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Ms. Jones from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Jones's classroom raised $805

Morning Girl or Star Boy?

My students need 150 copies of Morning Girl by Michael Dorris to begin their unit on creation myths from around the world.

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Ms. Jones High School of Telecom Arts & Technical
Brooklyn, NY 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

"I dream too hard," the main character from Morning Girl tells readers. My students also dream, but dream to learn about other places, cultures, and ways of life. At the beginning of the year, we begin with texts that ask the question, "how can we explain the world around us?"

My students come from a variety of backgrounds themselves.

I teach ninth grade at a high-needs school in New York, and every ninth grader walks into our school with his or her own story to tell. It is a privilege to learn the stories of these students throughout their first year in high school.

My Project

The first unit of study introduces my students to the course global literature and creates the foundation for two years of study in their English and History classes. The story Morning Girl, about life on a Bahamian island in 1492, is a great centerpiece to this unit. It tells the main character's story and along the way, shares insights on a way of life foreign to us. It also speaks to identity, and how one's identity is forged through the culture we are a part of as well as where we come from.

Most importantly, the story of Morning Girl, helps students appreciate that everyone's story is different, yet we all experience a bond to our origins.

I hope to use this book in our class to open up students to others, and to help them explore their own identities.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

300 students impacted 17 donors
Ms. Jones High School of Telecom Arts & Technical Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

300 students impacted 17donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Morning Girl Michael Dorris • Barnes and Noble $4.26 150 $639.00

Materials cost

$639.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$683.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$120.63

Total project goal

$804.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $804.21

12 Donors

-$803.50

Donations toward project cost

-$683.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$119.92

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.71

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 $0.00

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