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  • Hillcrest Middle School
  • Simpsonville, SC
  • 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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Glossy. Full Color. Informative. Timely. Relevant. All of these words describe Upfront magazine, published collaboratively with The New York Times. Most importantly, these magazines are the most engaging tool I have ever found to draw reluctant readers/learners into English. As one of the few sources for teens, it helps makes sense of what is going on in the world. It bridges curriculum and connection to people. Each edition is full of opportunities for students to enter in the conversations that are taking place around the globe today. Critical thinking is reinforced in each edition as well through debate articles. In a world where the average teenager is bombarded with over 10,000 visuals a day, the ability to analyze and understand an author's purpose is critical! The magazine has various sections such as "National" that regards to US related topics and "Voices" that features a teen's (or young adult's) opinion about a current hot-topic such as immigration or college tuition. The "Times Past" section of the magazine helps students understand World and US history since it discusses a wide-range of historical topics such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Civil Rights Movement, or women in combat. The cover stories also helps to bring the outside world into the classroom since it relates to headliners in the news such as the Syrian conflict or the Court's impact on the Voter Rights Act. I have found that few students have a general understanding of the news, or unfortunately zero knowledge, and the Upfront magazine helps to bring the conversation into the classroom. I want each of my 8th graders to have a copy of this magazine to read and analyze not only in the schools, but also to take home and share with their families.

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Glossy. Full Color. Informative. Timely. Relevant. All of these words describe Upfront magazine, published collaboratively with The New York Times. Most importantly, these magazines are the most engaging tool I have ever found to draw reluctant readers/learners into English. As one of the few sources for teens, it helps makes sense of what is going on in the world. It bridges curriculum and connection to people. Each edition is full of opportunities for students to enter in the conversations that are taking place around the globe today. Critical thinking is reinforced in each edition as well through debate articles. In a world where the average teenager is bombarded with over 10,000 visuals a day, the ability to analyze and understand an author's purpose is critical! The magazine has various sections such as "National" that regards to US related topics and "Voices" that features a teen's (or young adult's) opinion about a current hot-topic such as immigration or college tuition. The "Times Past" section of the magazine helps students understand World and US history since it discusses a wide-range of historical topics such as the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, Civil Rights Movement, or women in combat. The cover stories also helps to bring the outside world into the classroom since it relates to headliners in the news such as the Syrian conflict or the Court's impact on the Voter Rights Act. I have found that few students have a general understanding of the news, or unfortunately zero knowledge, and the Upfront magazine helps to bring the conversation into the classroom. I want each of my 8th graders to have a copy of this magazine to read and analyze not only in the schools, but also to take home and share with their families.

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