Past projects 2
Read, Write, Win!
Funded Sep 7, 2024Thank you so much for your generous donations. Due to your altruism, the students in my classes were able to complete two tasks directly related to the donated materials. First, the students created reading projects called "one-pagers" in which they demonstrated their understanding of key literary elements such as plot, conflict, theme, setting, and characterization. While studying these elements, the classes used the mini-whiteboards to answer questions about each term. This helped to reinforce the knowledge they then incorporated into their projects.
Another task they completed was a competition to see who could read the most books in quarter one. We used the "Fall in Love with Reading" board to display the results. Each student was entered into a raffle for each book they finished. They were awarded Barnes and Noble (not donated) gift cards, candy, stickers and other prizes donated through Donors Choose.
With the donated materials (non-consumables) the students will continue to benefit as we carry on with our study of reading and writing throughout their eighth-grade year. Ultimately, these donations will help prepare the students for high school.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Langton
Reward Reluctant Readers!
Funded Nov 3, 2023I cannot begin to tell you how thankful my students and I are to you for your generosity. Although the district I teach in is not overly diverse, it is important that all students regardless of race, gender identification, income, nationality, neurotypicality, and other factors that dictate diversity have the chance to see themselves as a character in a book. In recent years we have begun, as educators and society in general, to accept the concept of kids reading something written by authors who are not dead, rich, white guys. With your donations, I have closed the gap for 80 or so students who might not otherwise have exposure to diverse titles that promote reading, specifically for reluctant readers.
One of the most important discoveries one of my students made was regarding a personal tragedy that she had experienced less than a year before reading the book Crank by Ellen Hopkins. By exploring the novel's pages, she could see that other teenagers, like her, experience similar issues and have the same struggles. Everyone deals with grief and pain in different ways, and for her, she chose the quiet route. It felt safer for her to read about and identify with a character, privately, rather than in some way that society expects.
Ultimately, putting these books in the hands of kids who don't naturally love reading or are not used to seeing characters like themselves in books, helps to cultivate a "like" reading which we only hope turns into love and appreciation of books. Because of donors like you, we, as a community, can edge closer to closing the gap for all reluctant readers.”
With gratitude,
Mrs. Langton