each Wednesday, students will gather in small groups to discuss what they have read, gleaning insights from fellow students they may have missed on their own, drawing connections to their own life experiences, and thinking how literary themes might influence their own choices. How I Became a Ghost offers not only beautiful language and storytelling to read, discuss, and write about, but also opportunities to discuss diverse perspectives, and to reflect upon which stories from history are widely told, which are not, and why. Students will therefore develop their capacities for reading, comprehension, perspective-taking, and empathy.

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