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Excellence and Exploration: Engagement and Adventure Through Graphic Novels

Help me give my students graphic novels to explore ideas from social studies.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Sosa's classroom raised $996

This project is fully funded

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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

My students are amazing people, and they come from very diverse backgrounds. The one common variable across most of their lives is the existence of some type of intense challenge. My school is a Title 1 school. A very large percentage of the students have to contend with challenges that would be difficult for most adults. They are extremely bright. A very large percentage are either first or second generation immigrants. They know what it means to work hard. They are humble and truly value the opportunity to attend school and get an education. Above all they are resilient.

They use the myriad challenges in their lives as a springboard for improving themselves and the world around them.

The stories I've heard about what some of the students have been forced to endure are absolutely gut-wrenching. These students somehow face the impossible odds and horrible challenges in their lives with resolute determination AND good humor. Without fail my students make me smile and laugh almost as soon as I see them every single day. They are amazing, and it is a privilege to teach them.

My Project

Students feel extremely discouraged when they know they are far behind their peers. Those students most heavily impacted by the Covid19 pandemic are those who were already farthest behind. Many of my students receive little educational support at home, which has greatly diminished their academic interest during the pandemic. However, I've had a break through recently. I have been using graphic novels to explore the ideas we are covering in Social Studies; it has been a smashing success. Now the students’ engagement is unprecedented. During the last mandated distance-learning period, I assigned two graphic novels as reading material. Students that have NEVER done ANY homework before not only read both graphic novels, but they were excited and wanted to engage with the material. In my years as an educator, I have never seen such a turnaround in enthusiasm for exploring the ideas and culture of the Middle Ages as I did with the inclusion of Beowulf and King Arthur graphic novels into our coursework. I followed that up by using the graphic novel Arrival as the centerpiece for learning about human migration and modern immigration. It was another success.

Graphic novels are an extremely effective way to get students reading and exploring new ideas.

Education is evolving and it is vital, as an educator, to understand our students and how to guide them towards success. It's important for students to learn how to sit down, focus and read a book. Graphic novels can take students who refuse to pick up a book, to reading, engaging and exploring. A graphic novel classroom library will inspire my students to grapple with the material, and become the young scholars they are capable of becoming. Please help me and my students to begin a new age of exploration together. Thank you!

Mr. Sosa Entheos Academy - Magna Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half of 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Grade 8 Graphic Novels (10 Books) • AKJ Education $136.28 1 $136.28
Grade 7 Graphic Novels (10 Books) • AKJ Education $118.97 1 $118.97
Amulet #1-8 Box Set • Amazon Business $60.13 1 $60.13
Graphic Universe (6 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $44.85 1 $44.85
March (Trilogy Slipcase Set) • Amazon Business $27.49 1 $27.49
Manga Classics Count Of Monte Cristo • Amazon Business $20.71 1 $20.71
Nat Turner • Amazon Business $18.57 1 $18.57
The Life of Frederick Douglass: A Graphic Narrative of a Slave's Journey from Bondage to Freedom • Amazon Business $18.15 1 $18.15
Tetris: The Games People Play • Amazon Business $17.49 1 $17.49
The Arrival • Amazon Business $16.59 1 $16.59
The Hobbit (Graphic Novel) with a subtitle of An illustrated edition of the fantasy classic • Amazon Business $16.39 1 $16.39
Wonderstruck (Schneider Family Book Award - Middle School Winner) • Amazon Business $15.90 1 $15.90
Kaleidoscope • Amazon Business $15.35 1 $15.35
Cursed Pirate Girl (1) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
The Iliad • Amazon Business $14.49 1 $14.49
The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation • Amazon Business $13.76 1 $13.76
The Invention of Hugo Cabret • Amazon Business $13.12 1 $13.12
A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
The Giver (graphic Novel) (Giver Quartet, 1) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Eoin Colfer Artemis Fowl: The Arctic Incident: The Graphic Novel (Graphic Novel, The) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Trinity: A Graphic History of the First Atomic Bomb • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Poe: Stories and Poems: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Gareth Hinds • Amazon Business $11.79 1 $11.79
The Awakening Storm: A Graphic Novel (City of Dragons #1) • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
El Deafo • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
The Secret Garden: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Eoin Colfer Artemis Fowl: The Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $10.50 1 $10.50
Robinson Crusoe: The Graphic Novel (Campfire Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Call of the Wild: The Graphic Novel (Campfire Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Witches of Brooklyn: (A Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Coraline: The Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Miles Morales: Shock Waves (Original Spider-Man Graphic Novel) • Amazon Business $9.40 1 $9.40
Ghosts: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $9.34 1 $9.34
Out from Boneville (BONE #1): Out From Boneville (1) • Amazon Business $9.29 1 $9.29
The Golden Compass Graphic Novel, Complete Edition (His Dark Materials) • Amazon Business $8.80 1 $8.80
Primer (Primer, 1) • Amazon Business $8.39 1 $8.39
Glitch • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Drama: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $7.17 1 $7.17

Materials cost

$788.94

Vendor shipping charges

 $14.99

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$845.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.25

Total project goal

$995.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $995.01

1 Donor

-$995.01

Donations toward project cost

-$845.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$149.25

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