Purple Hibiscus is about a 15-year-old Nigerian girl who is raised in a very wealthy, but also very strict and abusive home. This book is a good read because it explores important themes such as identity, love, oppression, freedom, religion, and tradition in a unique and harmonious fashion.
For Literacy Month, the Learning Commons staff promoted reading through our Reading Rainbow theme. Initially, we gathered research using our school’s database and our classmates’ thoughts to help us plan the month. While researching we looked at how often teens read and why everyone should read. Next, we all wrote down ideas for literacy month on sticky notes and pasted them on a board. After that, our class period sorted the ideas into groups to come up with ideas we wanted to proceed with. Once it got to literacy month, we came up with ideas for the banner, display, and activities. I think that our collaboration between classes worked really well despite not being face-to-face. I think that we could have done more activities with our students here at Knightdale. In the weeks prior to Literacy Month, I had many jobs; from a painter, slicer, book searcher, to copy and paster. Of all the tiny things I contributed, my least favorite was the duration of the field trip. I think that we were missing the excitement of Literacy Month. For next year I think we need more hands-on activities for students in the Library to grab their attention. I think that Literacy Month has more than enough potential to draw attention from our students’ phones and toward reading. That way they can both find joy and learn. With Literacy Month over, I have learned that when you have a huge project in front of you, working as a team is the only way to make progress.