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By giving my student readers access to these books, they will be able to read voices of characters who are diverse and strong as they navigate through adversity in different scenarios. Our theme for the year is overcoming adversity, and by using these books to create literature circles, I am striving to create a print-rich classroom environment that offers students voice and choice along with exposure to many different voices and experiences that my small town kids might not know about otherwise. It is a strong belief of mine that we can create empathy through literature, and in a sense, travel the world by reading the pages of many books. To have each of one of my students hold the pages of these books in their hands and to have them interact with the books would be life changing for so many of my student readers. Students need that hands on interaction to really connect and dive deep into their books. By giving them options, I know they will continue to grow strong as readers, pick up life long reading habits, and learn to think critically about what they've read. The experiences of others with diverse voices will come alive for them through these books. As sixth graders, they are right at that stage where they start to move from concrete to more abstract thinking and what a world of difference this project could make in bringing these stories to life in the minds of my students.

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By giving my student readers access to these books, they will be able to read voices of characters who are diverse and strong as they navigate through adversity in different scenarios. Our theme for the year is overcoming adversity, and by using these books to create literature circles, I am striving to create a print-rich classroom environment that offers students voice and choice along with exposure to many different voices and experiences that my small town kids might not know about otherwise. It is a strong belief of mine that we can create empathy through literature, and in a sense, travel the world by reading the pages of many books. To have each of one of my students hold the pages of these books in their hands and to have them interact with the books would be life changing for so many of my student readers. Students need that hands on interaction to really connect and dive deep into their books. By giving them options, I know they will continue to grow strong as readers, pick up life long reading habits, and learn to think critically about what they've read. The experiences of others with diverse voices will come alive for them through these books. As sixth graders, they are right at that stage where they start to move from concrete to more abstract thinking and what a world of difference this project could make in bringing these stories to life in the minds of my students.

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