In order to conduct literature circles, my classroom needs multiple copies of 12 diverse book titles from The Color Purple to The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.
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I teach juniors and seniors in an urban high school. Many of my students speak English as a second language and do not read at grade level.
Many of my students do not read the assigned texts because the books do not interest them. The characters do not look like them or speak like them, and they do not have experiences like them, so they lose interest. I am trying to turn my students into life-long learners, but that is very difficult to do when they despise reading.
I sincerely want my students to enjoy reading. But it is difficult to do that now because the only texts that would interest my students are texts they would have to read outside of class since they aren't on our book lists. Very few of my students have ever read a book for pleasure, so they are not likely to pick up such a book. Most literacy experts agree that Literature Circles are one of the most effective ways to engage reluctant readers, and I want to try Literature Circles in my classroom. The students will be given a list of books that have been cited by various literacy publications as appropriate for reluctant readers of all levels. They will then choose the book that most interests them, and they will form a group with the other students interested in that book as well. They will then "apply" for different jobs within their Literature Circle (Discussion Director, Summarizer, Investigator) and they will work on analyzing the texts within their groups. I will monitor discussion and activities during the Literature Circles, but most of the work will be student-driven. By empowering students & making them integral members of their peer groups, they will learn that reading can be fun
With your help, my students can read the following books in our Literature Circles: The Bell Jar, The Color Purple, The Kite Runner, Tuesdays With Morrie, A Thousand Splendid Suns, The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accent, Hoops, A Hero Ain't Nothin But a Sandwich, Necessary Roughness, The Contender, It Happened to Nancy, and Someone is Hiding on Alcatraz Island. Your help with this project will ensure that my students are exposed to books that actually appeal to them. This will improve their attitudes towards reading and analyzing literature, and they will be more open to examining other texts and reading books on their own. Thank you for your support!
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