My students need young adult novels and graphic novels to spark their love for reading.
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My Students
Every day, my students find different ways to show me how wonderful they are as human beings. Together, we go on a journey learning about each other and ourselves. Our classroom is a space to explore what we already know and what we have yet to learn.
Literature and language are our gateways into worlds unknown—our tools for figuring life out.
We've explored the devastation of the American soldier experience in The Things They Carried, questioned our identities while reading The Woman Warrior, and catechized the norms of society while reading The White Tiger. We've found truths about the world and ourselves through poetry, analysis, and creative writing.
My students travel anywhere from ten minutes to two hours to get to their school, which is located in one of the roughest and least-resourced neighborhoods in Chicago. They go on this trek every day in order to learn and to better themselves, and they bring along with them all that they embody - their families, hardships, beliefs, and hearts. At one of the most academically challenging schools in our city, our students epitomize success and will be the pillars of this generation's success.
My Project
Reading for pleasure has become a habit that is rarely found in students. Instead, teachers come across students who are more inclined to groan when we try to get them excited for learning. This is because they spend most of their educational career reading books that are meant to be studied - The Great Gatsby, Lord of the Flies, Of Mice and Men - not books that are meant for pure enjoyment.
Young adult novels and graphic novels, such as The Hate U give and American Born Chinese, have become a staple in the high school classroom.
These books not only spark students' interests because they are relatable, but they remind students why strong reading habits are so important.
More than 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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