My students need 30 copies of Art Spiegelman's "Maus" to critically read and analyze.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Taylor's classroom raised $447
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
I teach at a large, urban, Title I public high school that predominately serves students of color in Los Angeles. While our student body is almost entirely of color, that color is incredibly rich and diverse. There are African-American, Latino, Middle Eastern, Tongan, and Vietnamese students. Comparable to the vibrant mix of cultures represented on campus, our school has a wide-range of clubs and athletics. We have one of the biggest Link Krew organizations in the nation, as well as, a strong (Math Science Engineering Achievement) MESA club that competes in local JPL and NASA competitions.
If you were to come onto our campus, you might at first feel that our campus is rowdy and boisterous.
But that "noise" is full of rich student personalities, self-expression, and critical discussions. Our students are never shy, nor do they censor their opinions. It is something that I love about my students and campus--we will never stop using our voice and learning and growing from each other.
My Project
Most of my students have never read a book cover to cover. They would classify themselves as "bad readers" or simply uninterested in novels. They haven't been able to connect to books or feel empowered to tackle a text, because most are above their reading levels and feel "too hard" or "boring" to read.
Graphic novels, like Maus, will allow them accessibility into an intriguing complex text.
The images will reinforce understanding of the plot, while giving them something else to analyze and discuss. Many of my students have IEPs or are English Language Learners. They respond positively and are engaged with visual texts, not stiff pages of heavy text. Please help us reconnect to reading by getting graphic novels into our classroom!
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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