My students need a class set of Neil Gaiman's award winning book, The Graveyard Book.
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Martin's classroom raised $304
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.
My Students
It's time to make education come alive for my students.
Home lives can wreak havoc on the classroom, a fact that is supremely evident when I try to teach my students to carefully analyze literature.
I watch their eyes glaze over and I know I have lost them. They care more about what is on their phones than they do about literature and writing, but I want them to see the creative possibilities in both.
My Project
Using Neil Gaiman's award winning book, The Graveyard Book, we will carefully analyze the way an author can create a complex, layered plot by using literary tools. We will examine how literature can give us a voice to express our own views on social issues and we will realize how characterization helps us connect with one another as human beings.
If I can get my students to connect with literature in the same way they connect with music and movies, I will be able to give them something sorely lacking in modern education: a passion for creativity.
My ultimate goal is to help them see value in all creative pursuits, including their own. I believe The Graveyard Book is a positive step in the journey of creativity.
Half of students from low‑income households
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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