Help me give my students the gift of reading! The book, Darius the Great Is Not Okay, itself touches upon many high interest themes for high school students.
FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Wierzbicki's classroom raised $538
This project is fully funded
My Project
As part of the 9th grade curriculum, students explore ideas of identity and self. Darius the Great is Not Okay will be our anchor text for that unit. Not only is the book very high interest, it also is accessible for a wide range of students.
The donation would go towards purchasing the books and distributed to my students, which will have an immediate impact on their learning this year.
In the culminating project for the unit, students will create their own personal narratives in the same style as the novel.
More than three‑quarters 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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