I have a new class this year called Nightmare Literature. It is available to juniors and seniors once they have passed their ELA Regents. We created these alternative classes to give to students who pass their Regents a choice. They can choose which English class they want to take. Choice increases interest.
My students worked hard to pass their Regents and chose to take Nightmare Literature.
This class is a popular choice because students get to read science fiction books about a corrupt future, ghosts, vampires and zombies: Basically everything that is hot on social media right now.
The problem is the limited funds available to buy all of these cool books. I need your help to maintain their interest and enthusiasm for reading.
My Project
The UnWind series by Neal Shusterman is the kind of books my students want to read. It is about a corrupt future where abortion is illegal, but parents can choose to "unwind" their kids from ages 13-18. Unwinding is basically a legal abortion of grown kids as long as 100% of their body is used in organ donation and implantation. These books detail the struggle of kids being given up by their parents, the people who are supposed to love them, just to become organ donors.
I know my students will really get into these books. The books will encourage them to think about the morality vs. legality of abortion and organ donation. These will help them to engage in critical reading and thinking, skills they will need to lead a productive life and also to succeed in college.
Please help me to maintain their interest in reading and force them to think critically.
This will make them better students and better citizens.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
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