Help me give my students diverse new texts to read. Between the World and Me is book that will get kids thinking and see the world from a more diverse perspective.
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
My Students
I teach at a inner city college preparatory and performing arts school. My students are high achieving global minded citizens. They are open to new experience and are engaged in their course work. They are driven by a will to succeed. They love learning and come from a variety of backgrounds. They are deeply committed to their education and to each other. They are part of the International Baccalaureate program. This means they take the most rigorous course available. They spend a great deal of time studying different texts and different cultures.
My Project
As a literacy teacher I am continually looking for engaging texts. Between the World and Me novel will get kids talking and seeing current issues in a new way. This text intertwines nonfiction with a literary approach, and is important in our understanding of different perspectives. The personal and frank perspective of Coates will help the students see the challenges of being Black in America. My students prefer to have hard copies of books and hopefully this book will be used for several years. Students will be reading in class and at home. We write and discuss what we read always connecting texts to global issues for greater understanding.
More than a third of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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