My middle school is home to around 800 students. It has received an “Excellent” rating on the South Carolina State Report Card for several years in a row. Fifty-six percent of the population identify as Caucasian, 23% identify as African-American, 13% percent identify as Hispanic, and two percent identify as Asian.
Thirty-two percent of the student population is eligible for free lunch, and seven percent is eligible for reduced lunch.
Thirty-six percent of students at GMA are enrolled in the Gifted and Talented program. This number is higher than the district average of 11%, partially due to the magnet program that brings in students from outside of the zoning area.
My subject, 8th grade literature, is taught to five different periods of students per day, and each group typically contains an average of 25 students. Two different levels of literature classes (gifted and talented and on-level) are taught each day. Each of my classes contain students who have an IEP, 504 plan, or who are in the ESOL program.
My Project
My students love to use my classroom library! In a cozy corner, students have access to my bookshelf, a carpet, and some arm chairs. My students use this area every day to read.
My school is home to a diverse group of students, and I want to make sure that my students can see themselves in and connect with the books they choose to read.
The Caucasian race is represented well already, but I also want my students to have the opportunity to read books by authors of different races. In addition, I want my students to be able to choose books where the main characters look like them and face situations similar to those that they might be going through.
Making a connection with literature is key to fostering a love of reading.
Jason Reynolds's Track Series: Ghost; Patina; Sunny; Lu
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El Lector
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Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha)
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The Hate U Give
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I Am Not Your Perfect Mexican Daughter
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Black Enough: Stories of Being Young & Black in America
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Rebound (The Crossover Series)
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Booked (The Crossover Series)
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The Playbook: 52 Rules to Aim, Shoot, and Score in This Game Called Life
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New Kid
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Código 7: Descifrando el código para una vida épica (La edición en español y inglés): Code 7: Cracking the Code for an Epic Life (English - Spanish Bilingual Edition) (Spanish Edition)
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For Every One
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The Boy in the Black Suit
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Blended
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The Crossover (The Crossover Series)
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Tortilla Sun
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Miles Morales: Spider-Man (A Marvel YA Novel)
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Mexican WhiteBoy
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Ghost Boys
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Caminar
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Telaraña de Carlota: Charlotte's Web (Spanish Edition)
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The Great Wall of Lucy Wu
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El El soñador (The Dreamer): (Spanish language edition of The Dreamer) (Spanish Edition)
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When I Was the Greatest
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Save Me a Seat (Scholastic Gold)
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MARVEL's Black Panther: The Junior Novel
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Confetti Girl
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As Brave As You
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All American Boys
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Somewhere Among
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Long Way Down
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How Tia Lola Came to (Visit) Stay (The Tia Lola Stories)
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Black Panther The Young Prince
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Blackbird Fly
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Inside Out and Back Again
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Esperanza Rising (Scholastic Gold)
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Materials cost
$350.25
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$24.69
3rd party payment processing fee
$5.25
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$410.19
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$72.39
Total project goal
$482.58
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