Culturally Aware Classroom through Class Set of Novels
Help me give my students a class set of this perspective-changing novel!
$453 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.
My students attend a very rural school where most of them spend out-of-school hours helping on a farm or at a local business and/or in sports. They don't always see the value of school, especially writing, where they typically struggle.
Many of our students grew up working with their hands and dread the monotony of a typical classroom, so my goal as a teacher is to re-instill a love of learning through innovative teaching strategies and a fun, welcoming atmosphere.
They also have been attending a school that is many decades old, and are accustomed to an environment that feels run down, or second hand, so it would be nice to be able to give them something that's special, and new, and "theirs".
We recently passed a bond for a new school and were supposed to be in it last August, but those plans were delayed by an entire year due to Hurricane Harvey. Since my students are finally going to have a space to be proud of, it would be so nice to also have something special to ring in my new classroom with at the beginning of this year.
My Project
I would love to be able to utilize this novel in my Freshman Level English class to spark up the curriculum by tying in a modern, best-selling novel. However, the great thing about Angie Thomas' novel is the cultural relevance in today's world and the literary connection to the great American Classic, To Kill A Mockingbird.
It will not only help us to become skilled literary and rhetorical readers, but will also help bring awareness and sensitivity to some of the issues many of our students deal with today.
Moreover, this novel will not only allow segues to learn about famous American historical events and figures as well as current events in the news through tying in informational text and cross-curricular pieces, but because it's a modern and relatable book, it will help reinvigorate my students with a love for reading while teaching empathy, multiple perspectives, and point of view, which will serve them well in all aspects of their lives.
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