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Mrs. Foster from Brentwood, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A.P. Literature: Diversifying the Canon

Help me give my students a class set of a Thousand Splendid Suns!

  • $172 goal

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My Project

AP English Literature and Composition is a program with a rich history at my school. Taken by the top-performing seniors, students develop their reading and writing skills as they learn to read and appreciate literature. However, despite the freedom teachers have with the curriculum, our cannon is in need of updating: titles tend to be overwhelmingly male/European-centric.

With many students of Middle Eastern and Asian backgrounds, including Khaled Hosseini's second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, in our course curriculum will not only connect and engage current students, but hopefully encourage others to take the course.

Our program, though it's existed for many years, remains small because many students view it as inaccessible. I'm hoping that including this novel - one of my very favorites - will be one step in growing the program.

Mrs. Foster Heritage High School Grades 9-12

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Brentwood, CA View local requests 15 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Thousand Splendid Suns • Amazon Business $6.99 15 $104.85

Materials cost

$104.85

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$9.59

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$146.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.77

Total project goal

$171.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$171.78

4 Donors

-$171.78

Donations toward project cost

-$146.01

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.77

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$0.00

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