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Mrs. Matsui’s Classroom Edit display name

  • Life Academy
  • Oakland, CA
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

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To challenge our students, this project will give them access to college level reading materials through a history book circle. After studying major topics in American history, each student will choose a text of their choice, such as A People’s History of the United States, to allow for deeper research and understanding. My hope is that students will be find a topic they are passionate about and delve into these texts with gusto. The student initiated groups will be given higher level reading strategies to capture important elements within the texts and will lead their own discussions. They will then use elements from the text for their individual research paper.

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To challenge our students, this project will give them access to college level reading materials through a history book circle. After studying major topics in American history, each student will choose a text of their choice, such as A People’s History of the United States, to allow for deeper research and understanding. My hope is that students will be find a topic they are passionate about and delve into these texts with gusto. The student initiated groups will be given higher level reading strategies to capture important elements within the texts and will lead their own discussions. They will then use elements from the text for their individual research paper.

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