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Ms. Roohi from Anchorage AK is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Encourage Reluctant Readers to Love Reading with Comics

My students need 81 graphic novels, including Naruto, The Wallflower and Black Butler volumes, because the pictures and easier format excites struggling and beginning readers, and this pulls them into the world of reading.

  • $936 goal

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My Students

Imagine that you need to check out a book for your language arts class, but you don't like to read, or you can't very well because you're learning English. My students have this problem every day, but thanks to our small graphic novels section, they have an attractive option. But they need more!

Our school is a middle school in Alaska, and we serve a diverse student body of seventh and eighth graders.

About 25% of our students are ethnic minorities and immigrants, including many who are just learning English. Our students come from many countries such as Malaysia, Korea, Vietnam, Thailand, Mexico, Russia, Pakistan, Philippines, Iran, Samoa, Cambodia, Israel, Norway, Nigeria and many other places. There are also many Alaska natives who grew up in villages speaking their native language before moving to the city, and they also are also learning English.

My Project

Struggling readers and beginning English learners can't read on grade level, yet they still need to, and usually want to. They don't want to be seen with books that are considered "babyish" so they gravitate towards graphic novels. Even though these books have lots of pictures, they are thick (so they're not babyish!) and they have complicated plots and characters. They are also accepted as cool by all the students. Studies have shown that reading, comprehending and interpreting comics is harder than just reading plain text, so students actually work harder and end up understanding the text and story better when they are done. In my experience, students who get hooked on graphic novels will read them voraciously, usually at the pace of their peers. They often switch over to traditional text format once they get comfortable with reading. I have seen many students make that leap. They become comfortable coming into the library every day, and they finally ask me for something different!

All students deserve to find a book that they can fall in love with and that hooks them on reading.

I know the books that will do this, but our budget has been slashed over the last few years, and I have not been able to buy them. Our old graphic novels are well loved (having been checked out hundreds of times each!) and are falling apart. They need to be replaced and updated. Please assist us by providing students with the materials that will help turn them into lifelong lovers of reading!

Ms. Roohi
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Tundra: Nature's #1 Comic Strip • Amazon $17.96 1 $17.96
Tundra Organically Grown Humor • Amazon $16.17 1 $16.17
Asterix Omnibus 1: Includes Asterix the Gaul #1, Asterix and the Golden Sickle #2, Asterix and the Goths #3 • Amazon $15.75 1 $15.75
Asterix Omnibus 3: Includes Asterix and the Big Fight #7, Asterix in Britain #8, and Asterix and the Normans #9 • Amazon $15.48 1 $15.48
Asterix Omnibus 2: Includes Asterix the Gladiator #4, Asterix and the Banquet #5, Asterix and Cleopatra #6 • Amazon $14.46 1 $14.46
Tundra: Out On A Limb • Amazon $12.94 1 $12.94
Tundra: Nature's Favorite Comic Strip • Amazon $12.18 1 $12.18
No. 6 Volume 1 • Amazon $9.89 1 $9.89
Maximum Ride: The Manga, Vol. 4 • Amazon $9.78 1 $9.78
Durarara!!, Vol. 3 • Amazon $9.76 1 $9.76
Black Butler, Vol. 5 • Amazon $9.68 1 $9.68
Yotsuba&!, Vol. 11 • Amazon $9.63 1 $9.63
Tundra: Wet, Wild & Weird • Amazon $9.48 1 $9.48
The Wallflower 20 • Amazon $9.36 1 $9.36
The Wallflower 18 • Amazon $9.36 1 $9.36
The Wallflower 16 • Amazon $9.35 1 $9.35
The Wallflower 17 • Amazon $9.35 1 $9.35
Durarara!!, Vol. 2 • Amazon $9.32 1 $9.32
Black Butler, Vol. 14 • Amazon $9.29 1 $9.29
Black Butler, Vol. 3 • Amazon $9.21 1 $9.21
Black Butler, Vol. 4 • Amazon $9.18 1 $9.18
Durarara!!, Vol. 1 • Amazon $9.18 1 $9.18
Black Butler, Vol. 13 • Amazon $9.18 1 $9.18
Black Butler, Vol. 12 • Amazon $9.18 1 $9.18
Black Butler, Vol. 1 • Amazon $9.18 1 $9.18
Black Butler, Vol. 6 • Amazon $9.18 1 $9.18
Black Butler, Vol. 7 • Amazon $9.18 1 $9.18
Black Butler, Vol. 2 • Amazon $9.18 1 $9.18
Black Butler, Vol. 8 • Amazon $9.18 1 $9.18
Black Butler, Vol. 9 • Amazon $9.18 1 $9.18
Black Butler, Vol. 10 • Amazon $9.18 1 $9.18
Black Butler, Vol. 11 • Amazon $9.18 1 $9.18
Durarara!!, Vol. 4 • Amazon $9.14 1 $9.14
No. 6 Volume 2 • Amazon $9.08 1 $9.08
Tundra: Bears It All! • Amazon $9.07 1 $9.07
Tundra: Nothing But Snowmen • Amazon $9.02 1 $9.02
Psyren, Vol. 4: Melzez's Door • Amazon $8.99 1 $8.99
Psyren, Vol. 3: Dragon • Amazon $8.99 1 $8.99
Case Closed, Vol. 6 • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Case Closed, Vol. 3 • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Case Closed, Vol. 4 • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
Case Closed, Vol. 5 • Amazon $8.96 1 $8.96
The Wallflower 19 • Amazon $8.81 1 $8.81
One Piece, Vol. 18: Ace Arrives • Amazon $8.78 1 $8.78
Naruto, Vol. 47: The Seal Destroyed • Amazon $8.78 1 $8.78
Case Closed, Vol. 1 • Amazon $8.76 1 $8.76
Case Closed, Vol. 2 • Amazon $8.76 1 $8.76
Tundra II: More Cartoons from the Last Frontier • Amazon $8.59 1 $8.59
One Piece, Vol. 13: It's All Right! • Amazon $8.48 1 $8.48
Psyren, Vol. 2 • Amazon $8.48 1 $8.48
Psyren, Vol. 1 • Amazon $8.48 1 $8.48
Psyren, Vol. 5 • Amazon $8.48 1 $8.48
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Volume 28 • Amazon $8.48 1 $8.48
One Piece, Vol. 8: I Won't Die • Amazon $8.48 1 $8.48
One Piece, Vol. 15: Straight Ahead! • Amazon $8.48 1 $8.48
One Piece, Vol. 16: Carrying On His Will • Amazon $8.48 1 $8.48
One Piece, Vol. 11: The Meanest Man in the East • Amazon $8.48 1 $8.48
Tsubasa: Reservoir Chronicle, Vol. 27 • Amazon $8.15 1 $8.15
Naruto, Vol. 48: The Cheering Village • Amazon $7.98 1 $7.98
Naruto, Vol. 49: The Gokage Summit Commences • Amazon $7.98 1 $7.98
Naruto, Vol. 50: Water Prison Death Match • Amazon $7.98 1 $7.98
Naruto, Vol. 51: Sasuke vs. Danzo! • Amazon $7.98 1 $7.98
Naruto, Vol. 52: Cell Seven Reunion • Amazon $7.98 1 $7.98
Naruto, Vol. 53: The Birth of Naruto • Amazon $7.98 1 $7.98
Naruto, Vol. 54: Viaduct to Peace • Amazon $7.98 1 $7.98
Naruto, Vol. 55: The Great War Begins • Amazon $7.98 1 $7.98
Naruto, Vol. 56: Team Asuma, Reunited • Amazon $7.98 1 $7.98
Naruto, Vol. 57: Battle • Amazon $7.98 1 $7.98
Naruto, Vol. 58: Naruto vs. Itachi • Amazon $7.98 1 $7.98
Naruto, Vol. 59: The Five Kage • Amazon $7.98 1 $7.98
Naruto, Vol. 60: Kurama!! • Amazon $7.98 1 $7.98
Naruto, Vol. 61: Uchiha Brothers United Front • Amazon $7.98 1 $7.98
Naruto, Vol. 62: The Crack • Amazon $7.98 1 $7.98
One Piece, Vol. 9: Tears • Amazon $7.98 1 $7.98
One Piece, Vol. 10: OK, Let's Stand Up! • Amazon $7.98 1 $7.98
One Piece, Vol. 14: Instinct • Amazon $7.98 1 $7.98
One Piece, Vol. 17: Hiruluk's Cherry Blossoms • Amazon $7.56 1 $7.56
One Piece, Vol. 20: Showdown at Alubarna • Amazon $7.16 1 $7.16
One Piece, Vol. 19: Rebellion • Amazon $7.16 1 $7.16
One Piece, Vol. 12: The Legend Begins • Amazon $7.16 1 $7.16
Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE, Vol. 26 • Amazon $4.40 1 $4.40

Materials cost

$742.72

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$11.14

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$795.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$140.29

Total project goal

$935.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$935.29

3 Donors

-$934.41

Donations toward project cost

-$795.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$139.41

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

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$0.00

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