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Ms. Kuei from Newark, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Kuei's classroom raised $966

Nonfiction Reading Circles to Widen Worldviews

My students need 8 copies each of 8 engaging contemporary nonfiction books to deepen their understanding of rhetoric and controversial issues.

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Ms. Kuei Newark Memorial High School
Newark, 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

We are what we read. Because our English department's book collection is mostly limited to classical canons, our students are familiar with Homer and Shakespeare, but the closest they come to contact with modern literature is 1954's "Lord of the Flies." They are hungry for new books!

My AP English Language students are from diverse backgrounds; many come from first-generation immigrant families, and many are economically disadvantaged.

They begin the year with varying skill sets. While some of them are avid and advanced readers, many are struggling with difficult college-level texts. Regardless, they share one thing in common--their relentless desire to hone their craft so they can be the first in their families to attend college.

My Project

By giving my students access to contemporary nonfiction like Malcolm Gladwell's "The Outliers" and Richard Rodriguez's "The Hunger of Memory," you'll provide them opportunities to grapple with relevant social, economic, and political issues in an environment that fosters collaboration, time management, and critical thinking. Students will each self-select a book from the list of 8 titles, form reading circles with 3 other students who have also chosen the same book, set a reading calendar to finish the book by my deadline, and engage in Socratic seminars in groups and with the whole class. Each reading circle will present their book to the class through a collaborative project that requires students to research a controversial topic addressed in their reading, the diverging views on the issue, and possible solutions as well as consequences. Students will complement their understanding by reading and analyzing poems, photographs, or other creative works that tackle the same topic

Technology cannot replace the tree of knowledge that lives in each book.

Though our school has no funding for new books, my students can reach for these trees through your generous help. In return, they will have a chance to grow their own gardens.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Half of students from low‑income households

65 students impacted 6 donors
Ms. Kuei Newark Memorial High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Newark, CA View local requests

Half 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

65 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Outliers • AKJ Books $12.57 8 $100.56
The Omnivore''s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals • AKJ Books $12.58 8 $100.64
Freakonomics • AKJ Books $11.83 8 $94.64
In Cold Blood • AKJ Books $11.10 8 $88.80
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks • AKJ Books $11.84 8 $94.72
Hunger of Memory (MM) • AKJ Books $5.91 8 $47.28
The Overachievers • AKJ Books $11.09 8 $88.72
Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria • AKJ Books $11.80 8 $94.40

Materials cost

$709.76

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $64.94

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$820.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$144.77

Total project goal

$965.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $965.12

3 Donors

-$955.12

Donations toward project cost

-$811.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$143.27

match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

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 $0.00

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