My ideas for increasing reading in high school students

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1. Offer them manga/ live novels

Some kids are into anime.

2. Take them to a Spoken Poetry Event

3. Find out what they're interested in and find books on that topic

Give a survey, run a poll, make this activity part of the class project.

4. Assign a class project that that involves some of their interests.

5. Find them books on gaming or developing games

6. Take them to a play converted to rap like the Q Brothers Christmas Carol

https://www.chicagoshakes.com/plays_and_events/qbros_christmas_carol

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Great list. Super-creative. (You've really developed your creative muscle!) Thank you for the ideas! 😊

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5 out of the 6 never crossed my mind.

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About your poetry idea, I'm learning that poetry has an image problem that a needs correction. Poets pay attention to everything! Sound, rhythm, word meanings, ideas, emotions, metaphor--everything! Sometimes I find poems difficult, but Walter Mosley and other writers recommend reading a poem every day. Spoken word poetry would be a way to reach students who don't like the idea of reading it. Thanks.

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It really does. I think it's getting better with more and more people referencing poems, reading them on podcasts and people like The Q Brothers or Hamilton.

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