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From homelessness to mental health resources to drug addiction and many other topics, students looked at the macro and microcosms of their self-selected issues.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Additionally, we discussed book report requirements and what it looks like to apply a literary criticism lens to analyze a text. Book reports are due soon!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To engage with your student, you could ask them:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">what book they are reading for their book report;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">specifically for juniors and seniors: what critical approach they are using to analyze their chosen text;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">what issue they presented about and if they would like to continue researching it;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">what issues their peers researched; and\/or<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">if they intend to enter any of their work from last semester \u2013 or different work \u2013 into LAD Fair. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week, we learned about local issues in the area from our classmates. 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