My project needs 64 copies of Romeo and Juliet (Side by Side) William Shakespeare and one copy of Shakespeare Set Free: Teaching A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, and MacBeth.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. L.'s classroom raised $592
This project is fully funded
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it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
Sixty-four sixth graders come to me daily for literary guidance at MS 118, an urban public school in the heart of the Bronx.
It is my dream to introduce my students to William Shakespeare through "Romeo and Juliet". This play brings friendship, love, and feuding together, all issues that my students experience first hand.
While this may seem ambitious for sixth graders, I was first introduced to "Romeo and Juliet" by my sixth grade English teacher, growing up in a suburb in North Carolina. As many of my students are first or second generation immigrants, they do not necessarily have access to the same resources I did as a sixth grader, nor have they been held up to the same expectations. Understanding, appreciating, and loving Shakespeare will help my students be successful when they encounter him later in high school and college.
As I have a theatre background and have worked in Shakespeare camps for youth throughout college, I know with your help I can bring this story to life for all of my students. As the language will be difficult at first, having side-to-side editions that have both Shakespeare's language paired with contemporary (but not dumbed down) language will make the story accessible to all.
I need one copy of "Romeo and Juliet" for each student so they can use them both in and out of class as they delve into the story and create and present their own versions of their favorite scenes. You will help my students be more successful in high school and college as I share with them the passion for Shakespeare my sixth grade teacher gave me.
Nearly all students from low‑income households
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Romeo and Juliet (Side by Side) William Shakespeare
• Barnes and Noble
$6.25
64
$400.00
Shakespeare Set Free: Teaching A Midsummer Night's Dream, Romeo and Juliet, and MacBeth (Folger Shakespeare Library Series) William Shakespeare, Peggy O'Brien (Editor), Michael Tolaydo (Editor), Jeanne Addison Roberts (Editor)
• Barnes and Noble
$16.20
1
$16.20
Materials cost
$416.20
Vendor shipping charges
$41.62
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$10.41
Fulfillment labor & materials
$17.00
Total project cost
$485.00
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$106.46
Total project goal
$591.46
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$591.46
8 Donors
-$560.88
Donations toward project cost
-$485.00
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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