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Ms. Vega from San Jose, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Inspiring a Love of Reading through Engaging Lit Circle Books

Help me give my students access to diverse, engaging literature circle books. The novels I plan to buy offer a range of diverse experiences, genres, and difficulty levels so there's something to interest every student.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Vega's classroom raised $574

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate 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

I am so lucky to have an amazing mix of students this year. I teach both honors English and English for the small learning community on my campus, and these students inspire me every day with their dedication, creativity, and growth. Of course, as with any large group of teenagers, they're a diverse bunch with different backgrounds, some of which are heartbreaking. While students face unfortunate challenges inside and outside of school, my goal is to make sure all of them succeed by nurturing the skills, self-confidence, and interest in learning that they need to do so.

My Project

Too often, students don't get a choice in what they read, and the books they're assigned to read don't always relate to their experiences or match their interests; Literature Circles correct this issue. Literature Circles are like a book club where small groups of students read the same book, meet each week to discuss the book, and then complete a project at the end to demonstrate their understanding of main elements of the novel.

The goals of my Literature Circles are to offer students a choice in what they read and, by offering interesting books they'll enjoy, inspire them to love reading.

Then developing their reading skill and discussing books will become enjoyable, not a chore.

I've already implemented Literature Circles and seen great success - students are reading ahead in their books, carrying on 20 minute conversations about their books without me leading them, and asking for more reading time in class - but the main complaint is that the really interesting books offered on the list are not available through the school so students have to purchase those books, and not everyone can afford to do so.

A student's economic background should not limit their access to the books they want to read. By supporting my project, you help me build a classroom library of literature circle books that all of my students (and any other student in the school) can access and enjoy.

Ms. Vega Branham High School Grades 9-12 San Jose, CA View local requests

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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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
One of Us Is Lying • Amazon Business $10.49 8 $83.92
A Thousand Splendid Suns • Amazon Business $12.30 5 $61.50
Alpha Girls: The Women Upstarts Who Took On Silicon Valley's Male Culture and Made the Deals of a Lifetime • Amazon Business $14.39 4 $57.56
Piecing Me Together • Amazon Business $5.79 8 $46.32
What We Lose: A Novel • Amazon Business $8.99 5 $44.95
The Five People You Meet in Heaven • Amazon Business $10.26 4 $41.04
Players • Amazon Business $9.99 4 $39.96
Hold Still • Amazon Business $7.68 5 $38.40

Materials cost

$413.65

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $37.85

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$487.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.06

Total project goal

$573.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $573.76

2 Donors

-$562.29

Donations toward project cost

-$487.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.59

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.47

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