Developing Literacy Through Wild by Cheryl Strayed
My students need to experience the outdoors through the voice of Cheryl Strayed. I am asking for 30 copies of her memoir, Wild.
FULLY FUNDED! Mx. Jamie's classroom raised $375
This project is fully funded
My Students
Remember reading that first great book that made you realize how much you loved reading? I strongly believe that "Wild" could be this book for my students.The only problem is at my new school, we don't have the books.
Welcome to my classroom.
Here you will find 34 students, some with special needs, students who speak English as a second language, and students who do not have the money to buy a book. You will find students who hate reading, who revolt when you ask them to open a book. But I know, that with this book, it will be different.
My Project
My hope is that through this book, students develop a love for reading and writing. Many of my students have struggled through high school and are on the verge of dropping out. "Wild" recounts the months Cheryl Strayed spent hiking alone on the Pacific Crest Trail from the Mojave Desert through California and Oregon to Washington after the death of her mother, struggling with a heroine addiction, and a failed marriage. Cheryl describes her experience on the trail in a way that parallels my students' own struggles through life: "I found that if I could accept those difficult things, everything else sort of gave way. Each step led me to the next step, the next truth that was going to reveal itself. We all suffer. We all have heartbreak. We all have difficult things. They're part of life. Realizing that was very profound for me. The PCT gave me a really grand sense of humility, which is what you need so you can keep walking in ways both literal and metaphorical."
By teaching this book in my classroom, I will further engage my students and assist them in developing crucial literacy and critical thinking skills.
Students will understand how their own journey through high school parallels that of Cheryl Strayed's epic hike and hopefully motivate them to keep on pushing forward.
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