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In our classroom, we have several students who have given up on school and reading because of repeated failure over the years. Using the No Fear Shakespeare Graphic Novel to teach Romeo and Juliet allows us to reach our students where they are and help them feel successful. They are able to access the material without immediately thinking "I can't do this." As we take small steps to encourage reading, our students are realizing that they can, in fact, read and succeed. Using graphic novels opens the door to Shakespeare, and then we are able to act out the play with the props and create our own comic strips with the materials to explain characters and theme. It's exciting to have new materials in the classroom. It's a reward for kids who are working hard to succeed despite interrupted schooling, learning disabilities and other challenges. Whether it was COVID that kept our kids from receiving the necessary reading interventions or other factors, these at-risk freshmen need to find success in the classroom and reading so they don't give up and decide that school is just too hard! We will be able to use the graphic novels in class and check them out to take home, if necessary, due to shut downs or quarantines. The students will be able to read the Shakespearean play in "regular language" on their own and not give up because it is too hard to comprehend or access. Shakespeare can be daunting for a 9th grade student who is reading on grade level, but it is inaccessible for a struggling reader, especially on his or her own at home. These materials will allow students to feel success and access Romeo and Juliet, the timeless story of teenage romance and parents that "just don't understand."

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In our classroom, we have several students who have given up on school and reading because of repeated failure over the years. Using the No Fear Shakespeare Graphic Novel to teach Romeo and Juliet allows us to reach our students where they are and help them feel successful. They are able to access the material without immediately thinking "I can't do this." As we take small steps to encourage reading, our students are realizing that they can, in fact, read and succeed. Using graphic novels opens the door to Shakespeare, and then we are able to act out the play with the props and create our own comic strips with the materials to explain characters and theme. It's exciting to have new materials in the classroom. It's a reward for kids who are working hard to succeed despite interrupted schooling, learning disabilities and other challenges. Whether it was COVID that kept our kids from receiving the necessary reading interventions or other factors, these at-risk freshmen need to find success in the classroom and reading so they don't give up and decide that school is just too hard! We will be able to use the graphic novels in class and check them out to take home, if necessary, due to shut downs or quarantines. The students will be able to read the Shakespearean play in "regular language" on their own and not give up because it is too hard to comprehend or access. Shakespeare can be daunting for a 9th grade student who is reading on grade level, but it is inaccessible for a struggling reader, especially on his or her own at home. These materials will allow students to feel success and access Romeo and Juliet, the timeless story of teenage romance and parents that "just don't understand."

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