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Mr. Martin-Rowe from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Our Literature Circles Need Fabulous Lit!

My students need 5 copies each of 7 book titles including "The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven" and "Thirteen Reasons Why" more choices and varying levels of reading difficulty when they choose books for literature circles.

  • $561 goal

This project expired on June 23, 2012.

This project expired on June 23, 2012.

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Mr. Martin-Rowe Eagle Rock High School
Los Angeles, CA Grades 9-12

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

When I do a student survey at the beginning of the year, many of my students claim to hate reading. In one year, that changes. Because Literature Circles allow for students to read and discuss books of their choosing, there is a better buy-in system. However, we need more books!

My school is located in a socioeconomically depressed area.

Many of the students struggle with reading, and don't have the resources at home to help them improve. My students know that their education is key to rising up out of stifling poverty, but that path has many challenges. They are great kids, but they know that their station in life right now isn't great. Many of them give up and fall into apathetic routines because the challenges they face are just too great for many of them. However, when the right book is in their hands, the world opens up to them; I don't have problems with phones or MP3 players in class, but I do have to tell kids to stop reading and focus on the task at hand.

My Project

The right book in the hands of the right student can be life-changing. I have seen students' reading levels improve by 4 or 5 grade levels in one year because of the emphasis on Literature Circles and reading in my classroom. We've survived off of paperback books from thrift stores and generous friends, but those books are starting to fall apart. We can't let this momentum stop. Please help purchase high interest books like The Help, 13 Reasons Why and Shanghai Girls to use in my classroom. When a student goes from reading at a 3rd grade level to a 7th grade level in one year, their studies improve across the board. One huge way to continue to combat the achievement gap it is through books, but we need more. More than that, the neighborhood surrounding our school is riddled with gangs and crime, but books offer a way out for students and allow them to enter into spaces they have never entered before.

I can't say it any clearer: improving literacy changes lives.

A child who can read well, will find more success in all of their class. A more literate society is a vibrant society. Think of the last great book you ever read and the joy you received from that. That is what I want for every one of my students. You can help make that happen by making more Literature Circle sets available to my students. With your donation, you can change lives.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

180 students impacted
Mr. Martin-Rowe Eagle Rock High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Los Angeles, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

180 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
In The Time Of The Butterflies • AKJ Books $12.56 5 $62.80
A Lesson Before Dying • AKJ Books $10.32 5 $51.60
Sula • AKJ Books $10.36 5 $51.80
Shanghai Girls • AKJ Books $11.10 5 $55.50
The Help • AKJ Books $11.84 5 $59.20
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven Sherman Alexie • AKJ Books $11.10 5 $55.50
Thirteen Reasons Why (HC) • AKJ Books $12.57 5 $62.85

Materials cost

$399.25

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $36.53

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$476.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.14

Total project goal

$560.91

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