Teaching Rhetoric: Bronx Students, AP Language and Composition, and Immigration
Help me give my students books of an alternative perspective on America, through immigration and individual rights.
$836 goal
This project expired on May 13, 2025.
This project expired on May 13, 2025.
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 Project
I teach English Language Arts in a high school in the Southeast Section of The Bronx. Seventy-four percent of our students qualify for free lunch, so our student body is high-poverty. Our school is a Title I school. We provide services for a variety of students, including students with special needs and English language learners.
Because this is a college-level class, they will be highlighting and using post-its, and they will be annotating on the pages.
Immigration is a prevalent topic in current events, and as an educator, I would be remiss if I did not address the topic in a class that focuses on nonfiction and rhetoric. I would like for us to discuss the often difficult circumstances and risks certain communities face in America, guiding students to read attentively to foster meaningful conversations. I also want to challenge my AP students to question each other through Socratic seminars, by reading the perspectives presented in Ramos's book, referencing their personal experiences, and using researched evidence.
By reading actively with their pens and post-its, they will enhance their skills on interacting with a text, because they will be in conversation with the ideas presented. The annotating and active reading skills they will acquire from my class will help them with reading assignments in other classes, with setting a foundation on reading beyond the words on paper, and will also expand their ability to comprehend texts analytically.
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
30 students impacted
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