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Mr. Sonnier from Houston, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Comic Books in the ESL Classroom.

My students need reading material that is at their level in order to get a better grasp of the English language.

  • $566 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.

I teach all grades (6-8) and all levels (pre-lit to advanced) English as a Second Language in the heart of inner city Texas. My students come to me speaking little or no English. 100% of my students are on a free lunch program. 100% of my students are from a low-economic background.

Reading is a key survival skill and a necessity that my students need to get ahead in within school and life. My students must develop good reading skills as a foundation of learning all of their school subjects. Countless research has shown that students that have a good understanding of reading and are able to read well do better in school. Research has also shown that in order to become a better reader kids must be given the opportunity to read. Unfortunately, my students can not afford to buy books and often times the books that are available for them in school is written "way over their heads."

My goal is to put quality comic books, that are easy to read, but require high academic skills and rigor, into the hands of my students. Research has shown that while easier to read than "regular novels," comic books actually require higher order thinking skills to understand. The same higher order thinking skills that are required in math and science. To this end I would like to provide my students with a class set of the graphic novel "Kingdom Come" and the "Kingdom Come-Author's edition" to help my students become better readers.

Your help will help my students develop an understanding and love of reading that will transcend and effect every aspect of their life in the years to come. WIth your help lifelong readers, will become lifelong learners!

Mr. Sonnier
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kingdom Come Mark Waid, Bob Kahan (Editor), Alex Ross (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.49 25 $337.25
Absolute Kingdom Come Mark Waid, Alex Ross (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $60.00 1 $60.00

Materials cost

$397.25

Vendor shipping charges

$39.73

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$464.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.85

Total project goal

$565.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$565.85

5 Donors

-$540.59

Donations toward project cost

-$464.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$76.59

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$25.26

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$0.00

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