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Ms. Rakowski from Paterson NJ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Dictionaries Needed for English Classroom

My students need 20 copies of Webster's Dictionary.

  • $182 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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 9th grade English in an urban district in New Jersey. Our school is a low-income school. We don't have many resources, and it is difficult to get supplies for the classroom.

When reading stories during class, students are faced with the obstacle of not having the resources to look up a word to see how it is pronounced or what it means.

Having a set of dictionaries in the classroom will enable my students to improve their vocabulary and understand more of what they read.

You will make a difference in my classroom and my students' future by donating these dictionaries. They will be able to learn more and achieve a better vocabulary! Dictionaries are essential to any classroom, especially in a 9th grade English classroom. Thank you for reading my proposal.

Ms. Rakowski
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary Merriam-Webster • Barnes and Noble $5.85 20 $117.00

Materials cost

$117.00

Vendor shipping charges

$11.70

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$149.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.71

Total project goal

$181.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$181.71

2 Donors

-$175.29

Donations toward project cost

-$149.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.29

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.42

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$0.00

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