Hi, friends! I am often asked on Instagram how I build my high school classroom library and how I am able to teach new/relevant books. In this post, you’ll find some options for how to actually get your hands on the books, but I also wanted to take a moment to talk about book adoption processes and encourage you to get involved with your curriculum.
Every year, my English coordinator sends out a Book Adoption Committee request. Teachers can volunteer to become part of the process and suggest books to be adopted and/or be on the committee who reads the requested books, makes decisions about what grades to approve them for, and determine which units they might go best with.
After that, my coordinator then sends an email out to people who might be interested in writing the actual curriculum for the new books. This usually takes place over the summer, one week in June right after school ends, and one week in late July or early August. I usually sign up for the latter.
Last year, I requested Dear Martin to be added to the 9th grade curriculum, and I was delighted to hear that it had been approved. Just Mercy was also approved for 9th grade, so they have become two very important texts in my curriculum this year.
If you find yourself asking “Why am I still teaching this book?” or “When are we going to get new books that are more culturally representative and relevant?” I encourage you to find out these processes in your own school district.
As far as actually acquiring the books, my district buys copies for classroom use of the books we get adopted, but in building my classroom library of other options for students to borrow and read at their leisure, I supplement in the following ways:
For the 2019-2020 school year, I applied to become a Project Lit Chapter Leader. If you haven’t heard of Project Lit, I implore you to do some research about their mission and recommended books. Working with Project Lit has allowed me to ensure that my classroom library is culturally relevant and has introduced me to phenomenal authors and works that are engaging and thought-provoking. To see their application form and learn more, click here.
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