You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

Ms. Dean from Jamaica NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Last Month Book in Preparation for 7th Grade

My students need 40 Julius Caesar graphic novels to read for the last month of school.

  • $383 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Remember your last month of school when you just wanted it to be summer vacation? I want one last chance to inspire, challenge, and motivate my students as they prepare for the end of 6th grade with Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, in a graphic novel.

The school is a minority all boys public school, with the majority of students at or below the poverty line.

It is our third year open and we have struggled to have books for english language arts all year. Now that the school year is almost over, our book budget has run out. In spite of this, in my 11 years of teaching this has been most intelligent and forward thinking group of students I have had the pleasure of working with. They enjoy learning and need a strong curriculum to keep their avid minds expanding.

My Project

I want to push these young thinkers to the next level and expose them to one last literary master, Shakespeare, but in a graphic novel format to tap into their creativity as well. Plus for the special needs students, having visual aids will help them grasp the content more readily. Moreover, this pairs well with their final Social Studies unit where they are studying Rome. We started with grade level books such as Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief, City of Ember, and a biography about Steve Jobs. We then moved into nonfiction by reading articles from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Daily News, and Huffington Post. This past unit has focus on poetry and currently we are studying Edgar Allan Poe.

I believe in public education but budget cuts and testing have made a challenging career an even bigger uphill battle when trying to capture the minds of 94 adolescent boys.

They are so bright and full of promise, that I implore you to please help me as I attempt to close the achievement gap.

Ms. Dean
Grades 6-8

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Dean is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Julius Caesar • AKJ Books $7.26 40 $290.40

Materials cost

$290.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$324.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.31

Total project goal

$382.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $382.07

3 Donors

-$382.07

Donations toward project cost

-$324.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.31

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Dean and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Jamaica","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[313913],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"NY","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":3,"name":"Middle School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":1005111,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/last-month-book-in-preparation-for-7th-g/1005111/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":94,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Dean","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"313913":{"owner":"Ms. Dean","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[1005111],"proposalHash":"1747993672","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp313913_orig.jpg?crop=1020,1020,x0,y0&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1662474607032","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":294318,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["MzA5OTAy","MTU2ODc=","MTc1MDUwOA=="],"teacherId":313913,"schoolCounty":"Queens","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"NY","name":"New York"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.