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Ms. Conner from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Conner's classroom raised $1,074

Growing Readers, Growing Learners!

My students need new class sets of books ("The Giver", "The Invention of Hugo Cabret", and "Hunger Games", so that we can spend the rest of the year reading and learning!

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Ms. Conner Susan Miller Dorsey 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

Do you remember reading the first book that got you hooked on reading? Most of my students have yet to read that book, but that is a problem that we are going to remedy this semester!

My students are amazing 16, 17, and 18 year old young adults.

They are in my 11th and 12th grade Special Day English classes. My kids have learning disabilities and/or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and therefore require many modifications in order to successfully learn and grow. Our school's population is 60% African American and 40% Latino, and my classroom reflects that. The majority of the students at this school are qualified for free or reduced lunch, and we are therefore a Title I school. My students overcome insurmountable obstacles on a daily basis to actually make the effort and attempt to earn a high school diploma. My students experience oppression on a variety of levels due to the fact that they have special needs, are racial minorities, and come from low-income families. These kids deserve the very best from their school and teachers and this grant will hopefully make us one step closer to getting there.

My Project

I have requested three sets of books for my classes to read this year and for the years to come. The Giver was the first book that I ever read and could not put down, and I have the feeling that it will do the same for my students. Both The Invention of Hugo Cabret and Hunger Games are wildly popular in classrooms across the nation now and both have been turned into movies. It is so difficult to get students with special needs and attention deficits invested in a book, and these two are known for turning those who loathe books into avid readers.

I truly believe that these class sets of books are going to lead to transformational change in my students.

With my students graduating in a year or less, I have a limited amount of time to turn them into book lovers. I am convinced that the Giver, the Invention of Hugo Cabret, and the Hunger Games are the books that will spark the fire.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

200 students impacted 61 donors
Ms. Conner Susan Miller Dorsey High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Los Angeles, CA View local requests

Nearly all 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

200 students impacted 61donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
NU87043-Hunger Games Teacher''s Guide • AKJ Books $8.87 1 $8.87
Giver (illustrated; gift edition) • AKJ Books $14.79 19 $281.01
Giver SP7171 Student Pack • AKJ Books $9.61 1 $9.61
Giver - NU6183 • AKJ Books $8.87 1 $8.87
The Giver (SparkNotes Literature Guide Series) Lois Lowry, S • AKJ Books $4.40 1 $4.40
SP87050-Hunger Games Student Pack • AKJ Books $9.61 1 $9.61
Hunger Games (PB) • AKJ Books $6.65 20 $133.00
Invention of Hugo Cabret, The • AKJ Books $18.49 15 $277.35
LA997 - Student Work Organizer • Lakeshore Learning $59.95 1 $59.95

Materials cost

$792.67

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $72.53

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$912.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$160.96

Total project goal

$1,073.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,073.05

56 Donors

-$1,005.00

Donations toward project cost

-$856.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$148.50

match offer

-$65.40

Match offer toward project cost

-$55.59

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.81

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.65

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 $0.00

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