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Stand-Up Page Turners: A Social Justice Book Club

Help me give my students relevant young adult genre books of their own including Monster, Long Way Down and American Street in print form so students can hold on to something as we learn online together.

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My Students

The coronavirus pandemic has shifted my classroom to 100% online teaching. I am trying to make the most of it by training the students to use digital tools which are necessary for success in high school, college, and career readiness. My students are provided internet access and computers by the school district. To establish a more tacit connection, I mail students some concrete materials for them to get their hands on and physically manipulate. Connecting the students' hands, eyes, brain, and heart is one of the most import events in the learning process for acquisition of knowledge to occur.

The students I serve are highly motivated which is extraordinary at the high school level where, in the district at large, apathy is more common.

Student motivation is demonstrated by their decision-making, determinism, and taking extra steps to attend our pilot school with a social justice emphasis. Student data suggests that 92% qualify for free/reduced-price lunch, 9% are learners of the English language, and 98% are Latino. Importantly, one third of the population in the neighborhood have less than a high school diploma. As an educator, my goal is to see students graduate with an informed standpoint and strong voice.

My Project

The Social Justice Book Club is a required activity where each student will choose one book from a list of five and I will send it to them at home in the mail. The fact that students choose which book to read increases the likelihood that their reading experience will be positive. Weekly, we will dedicate online class time together for discussions and work related to the independent reading. Students will read the book, keep a dialectical journal, write a book review and publish a video book talk online.

I wonder if you can recall the magical feeling of anticipation as you turn the page of a good book?

Upon completing the book club reading by November, students will synthesize their personal experience in coming of age and American identity with the Social Justice Book Club selection and the classic To Kill A Mocking Bird in a case study project. Students will write an argumentative essay referencing the historic and contemporary contexts of both novels while citing text evidence to support their claims. By the end of fall semester, each student will have a digital portfolio of writing in response to themes raised by the Social Justice Book Club reading and from discussions online and via live video class. Remember: a book in hand is worth two in the cloud.

Ms. Rosa Torres High School - Social Justice Ldrsp Grades 9-12

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Nearly all 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

54 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Hate U Give • Amazon Business $10.45 10 $104.50
Long Way Down • Amazon Business $6.79 12 $81.48
Monster • Amazon Business $6.76 12 $81.12
American Street • Amazon Business $7.49 10 $74.90
Dear Martin • Amazon Business $5.48 10 $54.80

Materials cost

$396.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $36.31

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$469.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.78

Total project goal

$551.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $551.84

8 Donors

-$330.48

Donations toward project cost

-$281.66

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.82

Matching donations from our partners

-$220.47

Match offers toward project cost

-$187.40

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.07

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

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 $0.00

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