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| Request ID | Category | School | Grade Level |
| 3086 |
Reading and Writing |
Molalla High |
9-12 |
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| Description |
Socrates once said that “the unexamined life is not worth living” and I used this bit of wisdom by collecting contemporary books that focused on problems that teenagers face today. I am a Learning Specialist at the High School working with students who have reading and writing disabilities. When I came to Molalla, my students saw books as the enemy and fought adamantly to avoid them at all costs. Now, my students have started developing an interest in reading because of this focus and I would like to continue to foster their interest by expanding the classroom library.
The books that I have found (please see Materials Needed for the titles and authors) all focus on expanding their perceptions of themselves, others, and the world around them. Great emphasis will be placed on forming and justifying opinions, understanding perceptions and assumptions, understanding point of view, and decision making. My students’ critical thinking skills and reading and writing skills are developing hand in hand and a larger classroom library will facilitate that process. The money amount that I specified would be enough to buy the books and pay for shipping. |
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| Materials Needed |
The books that I would like to get are:
Boot Camp by Todd Strasser
The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family by Dave Pelzer
Thirteen Reasons Why by Jay Asher
One Day the Soldiers Came: Voices of Children in War by Charles London
Breaking Point by Alex Finn
The First Part Last by Angela Johnson
My Brother's Keeper by Patricia McCormick
Esperanza Rising by Pam Munoz Ryan
Help Yourself for Teens: Real-Life Advice for Real-Life Challenges by Dave Pelzer
Inside Out by Terry Trueman
A Child Called It: One Child's Courage to Survive by Dave Pelzer |
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Funds Still Needed
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$100.00 |
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