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Mrs. Gilas from Hope Mills NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Motivating Through Multicultural Literature

My students need copies of the novel Copper Sun So I can inspire students with multicultural stories.

  • $385 goal

This project expired on November 27, 2018.

This project expired on November 27, 2018.

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

Students walk into the classrooms every day full of life, ready to learn, and excited for what is in store for them that day. Most of them struggle in academic areas such as math or reading, but technology helps motivate them to keep trying.

I teach at a Title I school in North Carolina where 100 percent of our students receive free breakfast and lunch.

A good percentage of our student have parents in the military. Many of the other parents have to work 2-3 jobs to make ends meet for their children. Despite so many hardships, my students are eager to learn and do their best. Most of them want to be in school because they want to learn all they can so they can be successful one day.

My Project

My students need more choices for their class novel with characters and authors they can relate to in life. It is so important for students to be able to connect with characters and issues in books, and my students are eager for more books by award-winning authors of color like Sharon Draper. Please help fill my classroom library with copies of Copper Sun! In addition, this book raises really important issues about justice, society, and race relations that can spark amazing classroom discussions and debates that are relevant beyond the walls of my classroom.

With your kind donation, we can build both a love of reading and the critical skill of reading stamina.

The more students read, the more they grow their reading level. It is so important to put engaging, accessible, and developmentally appropriate text in front of students. Thank you so much for your help to create lifelong learners.

Mrs. Gilas
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Copper Sun • AKJ Education $8.75 31 $271.25

Materials cost

$271.25

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $21.16

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$326.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.61

Total project goal

$384.09

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