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  • Wangenheim Middle School
  • San Diego, CA
  • 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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We have students with very diverse backgrounds and English language skills. We are hoping that through the lens of graphic novels we will be able to reach reluctant readers as well as English learners to explore historical events in a format that they enjoy. They will use them as a gateway to learning. Reading and sharing in literature circles, they will be able to learn about the mistakes and lessons of the past and how it has changed our present and molds our future. They need to understand that the liberties they have, cannot be taken for granted. It will help them realize the sacrifices and determination of others who have believed in and worked toward a better world for them as well as those who will come after. I am of Japanese-American descent. My mother was interned at Poston, Arizona. It is a personal journey for me and one I have shared with our students. It is so easy to forget how events in the past have shaped our present as well as future. Although there is still a long way to go, much has been accomplished.

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We have students with very diverse backgrounds and English language skills. We are hoping that through the lens of graphic novels we will be able to reach reluctant readers as well as English learners to explore historical events in a format that they enjoy. They will use them as a gateway to learning. Reading and sharing in literature circles, they will be able to learn about the mistakes and lessons of the past and how it has changed our present and molds our future. They need to understand that the liberties they have, cannot be taken for granted. It will help them realize the sacrifices and determination of others who have believed in and worked toward a better world for them as well as those who will come after. I am of Japanese-American descent. My mother was interned at Poston, Arizona. It is a personal journey for me and one I have shared with our students. It is so easy to forget how events in the past have shaped our present as well as future. Although there is still a long way to go, much has been accomplished.

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