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Empowering Students of Color Through Powerful Texts

Empowering Students of Color Through Powerful Texts. Presenters: Rosa Guzman, Academy of Medicine & Public Service Amy Crawford, Communication Arts & Sciences Berkeley High School 2013. Changing Education Paradigms. Amy Crawford, English teacher .

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Empowering Students of Color Through Powerful Texts

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  1. Empowering Students of Color Through Powerful Texts Presenters: Rosa Guzman, Academy of Medicine & Public Service Amy Crawford, Communication Arts & Sciences Berkeley High School 2013

  2. Changing Education Paradigms

  3. Amy Crawford, English teacher Communication Arts & Sciences (CAS) was founded in 1997 by teachers and families to create a heterogeneous learning community by tapping into the rich diversity of Berkeley High students. Distinguished by its focus on critical thinking, social justice, media literacy, and service learning, CAS offers an academically rigorous course of study and trains its graduates to communicate effectively in both print and electronic media.Students come from all socio-economic, racial, and ethnic backgrounds and gain vital experience creating a multi-cultural community that deepens academic learning.

  4. CAS/BHS 2011-12 CAS Ethnic Demographics29% African-American23% White31% Hispanic13% Unknown/Mixed 4% Asian American BHS Demographics26% African-American39% White13% Hispanic11% Unknown/Mixed 9% Asian American

  5. Rosa Guzman, English teacher

  6. AMPS/BHS 2012

  7. Lisa Delpit excerptOther People’s Children In pairs or group of 3, read excerpt and discuss cultural capital and the culture of power: • What do these terms mean to you? • How do you see it in the classroom? • Make a list of the cultural capital that makes a difference in a student’s success.

  8. terminology

  9. Strategies • Socratic Seminar (Collaboration with other classes) • Annotation • Group work with roles to dissect the text (word seeker, discussion leader, line finder, summarizer, etc) • Exit tickets • Persuasive & Synthesis Essays

  10. Assignments • AL summary sheetsSeminar guidelinesEssay promptsThe Class: Essay tickets, journals & glossaryModel School projectgroup text analysisJames Baldwin posterEducation Vignettes

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