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Mrs. Rodriguez from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Classroom Library/ Stop Everything and Read

My students need new books like 'Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World', 'National Geographic Kids Almanac', and 'Tales from Japan'.

  • $430 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

The challenge facing my students is that they live in the inner city, and many are far below grade level. Reading average is four years below grade level. The librarian was laid off last year, so the school library is closed. The books on campus are old, torn, and uninspiring for the students.

Despite coming from an at risk back ground, the students have dreams of going to college.

They are very creative and love to read,and be read to. Every day at the beginning of class we have silent sustained reading for practice. The students often request to take the books home, but we don't let them, this way they have a hook to come back to class every day. Many students are far behind, but the scores are going up thanks to dedicated teachers. They enjoy project based learning, and write book reports once a month.

My Project

I hope to provide structure for the students by providing Literature Circles, Socratic Seminars, and a classroom library. The students live daily in poverty outside of the classroom, inside the walls of the school my wish is to see them feeling safe, and cared for. The books will lead to literature circles, and will aide students in their reading comprehension. They will be able to move at their own pace. They will have the help of their peers, and one on one conference with the teacher to discuss their findings. The books will also aide with Socratic Seminars to have the students write their opinions of the books and share orally with the class what they think of the stories plot, theme, and ending. Lastly, the books will add to the much needed classroom library, and will give them something to read at the start of class besides the textbook that is over the students reading level in most cases. The students will want to read instead of pretending to read for SSR.

This cause will bring inner city students from far below basic to basic, or from basic to proficient.

The books will be used in general ed. classes, and in a period 7 intervention course. Helping to spark a love of reading in a child is a gift that can never been taken away from them, despite their circumstances, and I hope for my students to find that it can be a great escape, besides television and other distractions. In the future reading can provide many new options, and open new doors.

Mrs. Rodriguez Edwin Markham Middle School Grades 6-8

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Nearly all 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

125 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
True Believer (Make Lemonade Trilogy #2) Virginia Euwer Wolff, Russell Gordon, Russell Gordon (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.54 1 $8.54
Two the Hard Way Travis Hunter • Barnes and Noble $8.50 1 $8.50
Adios to All the Drama Diana Rodriguez Wallach • Barnes and Noble $8.50 1 $8.50
A Hope in the Unseen: An American Odyssey from the Inner City to the Ivy League Ron Suskind • Barnes and Noble $10.93 1 $10.93
Academic Success Akin Merino • Barnes and Noble $17.05 1 $17.05
And Still We Rise: The Trials and Triumphs of Twelve Gifted Inner-City High School Students Miles Corwin • Barnes and Noble $9.57 1 $9.57
Inner City Girl Colleen Smith-Dennis • Barnes and Noble $13.63 1 $13.63
Into the Gauntlet (The 39 Clues Series #10) Margaret Peterson Haddix • Barnes and Noble $7.40 1 $7.40
The Complete Adventures of Charlie and Mr. Willy Wonka Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.54 1 $8.54
The Slippery Slope: Book the Tenth (A Series of Unfortunate Events) Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist (Illustrator), Michael Kupperman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $8.88 1 $8.88
Carnivorous Carnival: Book the Ninth (A Series of Unfortunate Events) Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist (Illustrator), Michael Kupperman (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.11 1 $5.11
Chicken Soup for the Kid's Soul: 101 Stories of Courage, Hope and Laughter for Kids Ages 8-12 Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Hansen, Irene Dunlap • Barnes and Noble $10.22 1 $10.22
Matilda Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
The Tale of Despereaux Kate DiCamillo, Read by Graeme Malcolm • Barnes and Noble $10.25 1 $10.25
Day of the Field Trip Zombies Scott Nickel, Cedric Hohnstadt (Illustrator), Katharine Kan • Barnes and Noble $4.22 1 $4.22
Mexico and Central America: A Fiesta of Cultures, Crafts, and Activities for Ages 8-12 Mary C. Turck • Barnes and Noble $13.76 1 $13.76
James and the Giant Peach Roald Dahl, Lane Smith (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
The Phantom Tollbooth Norton Juster, Jules Feiffer (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Island of the Blue Dolphins Scott O'Dell • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Charlotte's Web E. B. White, Garth Williams, Edith Goodkind Rosenwald, Garth Williams (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.83 1 $6.83
Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 2: The Revenge of the Ridiculous Robo-Boogers Dav Pilkey • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Captain Underpants and the Big, Bad Battle of the Bionic Booger Boy, Part 1: The Night of the Nasty Nostril Nuggets Dav Pilkey, Dav Pilkey (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $11.61 1 $11.61
Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diary of a Wimpy Kid Series #1) Jeff Kinney • Barnes and Noble $9.53 1 $9.53
Star Wars The Last of the Jedi #8: Against the Empire Jude Watson • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Fast Track Classics 6-12 Se The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett, Neil Reed (Illustrator), Retold by Pauline Francis • Barnes and Noble $8.55 1 $8.55
Japan Michael S. Dahl • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93
Three Samurai Cats: A Story from Japan Retold by Eric A. Kimmel, Mordicai Gerstein (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.93 1 $5.93
Tales from Japan Helen and William McAlpine, Retold by Helen McAlpine, Retold by William McAlpine • Barnes and Noble $10.51 1 $10.51
The Adventures of Ook and Gluk, Kung-Fu Cavemen from the Future Dav Pilkey, Harold Hutchins, George Beard • Barnes and Noble $8.54 1 $8.54
Twilight Stephenie Meyer • Barnes and Noble $7.51 1 $7.51
New Moon Stephenie Meyer • Barnes and Noble $7.51 1 $7.51
A Girl's Best Friend Catherine Stine • Barnes and Noble $7.64 1 $7.64
National Geographic Kids Almanac 2011 National Geographic • Barnes and Noble $9.56 1 $9.56
Ramona Quimby, Age 8 Beverly Cleary, Tracy Dockray (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
The Indian in the Cupboard Lynne Reid Banks • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Journey to Change the World... One Child at a Time Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin, Adapted by Sarah Thomson • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68

Materials cost

$298.49

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $27.31

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$365.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.46

Total project goal

$429.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $429.74

1 Donor

-$80.75

Donations toward project cost

-$80.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$334.74

Match offer toward project cost

-$284.53

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.21

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$14.25

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