Demographics
I teach 7th grade Social Justice in San Jose, California. Each class period is 55 minutes long, with about 28 students per class. The demographics for my school are approximately 65% Hispanic, 30% Vietnamese, and 5% Cambodian. My students are English Learners and, although my school promotes high achievement, the reality is that many of my students are reading as low as a second grade level. This, however, does not mean their ability to comprehend the material is diminished in any way.
With slow pacing, excellent explanation and resources, and engaging lessons, these students will relish this unit. By the end of the Paul Fleischman’s book Eyes Wide Open, students will have a basic understanding of advertising, lobbyism, world population, consumerism, peak oil, and green energy. They will have better critical thinking and deciphering skills when it comes to the information they read. They will understand how these topics connect and relate to environmentalism, and they will propose a plan for becoming active members in their community.
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