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Follow THIS LINK to go to SLPS's suggested summer reading list.  Not only is it full of great book recommendations from ELA teachers across St. Louis, but it is also filled with links to resources that you can use to get copies of whichever books you choose.

This lesson frames the controversial issues of fake news and trust in the media.

In addition to learning more about how fake news has evolved over the years, students can learn strategies for improving their media literacy and will be able to identify both credible and non-credible news sources.

Check out NewsELA to read about almost any topic or content that interests you! Use your school log-in so articles are at your just right reading level. 

Access the linked PDF for a guided reading/writing activity over 13th and The New Jim Crow

Students who need help or would like to submit it over the summer can reach out to Mr. Maguire. HIs email is at the bottom of the linked document.

You choose the topic for this activity!  

In this lesson, students can learn what implicit bias is, how it influences their thinking, and how its impact can be minimized. Students can also explore the extent to which society (and they themselves) may discriminate based on factors they’re not even aware of, implicit biases.

Students analyze data to better understand America’s middle class, its role in the economy, and its impact on economic growth. In this lesson, students use digital media, tables and graphs created from Pew Research Center and government data to examine household income and spending trends and the widening wealth gap between the upper and lower income tiers.