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Mrs. Wright from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Wright's classroom raised $398

We Read to Succeed

My students need 28 high-interest novels to keep them reading for fun and to draw more students to the library for research, tutoring, college & career exploration, etc.!

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Mrs. Wright Mather High School
Chicago, IL Grades 9-12

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My Students

Every year our students are required to take an increasing number of high-stakes assessments. These tests require students to comprehend academic texts within time limits, understand content-specific vocabulary, read for various purposes, and transition from one type of question to another.

Our school is an inner-city Title 1 public high school where over 300 students voluntarily visit the library every day.

Approximately 250 of our students are still acquiring the English language and will achieve proficiency faster if they read materials in English every day. Dozens of our students have learning disabilities which make them reluctant to read. Almost ninety percent come from low income families, so they don't have much disposable income for books. The school library is their main book source. In his 2004 edition of The Power of Reading: Insights from the Research, Stephen Krashen reviews the measurable effects of recreational reading. He concludes that "free voluntary reading results in better reading comprehension, writing style, vocabulary, spelling, and grammatical development" (Krashen, Stephen. The Power of Reading, Second Edition: Insights from the Research. Libraries Unlimited, 2004, p. 17). Nothing improves reading comprehension more than practice.

My Project

Each year, certain books become popular with teens and are passed like wildfire from friend to friend throughout the student body. Recently The Hunger Games trilogy flies off the shelf. Teen issues novels by Ellen Hopkins and realistic romance by Simone Clare have been extremely popular, as well. And, yes, the genre of paranormal romance has only gained momentum since the dawn of the Twilight series. This year, students ask frequently for books on the Illuminati and other secret societies. They clamor for additional fun love stories by Simone Elkeles. They lose themselves in the fictional worlds created by extended sagas such as The Mortal Instruments, The House of Night, and the 39 Clues series. Our district has cut its annual library grant this year, reducing our collection development budget to zero. We are writing grants to find alternative funding sources for newly-published materials.

Our job as librarians is to foster a community of readers.

We keep our fingers on the pulse of teen culture-especially their reading preferences-and to help them connect with authors, series, books, and other readers with similar interests. We also create an environment where students will "talk up" their recent reads with their peers. If this grant is funded, these books will encourage eager readers to keep reading and to win over reluctant readers with their enthusiasm.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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

60 students impacted 2 donors
Mrs. Wright Mather High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL 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

60 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
City of Lost Souls • AKJ Books $14.79 1 $14.79
Darkest Mercy • AKJ Books $7.39 1 $7.39
Radiant Shadows • AKJ Books $6.65 1 $6.65
Skeleton Creek • AKJ Books $11.09 1 $11.09
The Future of Us • AKJ Books $14.05 1 $14.05
Ghost in the Machine • AKJ Books $11.09 1 $11.09
The Crossbones (Skeleton Creek Series) Patrick Carman • AKJ Books $11.09 1 $11.09
The Raven • AKJ Books $11.09 1 $11.09
Wonderstruck • AKJ Books $22.19 1 $22.19
Bitterblue • AKJ Books $14.79 1 $14.79
How to Ruin Your Boyfriends Reputation • AKJ Books $7.36 1 $7.36
How to Ruin My Teenage Life • AKJ Books $7.36 1 $7.36
How to Ruin a Summer Vacation • AKJ Books $7.36 1 $7.36
Hades • AKJ Books $13.31 1 $13.31
The Scorpio Races • AKJ Books $13.31 1 $13.31
Night Star • AKJ Books $7.39 1 $7.39
Cloaked • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
One of Those Hideous Books Where the Mother Dies • AKJ Books $5.91 1 $5.91
Princess of Glass • AKJ Books $6.65 1 $6.65
Homeless Bird • AKJ Books $4.43 1 $4.43
Cinder • AKJ Books $13.31 1 $13.31
Legend • AKJ Books $13.31 1 $13.31
Daughter of Smoke and Bone • AKJ Books $7.39 1 $7.39
Dust & Decay • AKJ Books $13.31 1 $13.31
The Power of Six • AKJ Books $13.31 1 $13.31
The Accidental Genius of Weasel High • AKJ Books $7.39 1 $7.39
The Fault in Our Stars • AKJ Books $13.31 1 $13.31
Jasper Jones • AKJ Books $7.39 1 $7.39

Materials cost

$298.59

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$338.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.66

Total project goal

$397.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $397.73

1 Donor

-$397.73

Donations toward project cost

-$338.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.66

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