Past projects 2
Manga Madness!
Funded Sep 9, 2024Thank you for your contributions to our Manga Madness project. Taking photos for this thank you package was difficult because we can't keep the books on the shelves! Our students are clamoring to read these new additions to our collection, and are excited to trade them off with each other. Providing our ENL students access to these Manga texts in the library has given them the opportunity to engage deeply with the texts and enhance their critical thinking and vocabulary development skills. These diverse texts introduce students to different cultures, perspectives, and experiences, promoting empathy and global awareness.
Reading these texts has allowed our students to communicate with each other in new ways. Sharing their interests in these stories gives them the opportunity to also share their thoughts and insights, and for our English language learners, these conversations help with pronunciation, fluency, and overall confidence with the language.
These new texts have not only enriched our collection, but they have also sparked an interest in reading in some students who don't consider themselves to be readers . It's heartwarming to see them so engaged and excited about these stories, and through them I am learning so much about the Manga genre, and continuing to look for ways to expand access to the types of texts our students what to read.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Feddern
This classroom project was brought to life by An Anonymous Supporter and 10 other donors.Holy Literacy Batman! Comics in the Classroom
Funded May 22, 2017I truly appreciate the fantastic gift you have provided for my scholars. The graphic novels we received are insanely popular, and the waiting list to check one out of the class library keeps growing. I even have students in other classes popping in to see if they can read them too!
In the classroom, I have been using some of the texts as paired reading selections, and having the scholars analyze various literary elements, such as symbolism, irony, characterization and theme. For example, after reading Roald Dahl's "The Landlady", we used the TOON BOOK "Hansel and Gretel" (as retold by Neil Gaiman) and several animated short films to make thematic connections through various genres. The scholars were surprised to see the complexities in what they considered "simple" fairy tales, and were able to analyze and evaluate beyond what was written on the page.
Once again, thank you for your contribution. We appreciate it more than you know!!”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Feddern
This classroom project was brought to life by TOON Books and one other donor.