Exploration of Race to Inspire Original Playwriting
Help me give my students literature to explore racial issues to inspire original writing.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Silver's classroom raised $483
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
The students in my playwriting class show a great deal of initiative and truly want to find ways to explore current events through writing. Many have faced a multitude of obstacles in their lives but remain resolute in graduating, going to college, and truly living the American dream. My students are from Corona, Queens, and since 90%+ of the students are from black and hispanic backgrounds, race is a common topic in their writing.
My students see playwriting as an avenue to a better society and expose that which harms our collective human spirit.
Students crave plays that deal with race issues, which they can use when they craft their original plays.
My Project
The exploration of the race will be a major focus in our senior playwriting class in the fall. Students will be introduced to literature which will inspire engagement and will help lead to the necessary discussions to allow them to write their own original plays.
Exploring issues of race in Shakespeare's Othello, will show how individuals discriminate for a variety of reasons, while The Autobiography of Malcolm X shows how an individual can create a philosophy of black pride, black nationalism, and pan-Africanism.
These two texts will be the start of a discussion that will allow the students to choose. their own topic related to the race which they will explore in their original plays.
More than three‑quarters 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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