Paper Picker Press

Guide to the Paper Picker Press
See the Paper Picker Press Get Started on YouTube

Paper Picker Press is an instructional program for teachers in schools and after-school centers to adopt and adapt techniques that enhance higher order thinking through hands-on engagement with literature. The program offers units of instruction that invite economically disadvantaged students to explore literature as recyclable material, re-writing classic texts through creative techniques that incorporate visual and performing arts. PPP also encourages students to display their work in public performances, art exhibits, and entrepreneurial activities that involve the local community and feature dialogue between established writers and young people.

Workshops

Puerto Rico
Colombia
Mexico
Boston
Uganda

Joining the Paper Picker Press

The Paper Picker Press is an ever-evolving program, and its underpinnings have been tailored to both a professional development curriculum and an after-school program for a range of students, from elementary to high school. To get a sense of how the Paper Picker Press might benefit your school, community center, or group, please watch our YouTube video and read through the following documents. Together, they'll paint a full picture of our creative literacy program and the many advantages of accessing a multiplicity of arts!

Paper Picker Press - Philosophy
Paper Picker Press - Core Objectives
The Structure of the Paper Picker Press - a Model
Classroom Cartonera: Recycle Paper, Prose, Poetry

Related Models and Partners

Eloisa and Sarita Cartonera

Animita Cartonera (Chile)

Links

La Editorial Cartonera de Bolivia en un Documental

Brazilian Journal Article

Fernando Reimers y Jenny Eva Jacobs, Leer (comprender y aprender) y escribir para comunicarse.

Paper Picker Press Sites

Three Summer 2007 Workshops in the Boston Area develop local talent to address local issues: Brazilian American teenagers, hosted by BRAMAS in Framingham MA; Hispanic and English Dominant students of Zumix, East Boston's premier out of school music center; Preteens at Chelsea's Boys and Girls Club.