Gripping Books Make for Compelling Literature Circles
My students need sets of literature circle books that keep them reading and help build a life-long love of literature.
$553 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
I have a diverse group of scholars that come with a wide range of interests and reading levels. With all that goes on in their busy lives, my students need page-turners to sustain thoughtful literature circles, where they discuss important social issues that will inspire future research projects.
My 9th and 10th graders attend a public high school in a big city.
There are so many demands on their time, from school to friends to the lure of TV and video games. Reading, we all know, expands the mind, gives students the space to process life through someonelse's experiences, and helps them slow down in the frenetic pace of the modern world. Plus, exposure to great books helps young people become critical thinkers and stronger writers who want to pursue further research based on what they read. Even better, reading with a group of other students helps people who don't love reading develop a deeper appreciation of literature.
My Project
When the boxes of books including I''ll Give You the Sun, The Boys in the Boat, Men We Reaped,Brown Girl Dreaming, Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood arrive in our classroom, students will get to enjoy a "book fiesta:" a class period to pour through all the titles, read the opening pages, and then check out a book to read in literature circles with their classmates. Several of these titles will be inspiration for further research projects, when students investigate compelling issues to raise awareness with their peers. Students will get to do book talks to encourage others to read their books, creating a community of enthusiastic readers.
Students need to feel the community that is created around a great book that raises important issues.
Getting a fresh stock of exciting titles reinvigorates the reading climate in our classroom, and inspires students to further research. These books will grab my young readers and help them develop a healthy reading habit with their fellow classmates.
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