American Perspectives: Nonfiction Book Clubs for AP Lang
Help me give my students texts so that they can engage in nonfiction book clubs.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Finman's classroom raised $530
This project is fully funded
My Students
The writers I teach impress me everyday. They have a strong work ethic and strive for excellence in all that they do, meeting challenges both academic and personal with great character.
Over ninety percent of my students are Hmong American, and many struggle with English language proficiency.
You can imagine the challenges that a composition course presents. Grammar rules that native English speakers simply absorbed as small children must be kept at the front of my students' minds as they attempt mastery of rhetoric. All this, and they're still eager to improve their academic writing. Your donation will help me honor this strong work ethic.
My Project
As AP English Language & Composition students are encouraged to engage with diverse viewpoints, I've developed an American Perspectives unit that seeks to introduce students to the lives of U.S. citizens that the media tends to discuss less often.
Students will choose from a diversity of nonfiction texts and meet regularly to discuss the context and exigence of the book before examining the rhetorical choices each author makes toward achieving a given purpose.
This independent reading unit will provide meaningful preparation for the AP exam while offering research-supported student choice that seeks to provide autonomy for students to drive their learning.
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
How Does It Feel to Be a Problem?: Being Young and Arab in America
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$12.97
6
$77.82
Between the World and Me
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$13.11
5
$65.55
The Distance Between Us: A Memoir
• Amazon Business
$10.69
6
$64.14
Educated: A Memoir
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$13.99
4
$55.96
The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down: A Hmong Child, Her American Doctors, and the Collision of Two Cultures (FSG Classics) by Anne Fadiman (2012-04-24)
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$8.99
6
$53.94
Materials cost
$413.83
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3rd party payment processing fee
$6.21
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$450.04
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$79.42
Total project goal
$529.46
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$529.46
2 Donors
-$525.93
Donations toward project cost
-$450.04
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