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Ms. Towne from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Challenging the Canon in AP Literature

Help me give my students two class sets of books that reflect diverse stories and experiences.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Towne's classroom raised $923

This project is fully funded

My Students

Teaching seniors is one of the best parts of my job. Twelfth graders are at this pivotal place in their lives: making a choice about what the next step on their path will be after high school. The work they do in their senior year is often serving as the platform from which they will dive off of into the pool of adulthood.

My students come from all over our city to attend our school and as a result, our student body is an incredible blend of languages, cultures, and experiences that make it such a special place to learn.

With the uncertainty that this upcoming school year brings for school communities across the country, I hope my classroom - in person or remotely - will continue to be a space where students are challenged, engaged, and discover more about who they are becoming.

My Project

As schools across the country are faced with numerous financial challenges, I am unwilling to let this get in the way of bringing high-quality materials to my AP Literature students this upcoming school year.

I have selected two new novels: Exit West: A Novel by Mohsin Hamid and Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng as part of the important work my students will take on.

As I begin my 13th year of teaching this fall, I know it is more important than ever that I continue to challenge the cannon and bring a diverse collection of authors, stories, and voices into our classroom - be it in person or remote. These two novels will help make this possible.

With your support, my students will be able to explore a new cannon of fiction that will shape numerous conversations in the upcoming school year, and with any luck, will be novels that stay with them in the years to come.

Ms. Towne Academy for Software Engineering Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters of 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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Exit West: A Novel • Amazon Business $13.99 35 $489.65
Everything I Never Told You • Amazon Business $7.25 35 $253.75

Materials cost

$743.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$784.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$138.45

Total project goal

$923.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $923.00

7 Donors

-$470.22

Donations toward project cost

-$402.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.32

Matching donations from our partners

-$449.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$381.65

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$67.35

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.78

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 $0.00

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