My students need ELA student and teacher resources including Close Reading of Informational Texts, Everyday Editing, Ten Things Every Writer Needs to Know and Building Reading Comprehension Habits in Grades 6-12.
$373 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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.
Every morning I explain what reading comprehension skills we are learning and why they are important. I begin by modeling the reading skill which the students practice in groups and then individually. At the end, students take an exit ticket to gauge their mastery of the skill.
My students are a lively and energetic bunch.
They come from underprivileged backgrounds and are usually first generation college bound students from their families. Although they are extremely bright, they lack the motivation to stay focused in ELA. They tend to give up when there is "too much" writing involved or if the text is "too long". Many of my students have expressed how they can't wait to get out of their neighborhood because it is "ghetto".
My Project
My school does not provide textbooks, so I have to create and/or modify any materials that I use in my lessons. It is important that my lessons are aligned with the Common Core Standards and two books written by Linder and Dobbertin help to ensure this. They have provided guidebooks with unit plans that touch upon Common Core Standards using research based strategies. I am also requesting three books that will help students to become thoughtful and independent readers. Strategies that Work, Notice and Note, and Building Reading Comprehension Skills include comprehension lessons for students at varied reading levels which makes it possible for me to plan differentiated lessons. For continuous formative reading assessments to deepen reading comprehension, I am requesting two books by Daniels and Steineke that are comprised of real-world texts. Lastly, students will use the reading strategies outlined in two of Anderson to improve their writing skills.
Donations to this project will allow me to improve the rigor that I bring to my classroom.
I can challenge my students in a meaningful way with research based practices and engaging texts. As I contribute lesson plans to the 8th grade team, my resources will also benefit other students in my district.
Texts and Lessons for Teaching Literature: with 65 fresh mentor texts from Dave Eggers, Nikki Giovanni, Pat Conroy, Jesus Colon, Tim O'Brien, Judith Ortiz Cofer, and many more
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$31.38
1
$31.38
Texts and Lessons for Content-Area Reading: With More Than 75 Articles from The New York Times, Rolling Stone, The Washington Post, Car and Driver, Chicago Tribune, and Many Others
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$30.42
1
$30.42
Strategies That Work: Teaching Comprehension for Understanding and Engagement
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$28.80
1
$28.80
The Common Core Guidebook, Grades 6-8: Informational Text Lessons, Guided Practice, Suggested Book Lists, and Reproducible Organizers
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$26.96
1
$26.96
Notice and Note: Strategies for Close Reading
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$26.22
1
$26.22
Close Reading of Informational Texts: Assessment-Driven Instruction in Grades 3-8
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$22.49
1
$22.49
Chart Sense: Common Sense Charts to Teach 3-8 Informational Text and Literature
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$21.91
1
$21.91
Ten Things Every Writer Needs to Know
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$21.41
1
$21.41
Interactive Think-Aloud Lessons: 25 Surefire Ways to Engage Students and Improve Comprehension
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$19.36
1
$19.36
Building Reading Comprehension Habits in Grades 6-12: A Toolkit of Classroom Activities, Second Edition
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$18.91
1
$18.91
Common Core, Unit by Unit: 5 Critical Moves for Implementing the Reading Standards Across the Curriculum
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$18.79
1
$18.79
Everyday Editing
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$15.98
1
$15.98
Materials cost
$282.63
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$4.24
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$316.87
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$55.92
Total project goal
$372.79
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$372.79
1 Donor
-$316.87
Donations toward project cost
-$316.87
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