My students need an assortment of graphic nonfiction books to read in class and to keep the book (a surprise for them at the end!) when we are finished reading in class.
$1,003 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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.
My students love to read and learn about history, they just haven't found the right materials yet! I want my students to experience that feeling of reading about a real person or historical event in a fun, creative format that you don't want to put down. Enter: graphic nonfiction!
My students are age 16-19 and attend a continuation high school.
That means that they are behind in credit, have not been successful at other schools, and many have attended at least one, but sometimes three other high schools. My students' skill levels vary; some are very high-performing, some are reading far below where they should. My classes include students who have learned English as a second language and students with learning disabilities. My students are very different individuals, but they all have in common their intelligence and their appreciation for a good educational resource that makes learning fun!
My Project
I want my students to experience the love of reading and of learning that comes from an excellent educational resource, such as the graphic nonfiction that I have selected here. I will provide a variety of high quality nonfiction graphic novels and let each student in two of my Modern World classes choose his or her own book to read.
There will be two students (one in each period) reading each book. We will dedicate class time to reading the books. At the end of each silent reading session, the student will write a note to the student in the other class period who is reading the same book. Thus, students can work on having a written dialogue with a peer about the text. They can ask each other questions, write reactions, and read what their peer thinks about the same text. Students will learn about the particular person or event that they have chosen, and they will learn about reading responses and written dialogue.
The best part of this assignment is that at the end of our unit, because we will not have had enough time to finish the books in class, I will surprise the students by letting each one keep the book that he or she was reading!
We literally can't do this without you! Your donation can help inspire a love of reading, of learning about history, and of having meaningful dialogues about these books. Each student will also get to keep a new, fascinating book, thanks to you!
The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation Sid Jacobson, Ernie Colon, Ernie Colon (Illustrator), Foreword by Thomas H. Kean, Foreword by Lee H. Hamilton
• Barnes and Noble
$11.59
2
$23.18
J. Edgar Hoover: A Graphic Biography Rick Geary, Andrew Helfer
• Barnes and Noble
$13.76
2
$27.52
Anne Frank: The Anne Frank House Authorized Graphic Biography Sid Jacobson, Ernie Colon
• Barnes and Noble
$10.85
4
$43.40
After 9/11: America's War on Terror (2001- ) - A Work of Graphic Journalism Sid Jacobson, Ernie Colon
• Barnes and Noble
$13.76
2
$27.52
Charles Darwin's on the Origin of Species: A Graphic Adaptation Michael Keller, Nicolle Rager Fuller (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$10.25
3
$30.75
The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation Jonathan Hennessey, Aaron McConnell (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$12.02
2
$24.04
Gettysburg C. M. Butzer, C. M. Butzer (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$13.79
2
$27.58
Nelson Mandela: The Authorized Comic Book The Nelson Mandela Foundation, Umlando Wezithombe (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$16.19
4
$64.76
Still I Rise: A Graphic History of African Americans Roland Laird, Taneshia Nash Laird, Elihu "Adofo" Bey (Illustrator), Foreword by Charles Johnson
• Barnes and Noble
$10.22
4
$40.88
Dangerous Woman: The Graphic Biography of Emma Goldman Sharon Rudahl, Paul Buhle (Editor), Sharon Rudahl (Illustrator), Foreword by Alice Walker
• Barnes and Noble
$14.57
3
$43.71
Trotsky: A Graphic Biography Rick Geary
• Barnes and Noble
$13.76
2
$27.52
Palestine Joe Sacco, Joe Sacco (Illustrator), Edward Said (Introduction), Edward W. Said (Introduction)
• Barnes and Noble
$16.99
2
$33.98
Safe Area Gorazde: The War in Eastern Bosnia 1992-1995 Joe Sacco, Christopher Hitchens (Introduction)
• Barnes and Noble
$14.15
2
$28.30
American Born Chinese Gene Luen Yang
• Barnes and Noble
$7.68
4
$30.72
Arab in America Toufic El Rassi
• Barnes and Noble
$12.14
2
$24.28
A.D.: New Orleans After the Deluge Josh Neufeld
• Barnes and Noble
$17.06
4
$68.24
The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale Art Spiegelman, Fred Jordon (Editor)
• Barnes and Noble
$23.94
2
$47.88
The Vietnam War Dwight Jon Zimmerman, Chuck Horner, Wayne Vansant (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$16.19
2
$32.38
Che: A Graphic Biography Spain Rodriguez, Paul Buhle (Editor)
• Barnes and Noble
$13.76
2
$27.52
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood Marjane Satrapi
• Barnes and Noble
$9.53
2
$19.06
Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography Andrew Helfer (Editor), Randy DuBurke (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$10.90
2
$21.80
Ronald Reagan: A Graphic Biography Andrew Helfer, Joe Staton (Illustrator), Steve Buccellato (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$13.76
3
$41.28
Materials cost
$756.30
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$69.20
3rd party payment processing fee
$11.34
Fulfillment labor & materials
$35.00
Total project cost
$871.84
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$130.27
Total project goal
$1,002.11
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$1,002.11
4 Donors
-$972.23
Donations toward project cost
-$871.84
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