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Ms. O'Brien's Classroom

  • Lost River Junior Senior High School
  • Merrill, OR
  • 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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  • Smart TVs for Maximizing Space

    Funded Jun 15, 2020

    On behalf of Jeff Salvati, Laurie Ross, myself, and all the students of Lost River, thank you so very much for your donation. Not only are we so excited to integrate these televisions into our classrooms in whatever way we “school” in the fall, but for years in the future as well.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. O'Brien

  • They Called Us Enemy Graphic Novel

    Funded Nov 19, 2019

    Thanks again for supporting our project earlier this year that bought a class set of "They Called Us Enemy."

    This year we were unable to do our usual unit on Japanese Internment because of the Covid shutdown, but we will do our best next year to make sure the kids who missed out still get to access the wonderful graphic novel. And I know next year's 8th graders will love them!

    The first picture attached shows Castle Rock, a landscape with which our students are very familiar. Connecting our lessons with something familiar breeds a deeper interest and enthusiasm in our kids. The other photos are simply our fantastic students doing fantastic things.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. O'Brien

These graphic novels will supplement the 8th grade unit studying the Japanese Internment of the 1940s. Each year, the English Dept. has the 8th grade class read Return to Manzanar. Although a great novel we will continue to use, Manzanaris far away and doesn't have the immediate interest of something closer to home. The inclusion of a novel written by someone interned in Tule Lake will greatly improved student participation. Additionally, differentiating our materials with a graphic novel will be of high interest to our best readers and increase engagement in our 8th graders who struggle with reading a bit more.

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These graphic novels will supplement the 8th grade unit studying the Japanese Internment of the 1940s. Each year, the English Dept. has the 8th grade class read Return to Manzanar. Although a great novel we will continue to use, Manzanaris far away and doesn't have the immediate interest of something closer to home. The inclusion of a novel written by someone interned in Tule Lake will greatly improved student participation. Additionally, differentiating our materials with a graphic novel will be of high interest to our best readers and increase engagement in our 8th graders who struggle with reading a bit more.

About my class

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