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My project would provide books for my junior year AP Language and Composition classes. I'm excited about the opportunity to share voices I'm passionate about with my students. My course promotes compassion and empathy while students learn to develop arguments based on logical reasoning, analysis, and research. Last year, I borrowed copies of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks from the library so my students could hear Rebecca Skloot's powerful voice. I often borrow library books to see what texts will be the most engaging for the kids, and last year's students urged me to get class copies of this book for next year! We will use the text to engage in discussion about bioethics and to learn more about the rhetorical choices an author makes when presenting an argument. During our distance learning last spring, students saw the relevance of our reading when we listened to an interview with Rebecca Skloot about the use of HeLa cells in COVID-19 research. I first heard Bryan Stevenson's powerful voice at a conference in June 2018. His book, Just Mercy, will be the anchor text in a unit exploring the lasting impact of slavery in America and what we as a society should do about it. Students will build on this text through individual research projects, which will also utilize resources such as essays, documentaries, letters, and poetry.

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My project would provide books for my junior year AP Language and Composition classes. I'm excited about the opportunity to share voices I'm passionate about with my students. My course promotes compassion and empathy while students learn to develop arguments based on logical reasoning, analysis, and research. Last year, I borrowed copies of The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks from the library so my students could hear Rebecca Skloot's powerful voice. I often borrow library books to see what texts will be the most engaging for the kids, and last year's students urged me to get class copies of this book for next year! We will use the text to engage in discussion about bioethics and to learn more about the rhetorical choices an author makes when presenting an argument. During our distance learning last spring, students saw the relevance of our reading when we listened to an interview with Rebecca Skloot about the use of HeLa cells in COVID-19 research. I first heard Bryan Stevenson's powerful voice at a conference in June 2018. His book, Just Mercy, will be the anchor text in a unit exploring the lasting impact of slavery in America and what we as a society should do about it. Students will build on this text through individual research projects, which will also utilize resources such as essays, documentaries, letters, and poetry.

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