JAGUARS!
Read the Principal's Book of the Month for your Grade Level. Choose at least ONE activity listed below to complete and then win a really fantastic prize - like gift cards. Happy Reading! February's selections all have a social justice theme and are terrific, quick reads! If you want to discuss the book, have questions, or want some help completing Book of the Month questions, let me know, and I will set up a Google Meet or Zoom. ~Ms. OConnor [email protected] (copy and pasted email address) 8th GRADE - Just Mercy : Adapted for young adults : A true story of the fight for justice by Bryan Stevenson Description: An unforgettable true story (a memoir) about the potential for mercy to redeem us, and a call to end mass incarceration in America — from one of the most inspiring lawyers of our time. Bryan Stevenson was a young lawyer when he founded the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), a nonprofit law office in Montgomery, Alabama, dedicated to defending the poor, the incarcerated, and the wrongly condemned. One of EJI’s first clients was Walter McMillian, a young Black man who was sentenced to die for the murder of a young white woman that he didn’t commit. The case exemplifies how the death penalty in America is a direct descendant of lynching — a system that treats the rich and guilty better than the poor and innocent. Where to find Just Mercy: For the eBook: Go to Clever. Go to MackinVIA under Research & Information Tools. Type in the Title or Go to the Project Lit/Social Justice Group. Open and Read! OR Go to Clever. Go to Sora under ELA. Type in the Title. Open and Read! OR FREE! I have 10 print, brand-new paperback books of this title to give away - you may keep your copy. If you want a copy in order to participate, please request here: forms.gle/pzAZRtqwvtAnCiJWA For streaming the movie: HBOMax More eBooks, print copies, and videos are available through DeKalb County Public Library, who also has contact-free pickup. Please text Ms. O'Connor @ (470) 344-9961 if you need instructions on how to link your SMS Sora account to the public library's ebooks, need information about how to get an absolutely free public library card, etc.
7th GRADE -
Hidden Figures; Young Readers' Edition by Margot Lee Shetterly Description: The uplifting, amazing true story—a New York Times bestseller! This is the powerful story of four African-American female mathematicians at NASA who helped achieve some of the greatest moments in our space program. Before John Glenn orbited the earth, or Neil Armstrong walked on the moon, a group of dedicated female mathematicians known as “human computers” used pencils, slide rules, and adding machines to calculate the numbers that would launch rockets, and astronauts, into space. This book brings to life the stories of Dorothy Vaughan, Mary Jackson, Katherine Johnson, and Christine Darden, who lived through the Civil Rights era, the Space Race, the Cold War, and the movement for gender equality, and whose work forever changed the face of NASA and the country. Where to find Hidden Figures: FREE! I have 10 print, brand-new paperback books of this title to give away - you may keep your copy. If you want a copy in order to participate, please request here: forms.gle/pzAZRtqwvtAnCiJWA For the audiobook, DeKalb County Public Library has Hidden Figures on Hoopla: www.hoopladigital.com/title/11672053 To use Hoopla, you will need a free virtual DCPL library card, which anyone can get - even if you owe fines! Click here to find out how! For streaming the movie: Disney More eBooks, audiobooks, videos, and print copies are available through DeKalb County Public Library, who also has contact-free pickup. Please text Ms. O'Connor @ (470) 344-9961 if you need instructions on how to link your Sora account to the library's ebooks, need information about how to get an absolutely free public library card, etc.
6th GRADE -
The Watsons Go to Birmingham by Christopher Paul Curtis Description: Celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Newbery and Coretta Scott King Honoree about an unforgettable family on a road-trip during one of the most important times in the civil rights movement. When the Watson family—ten-year-old Kenny, Momma, Dad, little sister Joetta, and brother Byron—sets out on a trip south to visit Grandma in Birmingham, Alabama, they don’t realize that they’re heading toward one of the darkest moments in America’s history. The Watsons’ journey reminds us that even in the hardest times, laughter and family can help us get through anything. Other books by Christopher Paul Curtis: Bud Not Buddy & The Journey of Little Charlie (available through contact-free checkout at the SMS Media Center). Where to find The Watsons Go to Birmingham: eBook: Go to Clever. Go to MackinVIA under Research & Information Tools. Type in the Title or Search in the Group "Project Lit/Social Justice" Open and Read! OR Check out a print copy from SMS Media Center through contact-free checkout. More eBooks, audiobooks, and print copies are available through DeKalb County Public Library, who also has contact-free pickup. Please text Ms. O'Connor @ (470) 344-9961 if you need instructions on how to link your Sora account to the library's ebooks, need information about how to get an absolutely free public library card, etc.
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