My students need 25 copies of The Crossover. This will be the center piece of our last unit on poetry.
$410 goal
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Excerpt from The Crossover written by Kwame Alexander.
Unfortunately, my students have yet to get to the line. Since January, they have had a string of subs that have used a series worksheets to teach the class. What makes it worse is the fact that this was a reading intervention class that served students who are a grade level or two behind their peers. Thus, students have not only become disillusioned with the class but have fallen further behind. So I hope this book and it's use of powerful and purposeful language will reignite their desire to read.
My Project
I have recently taken over a set of reading intervention classes that have a series of subs since January. During this time, the students have been asked to complete a series of worksheets. With only two months left in the semester I want to awaken students love for reading. The Crossover, is a book that can do just that. As Marilyn Singer wrote, "A basketball novel, yes, but also a story of family, dedication, loyalty, loss, and redemption wrapped up in a slam dunk of powerful language."
My students have been deprived for months of powerful and meaningful words.
By building my unit around this novel I hope to expose students to the power of words and story. Then as a culminating task I will challenge student to write and share their own stories. Ultimately, I believe the way Kwame Alexander uses language will inspire my students to do the same.
So when I say, we still have time for one shot. This is it. It's time to change their view of reading as a chore, to a tool for powerful expression. So please give what you can so I can give these neglected students what they deserve, a relevant and thoughtful educational experience.
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