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Ms. Gullo from North Hollywood CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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True Crime for the College Bound

My students need 60 copies of "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote.

  • $1,054 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 12th grade AP English students are working hard to be college-bound because they understand that doing well this year is essential to future academic success. Our school does not have a strong-college-going culture, and these students make sacrifices, in terms of both their time but also socially, to be involved in college-prep classes.

This year, my students will spend one unit focusing on expository writing because research has shown that without a good grasp of expository text, students struggle in college-level classes. Unfortunately, our school, which is relatively new, does not have a lot of access to core literature. Each year we try to acquire one class set in order to fulfill the needs of our students.

With "In Cold Blood," my students will have an opportunity to examine how non-fiction writers approach story telling, and how they integrate factual information elegantly and beautifully into expository pieces. These books will be used not just by my 65 AP students, but also the other honor's composition classes at my school.

You will make it possible for my students to experience an amazing story. By donating these books to our class, your support will allow my students to prepare for higher level classes.

Ms. Gullo
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
In Cold Blood: A True Account of a Multiple Murder and Its Consequences Truman Capote • Barnes and Noble $12.00 60 $720.00

Materials cost

$720.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $72.00

Sales tax

 $52.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$864.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$189.66

Total project goal

$1,053.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,053.66

8 Donors

-$526.83

Donations toward project cost

-$432.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$94.83

match offer

-$526.83

Match offer toward project cost

-$432.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$94.83

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 $0.00

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