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Mr. Wilson from Hillsboro OR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Chasing a Ghost to Challenge Our Thinking as Readers!

My students need a new set of books for the purpose of a novel study this school year. Ghost is a novel that will engage my students while sharpening their reading skills.

  • $339 goal

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My Students

My sixth graders come from diverse socioeconomic and ethnic backgrounds. They are fun-loving, kind-hearted, energetic students who desire to be successful. I am thrilled to work with them!

This year, my students are completing their final year of elementary school...and as such...their final preparations for a transition to middle school.

Reading is a content area that needs to be emphasized. There are a variety of skills that need to be addressed within this content area. This novel will go along way in their overall preparation.

My Project

One of the most difficult challenges when working with middle school-aged students is finding reading material that they will enjoy. If they don't enjoy the reading material, they won't fully invest in the thinking that's necessary to grow. This is why I chose the novel, "Ghost," by Jason Reynolds.

My students will engage in whole-class discussions/debates, cooperative small-group activities, problem-solving tasks, as well as a culminating project.

This novel, along with carefully designed activities, will strengthen their critical thinking skills.

Through this novel study, my reading class will sharpen their analytical skills, challenge their thinking about the real-world, and learn more about themselves...while enjoying an engaging story!

Mr. Wilson
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ghost (Track) • Amazon Business $7.25 35 $253.75

Materials cost

$253.75

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$287.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.75

Total project goal

$338.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$338.31

3 Donors

-$338.31

Donations toward project cost

-$287.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.75

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$0.00

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