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Ms. Hallam from Portland OR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Engage in Reading: Books, Comics, and Journals

My students need a variety of different books with different genres and reading levels, such as the Bluford Series, Harry Potter, and Persepolis. My students also need basic supplies such as markers to create journals with.

  • $1,228 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

My students and I are part of a school where everyone is proud to be community. Our school is very diverse, and it's something all the students and staff find real strength in. At our school, over 54 languages are spoken, with the top languages being English, Spanish, Russian, Chinese, and Burmese.

Our student body is comprised of many different cultures and ethnicities.

40% of our students identify as white (and 10% of this category are first or second generation European immigrants), 24% as Hispanic, 19% as Asian, and 10% as Black (though Black is not divided into African American and African, which many of our students are). Our school celebrates the multitude of experiences, and tries to integrate student diversity into our curriculum.

We are an incredibly large high school with over 3,000 students. Of those 3,000 students, 76% receive free and reduced rate lunch. Our students are proud of the school environment they come from, and they deserve to have supplies and classrooms that support their pride and learning.

My Project

In our class, we spend 20 minutes each day doing sustained silent reading (SSR) in order to support reading skills. My students come from a wide variety of backgrounds, and our school has over 54 languages spoken. Due to the large diversity of language, my students need books that are at a variety of skill levels, such as the Bluford Series or The Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao. The books I have chosen will help each student build their own reading skills, and move to challenge themselves.

Our school is culturally diverse, with only 40% of the student population identifying as white.

Multicultural and international books such as The Bamboo People or One Good Story, That One will help my students build interest in reading and find books that connect to their own cultures and values. I chose a wide variety of genres in order to engage and interest all readers.

Lastly, the basic supplies such as markers, pencils, glue, and scissors will be used in their interactive journals, where students are asked to respond to the books they're reading during SSR. Students will individually journal and free write about their reading experiences as well as have discussions with other students about the readings that have impacted them. The large Post-It papers will help with journal mapping or presentations. These supplies will help create vibrant, engaging journals and discussions that can further interest my students in reading.

Ms. Hallam
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bluford Series 20-Book Boxed Set (Books 1-20) • Amazon Business $74.99 1 $74.99
Crayola Classpack 256ct Broad Line Markers • Amazon Business $57.98 1 $57.98
Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7) • Amazon Business $44.99 1 $44.99
Crayola Classpack 240ct Colored Pencils • Amazon Business $42.86 1 $42.86
Post-it Self-Stick Easel Pad, 25 x 30.5 Inches, 30-Sheet Pad (2 Pack) • Amazon Business $36.99 1 $36.99
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, Parts 1 & 2, Special Rehearsal Edition Script • Amazon Business $17.98 2 $35.96
Best Titanium Scissors - 5 Pack - 8" Blade - (STRONG TITANIUM STEEL) - Comfortable Soft Handles in a Variety of Colors - Multi-Purpose Shears - Perfect for Cutting Paper, Fabric, Photos, & More • Amazon Business $14.99 2 $29.98
I Survived Collector's Toolbox (I Survived) • Amazon Business $27.63 1 $27.63
Dixon Ticonderoga Wood-Cased #2 HB Pencils, Box of 96, Yellow (13872) • Amazon Business $12.99 2 $25.98
Habibi (Pantheon Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $25.00 1 $25.00
John Green Box Set • Amazon Business $24.68 1 $24.68
This Side of Home • Amazon Business $12.14 2 $24.28
X-Acto School Pro Heavy-Duty Electric Sharpener (1670) • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao • Amazon Business $9.52 2 $19.04
Drown • Amazon Business $9.52 2 $19.04
Night Flying Woman: An Ojibway Narrative (Native Voices) • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
One Good Story, That One: Stories • Amazon Business $15.69 1 $15.69
The Complete Persepolis • Amazon Business $14.85 1 $14.85
Between the World and Me • Amazon Business $14.40 1 $14.40
I Am the Messenger • AKJ Education $7.14 2 $14.28
Teen Titans Go! My Crummy Valentine • AKJ Education $14.25 1 $14.25
orange: The Complete Collection 1 • Amazon Business $13.73 1 $13.73
I'll Give You the Sun • Amazon Business $6.70 2 $13.40
American Born Chinese • Amazon Business $6.70 2 $13.40
Death Note Black Edition, Vol. 2 • Amazon Business $13.02 1 $13.02
Watchmen • AKJ Education $12.99 1 $12.99
Mexican WhiteBoy • AKJ Education $6.49 2 $12.98
orange: The Complete Collection 2 • Amazon Business $12.78 1 $12.78
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 4-6 (Fullmetal Alchemist 3-in-1) • Amazon Business $12.74 1 $12.74
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 1-3 (Fullmetal Alchemist 3-in-1) • Amazon Business $12.74 1 $12.74
Tomboy: A Graphic Memoir • Amazon Business $12.33 1 $12.33
In Real Life • AKJ Education $11.69 1 $11.69
This One Summer • AKJ Education $11.69 1 $11.69
Brown Girl Dreaming • AKJ Education $11.04 1 $11.04
Fullmetal Alchemist, Vol. 7-9 (Fullmetal Alchemist 3-in-1) • Amazon Business $10.86 1 $10.86
The Crossover • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
Booked • Amazon Business $10.36 1 $10.36
Death Note Black Edition, Vol. 1 • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19
Open City: A Novel • Amazon Business $10.00 1 $10.00
Nana, Vol. 3 (v. 3) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Elmer's Washable All-Purpose School Glue Sticks, 0.24 oz, Pack of 30 (E556) • Amazon Business $9.86 1 $9.86
This Is How You Lose Her • Amazon Business $9.52 1 $9.52
Nana, Vol. 2 (v. 2) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Fun Home: A Family Tragicomic • Amazon Business $8.90 1 $8.90
Purple Hibiscus: A Novel • Amazon Business $8.90 1 $8.90
American Gods: The Tenth Anniversary Edition: A Novel • Amazon Business $8.86 1 $8.86
The Dreamer • Amazon Business $8.53 1 $8.53
Nana, Volume 1 (v. 1) • Amazon Business $8.47 1 $8.47
Teen Titans Go! Vol. 1: Party, Party! • AKJ Education $8.44 1 $8.44
19 Varieties of Gazelle: Poems of the Middle East • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Bone Gap • Amazon Business $7.40 1 $7.40
The Boy in the Black Suit • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Keeper • Amazon Business $7.04 1 $7.04
To All the Boys I've Loved Before • Amazon Business $6.70 1 $6.70
Ball Don't Lie • Amazon Business $6.59 1 $6.59
All This and Heaven Too Heaven; The First Part Last; Sweet, Hereafter • AKJ Education $6.49 1 $6.49
Anya's Ghost • AKJ Education $6.49 1 $6.49
Playground • AKJ Education $6.49 1 $6.49
The Good Braider • Amazon Business $6.08 1 $6.08
X: A Novel • Amazon Business $5.95 1 $5.95
Bamboo People • AKJ Education $5.82 1 $5.82
Words in the Dust • AKJ Education $4.54 1 $4.54
ScotchBlue Painter's Tape, Multi-Use, .70-Inch by 60-Yard, 1 Roll • Amazon Business $3.18 1 $3.18

Materials cost

$998.65

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,043.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$184.17

Total project goal

$1,227.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,227.80

11 Donors

-$1,219.86

Donations toward project cost

-$1,043.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$176.23

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.94

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