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All 600 LWTHS students are reading Letters to the Lost, by Brigid Kemmerer, and now we want to meet the author! Ms. Kemmerer will visit the school and speak to our students as well as signing their personal copies. This will extend our whole school reading project and allow students to learn more about the writing process, as well as more background on the book they have been reading together.

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Help Lorenzo Students Meet the Author of our Whole School Read

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School:
Lorenzo Walker Technical High School 
Subject:
Language Arts 
Teacher:
Vanessa Alvarez 
 
Lianne Elliott 
Students Impacted:
600 
Grade:
9-12 
Date:
August 8, 2019

Investor

Thank you to the following investor for funding this grant.

 

Mary Ann & Harry Debes - $1,500.00

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Goal

All 600 LWTHS students are reading Letters to the Lost, by Brigid Kemmerer, and now we want to meet the author! Ms. Kemmerer will visit the school and speak to our students as well as signing their personal copies. This will extend our whole school reading project and allow students to learn more about the writing process, as well as more background on the book they have been reading together. 

 

What will be done with my students

LWTHS students will be reading Letters to the Lost during the first half of the school year. They will also participate in whole-school activities that help build community over the common reading such as letter-writing, small and large-group discussions, and community service projects based on the book's themes. The culminating activity will be for the whole school to meet the author, learning more about her writing process, the inspiration behind the book, and more about what it is like to be an author. Students will also have the opportunity to have their personal copy of the book signed by the author. 

 

Benefits to my students

By meeting Brigid Kemmerer, LWTHS students will develop a more personal relationship to the book, Letters to the Lost, as well as build community amongst themselves as they all read a common book. Students will not only address literature standards, but they will work on social emotional learning, both parts of our School Improvement Plan. 

 

Budget Narrative

$1500 includes the author's fee for a day's visit, as well as her travel expenses, put into one flat fee. 

 

Items

# Item Cost
1 Author Visit Fee $1,500.00
  Total: $1,500.00

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