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
There is nothing quite so exciting as the feeling of reading a book so intently you can't put it down! Introducing Suzanne Collins' The Hunger Games into my classroom has the potential to transform my students' lives.
I teach a remedial reading class, and all of my students, without exception, struggle with reading.
On average, they read several grade levels behind their suburban, middle-class peers. None read at grade level. They live in a high-poverty area, their school is at risk of failing, and, as a result, they are at risk of failing in more ways than one. Due to upcoming federal budget cuts to education, they are also facing the prospect of highly diminished resources for the rest of the year and the years to come.
Nevertheless, these students are creative and bright, and they are capable of incredible academic achievement.
My Project
With a class set of The Hunger Games, my students will not only learn and develop essential reading skills, but they will learn to love reading and further an innate love of learning. Reading will become a pleasure, not a struggle. My students will explore a world outside of their neighborhood and their classroom walls. They will employ hypothetical, abstract thinking. I hope that this book will serve as a "gateway book" - a book that will inspire students to keep reading.
By supporting this project, you are supporting students that deserve a better future.
Education is a resource, and, today, it is not distributed equally. Please consider this request and help close the achievement gap. My students will thank you!
Nearly all 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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