PS 116 William C. Hughley School, Jamaica, Queens, District 29

Behind the Book has worked with William C. Hughley School to foster literacy within its community of 900 young students. Through programs like writing workshops, literacy bestows students with the tools necessary to take their learning abilities into the future and become lifelong learners. This past year, authors Marthe Jocelyn, Marc Tauss, and Gail Carson Levine paid visits to classes at the school.

2009-2010

Grade 1
Marthe Jocelyn, Hannah's Collections & Hannah and The Seven Dresses, collage art workshop (Ms. Deruisseaux) Marthe Jocelyn, Hannah's Collections & Hannah and The Seven Dresses, collage art workshop (Ms. Denis)

Grade 3
Susanna Pitzer, Not Afraid of Dogs, fiction writing workshop focused on fears

Grade 4
Jessica Marshall, Go Wild in NYC, research project focused on rock formation

2008-2009

Grade 1
Marthe Jocelyn, Hannah's Collections and Time is When

Grade 2
Marc Tauss, Superhero, series of workshop sessions for children to create a book about superheroes

Susan Pitzer, Not Afraid of Dogs, writing workshop focusing on fears

Grade 4
Trish Marx, Elephants and Golden Thrones: Inside China's Forbidden City

Grade 5
Gail Carson Levine and Andrea Kantrowitz (teaching artist), Dave at Night, historical fiction writing
___workshop

2007-2008

Grade 2
Marc Tauss, Superhero, series of workshop sessions for children to create a book about superheroes

Grade 4
Sharon Dennis-Wyeth, Something Beautiful, series of workshop sessions for children to create illustrated ___books
Colin Bootman, Grandmama's Pride and Dad, Jackie, and Me, series of workshop sessions for children to
___create illustrated books

Visit Archives - coming soon!

back to top