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Ms. Stenzel from Urbana IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Making Our Literature Multicultural

My students need books that reflect their own cultures and backgrounds. Multicultural literature is extremely important in the classroom. Students also need a variety of books to help them become interested and engaged in reading!

  • $1,514 goal

This project expired on December 9, 2017.

This project expired on December 9, 2017.

My Students

My students are incredibly diverse in more ways than one. They come from diverse cultures, family structures, life experiences, economic situations, support systems, and so much more. However, when we come to school, we are all united as one student body and representatives of our community.

For many students, our school is a safe place that provides stability, routine, and consistency in their otherwise chaotic and unpredictable worlds.

Seventh grade can be difficult no matter who you are, so my goal every year is to create a classroom in which students can feel accepted, welcome, and cared for each day.

My Project

Reading and literacy are directly connected to student success. This is not only in regards to success in language arts classes, but in all content areas of a student's education. Literacy is critical to student understanding and engagement in all endeavors in and outside of the classroom.

By giving our students texts that are engaging and reflective of their own lives and the world around them, we can help to increase student literacy and success.

The more students feel they can connect and relate to the material, the more value they find in engaging and participating in the classroom. The more value they find in engaging and participating in the classroom, the more success they experience which in turn boosts self esteem and self efficacy.

Ms. Stenzel
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Darkroom: A Memoir in Black and White • Amazon Business $19.47 5 $97.35
Drowned City Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans • AKJ Education $13.86 5 $69.30
The Distance Between Us • AKJ Education $13.13 5 $65.65
A Long Way Home: A Memoir • Amazon Business $11.73 5 $58.65
And the Mountains Echoed • AKJ Education $11.68 5 $58.40
A Thousand Splendid Suns • AKJ Education $11.68 5 $58.40
Positive: A Memoir • Amazon Business $10.72 5 $53.60
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian • AKJ Education $9.56 5 $47.80
The Kite Runner (10th Anniversary) • AKJ Education $9.03 5 $45.15
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story • AKJ Education $4.14 10 $41.40
March: Book One • AKJ Education $13.46 3 $40.38
Rethinking Normal A Memoir in Transition • AKJ Education $8.02 5 $40.10
Out of My Mind • AKJ Education $7.29 5 $36.45
Hole in My Life • AKJ Education $7.29 5 $36.45
Breaking Through • AKJ Education $7.19 5 $35.95
The Giver • AKJ Education $6.56 5 $32.80
Speak • AKJ Education $6.50 5 $32.50
Wonder • AKJ Education $8.79 3 $26.37
Hey 13! • Amazon Business $25.01 1 $25.01
Funny in Farsi A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America • AKJ Education $12.41 2 $24.82
The Kite Runner Graphic Novel • AKJ Education $14.60 1 $14.60
Portraits of Hispanic American Heroes • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
Maximilian & the Mystery of the Guardian Angel: A Bilingual Lucha Libre Thriller (Max's Lucha Libre Adventures) • Amazon Business $12.93 1 $12.93
March: Book Three • Amazon Business $11.96 1 $11.96
March: Book Two • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
Tell the Wolves I'm Home: A Novel • AKJ Education $11.68 1 $11.68
Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 3 • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Go Set a Watchman • AKJ Education $10.48 1 $10.48
Persepolis: The Story of a Childhood • AKJ Education $9.72 1 $9.72
Stick Up for Yourself! Every Kid's Guide to Personal Power & Positive Self-Esteem • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1 • Amazon Business $9.27 1 $9.27
Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 2 • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale My Father Bleeds History • AKJ Education $8.76 1 $8.76
Their Eyes Were Watching God: A Novel • AKJ Education $8.46 1 $8.46
The Fault in Our Stars • AKJ Education $8.38 1 $8.38
The One and Only Ivan • AKJ Education $8.32 1 $8.32
Divergent • AKJ Education $8.18 1 $8.18
Ghosts • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Sisters • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Drama • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Smile • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Sugar Changed the World A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
The Hunger Games • AKJ Education $7.97 1 $7.97
Everything, Everything • AKJ Education $6.82 1 $6.82
Before I Fall • AKJ Education $6.78 1 $6.78
The Maze Runner (Book One) • AKJ Education $6.48 1 $6.48
Milkweed • AKJ Education $6.26 1 $6.26
Does My Head Look Big In This? • Amazon Business $5.94 1 $5.94
To Kill a Mockingbird • AKJ Education $5.88 1 $5.88
Number the Stars • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963 • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The BFG • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Matilda • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
James and the Giant Peach • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Holes • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59

Materials cost

$1,237.64

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$18.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,286.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$226.98

Total project goal

$1,513.18

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