Collectively Creating Literature Memories With Classmates
Help me give my students novels.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Toscano's classroom raised $756
This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
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
West Prep is located in North Las Vegas. North Las Vegas was a segregated part of Vegas up until the 1970's. Today, the student body is diverse, but their is a lot of economic disparity. Although our school is down the street from a local county library, students do not have access to books due to late fees or are not allowed to utilize library because of behavioral infractions.
Additionally, because reading levels are low, classroom sets provide a great opportunity to read with classmates and navigate the literature collectively.
My Project
Students will learn to read collaboratively which they have lost due to COVID. The novels will increase the student's knowledge in the majority of the RL and RI Academic State Standards.
RL 8.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
RL 8.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
RL 8.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
RI 8.4
Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in a text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone, including analogies or allusions to other texts.
Nearly all 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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