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Mrs. Sluder from Winston Salem NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Expanding Representation Through Literature

Help me give my students access to a variety of voices and multiple perspectives through expanding my classroom library! This is just the start of a beautiful journey!

  • $246 goal

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My Students

11th and 12th grade students thrive at our school! Not only do they complete honors level high school classes, they do so while also navigating college classes on a community college campus! Our students work hard to take advantage of all the opportunities offered to them through our program.

My Project

Providing students with literature that was created by people who share similar cultures and includes characters or situations that represent their culture is the first step in creating a more inclusive classroom. My initial focus is on finding books to highlight National Hispanic Heritage Month and American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. It is my goal to continue to focus on increasing the diversity shown through my library to include other under-represented groups. Malorie Blackman said, "Reading is an exercise in empathy; an exercise in walking in someone else's shoes for a while." My hope is to create connections build empathy!

Mrs. Sluder
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Latino USA: A Cartoon History • Amazon Business $46.46 1 $46.46
Marble Season • Amazon Business $21.95 1 $21.95
Photographic: The Life of Graciela Iturbide • Amazon Business $17.95 1 $17.95
Tales from la Vida: A Latinx Comics Anthology (Latinographix) • Amazon Business $17.95 1 $17.95
The Best We Could Do: An Illustrated Memoir • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Displacement • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
The Most Beautiful Thing • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
The Paper Boat: A Refugee Story • Amazon Business $12.69 1 $12.69

Materials cost

$163.77

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $12.77

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$209.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.88

Total project goal

$245.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $245.88

1 Donor

-$116.11

Donations toward project cost

-$104.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.61

match offer

-$122.94

Match offer toward project cost

-$104.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.44

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.83

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 $0.00

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