The cost of 25 copies of Sammy Sosa in Nine Innings from Amazon.com is $452, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.
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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
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.
I currently teach Science at Middle School 390. MS 390 is located in the Bronx. Over 95% of our student population qualify for the free lunch program. Over 65% of our students are of Latino descent and about 30% or more are of African American descent.
Ever since I started teaching 4 years ago, I have strove to motivate my students and to connect their prior knowledge with the standard based concepts addressed in my class. Since the beginning of the year, I have taught after school to my students who are English Language Learners. As an English Language Learner myself, I feel there is a need for more academic resources that address students' interest and motivate them to further support their English language acquisition. It is for this same reason that I have decided to write this grant requesting a class set of 25 copies of the book "Sammy Sosa in Nine Innings" for a book club project in my after school class.
Recently, I had the privilege of meeting the author Julio C. Malone who gave me a copy of this great book, which includes his personal account on Sammy Sosa's life based on his experience as a peer who grew up with him in the same town in the Dominican Republic. I found this book inspiring and very useful in the socio-cultural context as it includes many historical references related to the Dominican Republic. I myself felt deprived of texts that appealed to my Dominican culture. I truly feel this would be a great cross-curricular and cross-cultural resource for all students.
This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.
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
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