Our scholars are a diverse, vivacious bunch. They come from various neighborhoods throughout San Francisco to learn in our small school community. Ninety-nine percent of our scholars are students of color and nearly seventy-five percent of them are English Language Learners. All of them are amazing.
Nearly all of our students come to us reading below grade level, but make huge strides each year- some of them four or five grade levels- through their hard work, dedication, and high standards.
My Project
In tenth grade, our students focus on World History and World Literature. Unfortunately our class sets of novels by Latinx authors are slim to none. This is a huge issue as most of our students identify as Latinx, with deep roots in Central American countries.
By incorporating a novel by a renowned Latino author that focuses in issues in the Latinx community, my students will be better represented in our course texts.
This novel also brilliantly blends Spanish into the narrative, a technique that will engage my English Language learners and native Spanish speakers.
Best of all, this story is engaging and Diaz has a style that is sure to keep the students hooked to the text. Many of our scholars are reluctant readers, so exciting texts like Oscar Wao are vital for improving their literacy.
More than half 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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