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

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Ms. Morales's classroom raised $441

Breaking Through?

My students need 65 copies of the book, "Breaking Through", by Francisco Jimenez. It is an excellent story about resiliency and transitions from adolescence to adulthood.

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Ms. Morales
Grades 9-12

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Celebrate 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.

My Students

"Breaking Through" is a story of resiliency and courage. My students will be able to relate to the teenage protagonist Pancho Via, his challenges and responsibilities to his family and his individual goals. He is determined to break through the cycle of poverty while advocating for his family.

My students come from predominantly immigrant families that struggle with poverty and lack of resources.

They are friendly children who have learned that they must go to school and college in order to succeed but the resources and role models are very limited due to a working poor environment in which they must have a dual role of child and adult in order to advocate for their families and themselves. They will work on books this year that give examples of resiliency in order for them to strive to resist temptations of gangs, drugs, and peer pressures. We have a large number of struggling students and it is our goal to give them life strategies and academic support in order for them to be successful in post secondary options.

My Project

Students will be inspired by Panchito and his ability to balance his responsibility to his family and his personal academic goals. "Breaking Through" is a tale to admire and strive to achieve. Panchito rises from extremely challenging conditions of poverty and obstacles in order to succeed in not only an academic realm but also a society that marginalizes him for being poor. My students will be cheering for Panchito's success despite his constant obstacles and setbacks.

My students need to witness a story like this one in order to be inspired to achieve both academically and culturally.

They will learn that despite the harshest of financial conditions you can still continue with higher education. They will be rooting for Panchito while seeing themselves reflected in each of his achievements.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

120 students impacted 2 donors
Ms. Morales Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

120 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Breaking Through • AKJ Books $5.14 65 $334.10

Materials cost

$334.10

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$374.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.02

Total project goal

$440.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $440.13

2 Donors

-$440.13

Donations toward project cost

-$374.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.02

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 $0.00

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