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  • Tates Creek Middle School
  • Lexington, KY
  • 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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Our 6th grade Social Studies curriculum includes a unit on immigration. Today's teens are bombarded with information all the time... they hear and see news stories about immigrants and refugees - in our school , most know several of both - but except for those few students who have left their home country, this is just another thing scrolling past on CNN. I chose the book "Refugee" to connect this incredibly relevant and timely material to their lives while improving their reading fluency and comprehension. I plan to use "Refugee" in literature circles and whole-class instruction to improve both my students' reading skills and to develop their active compassion. It's easy to scroll past the newest story of refugees fleeing Syria when it is just another news story, it's harder when you dive into a story and get to know they people who are involved in the current crisis. I want to bring the topic to life for my students and spark conversations about freedom, fairness and our role in understanding and changing the world around us.

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Our 6th grade Social Studies curriculum includes a unit on immigration. Today's teens are bombarded with information all the time... they hear and see news stories about immigrants and refugees - in our school , most know several of both - but except for those few students who have left their home country, this is just another thing scrolling past on CNN. I chose the book "Refugee" to connect this incredibly relevant and timely material to their lives while improving their reading fluency and comprehension. I plan to use "Refugee" in literature circles and whole-class instruction to improve both my students' reading skills and to develop their active compassion. It's easy to scroll past the newest story of refugees fleeing Syria when it is just another news story, it's harder when you dive into a story and get to know they people who are involved in the current crisis. I want to bring the topic to life for my students and spark conversations about freedom, fairness and our role in understanding and changing the world around us.

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