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  • Hinkley High School
  • Aurora, CO
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

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This project is a collaboration between ninth grade teachers at our school. While some of our students are enthusiastic readers, we also have many reluctant readers. We selected books that will be accessible to readers at a variety of levels with the idea that some students will select books that are mirrors of their own lives, and other students will choose books that are windows into other experiences. Each student will choose a book and join other students to discuss how it connects to their own experiences, and how it will inform their lives. During this unit we study how prejudice begins through avoidance and speech. We want to empower students to recognize prejudice and think about effective ways to combat it. The books for which I am seeking funding are titles that I need to complete my classroom library of options to provide opportunities for all learners. Dante and Aristotle's protagonist is a gay teenager, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn follows a girl coming of age impoverished and living in Brooklyn during the early 1900s, I Am Malala gives insight into the real-life struggle of a girl advocating for her right to an education in Syria. The other titles our students can choose from are: The Afterlife, Miracle's Boys, An Uninterrupted View of the Sky, The Hate U Give, I Am Malala (Young Readers Edition), The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Turtles All The Way Down, and Enders Game.

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This project is a collaboration between ninth grade teachers at our school. While some of our students are enthusiastic readers, we also have many reluctant readers. We selected books that will be accessible to readers at a variety of levels with the idea that some students will select books that are mirrors of their own lives, and other students will choose books that are windows into other experiences. Each student will choose a book and join other students to discuss how it connects to their own experiences, and how it will inform their lives. During this unit we study how prejudice begins through avoidance and speech. We want to empower students to recognize prejudice and think about effective ways to combat it. The books for which I am seeking funding are titles that I need to complete my classroom library of options to provide opportunities for all learners. Dante and Aristotle's protagonist is a gay teenager, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn follows a girl coming of age impoverished and living in Brooklyn during the early 1900s, I Am Malala gives insight into the real-life struggle of a girl advocating for her right to an education in Syria. The other titles our students can choose from are: The Afterlife, Miracle's Boys, An Uninterrupted View of the Sky, The Hate U Give, I Am Malala (Young Readers Edition), The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian, Turtles All The Way Down, and Enders Game.

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