1. Recommendations for students like Erika: Despite Erika's struggles with literacy engagement in the classroom, she enjoyed reading culturally relevant texts, such asThe House on Mango Street, as she could see herself mirrored in the book. If you chose 2 culturally relevant texts that you could see yourself "mirrored" in, what would they be and why? Could you include those texts in the classroom? Why or why not?
2. Making room for silenced students: How can we as teachers reframe our approach to making silenced students like Erika feel included in the classroom? Please refer to the concepts in the article in your answer.
3. Going beyond the Benchmarks: Despite struggling with literacy in the classroom and dropping out of school, Jacques ultimately became what could be considered to be a successful young man. How can we better support students like Jacques in the classroom regardless of their inclination to drop out of school before graduation? What is the role of literacy in such support? Please refer to this week's articles in your answer. explain