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Ms. Rhoads from Washington, DC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Rhoads's classroom raised $475

Code Orange: Teaching Biology with a Fictional Book

My students need 50 copies of "Code Orange", by Caroline Cooney.

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Ms. Rhoads Paul Public Charter School
Washington, DC Grades 6-8

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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.

I teach in a high need community with students who score 1.5 grade levels below in mathematics and in reading. I choose to incorporate fictional books with heavy science content in my middle school science classes to help my students learn science while they work on their reading skills.

My students' parents struggle to afford basic classroom supplies and so I cannot ask them to purchase books for the class.

I need copies of "Code Orange" to help my students learn about disease transmission in an interesting way. My students' reading comprehension would also benefit because this book introduces new terms every few pages as opposed to a textbook which overwhelms them with new material. This book works as a bridge for my students.

Your help will ensure that my students achieve their grade level reading comprehension by the year's end.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than a third of students from low‑income households

50 students impacted 4 donors
Ms. Rhoads Paul Public Charter School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than a third 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

50 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Code Orange Caroline B. Cooney • Barnes and Noble $6.29 50 $314.50

Materials cost

$314.50

Vendor shipping charges

 $31.45

Sales tax

 $18.08

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$389.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$85.39

Total project goal

$474.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $474.39

3 Donors

-$457.65

Donations toward project cost

-$389.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.65

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$16.74

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