This is my first year teaching at our Magnet school, teaching the 8th grade ELA Trailblazers. I am taking over a classroom that has not had much success in the past, but have all the hope in the world that I can turn the reputation around. My classroom is sorely lacking in materials and decoration which I feel students would immensely benefit from.
My students are energetic, empathetic, and empowered, but haven't been given ample opportunity to show it.
I love that my students are determined and headstrong. I hope to help students successfully harness their strengths and assist with applying that to their writing.
My Project
My students are suffering from an 89% poverty rate. It is not guaranteed that they would be able to afford the supplies on their own, nor is there a guarantee that the district can provide these supplies. I myself am prepared to provide the supplies out of pocket if necessary, but also have 4 children of my own to support.
My students need these supplies to successfully pass my class.
Our curriculum is largely writing based, therefore my students each need a composition notebook, folder, and pencil. My students will use the mead composition notebooks daily doing journals and free-writes, and the pocket folders will come in use when handing out excerpts from the reproducible books.
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