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
My 10th grade English students are unique individuals that come from diverse backgrounds. As a low-income, high-poverty urban school, my students arrive at our school from diverse backgrounds and circumstances. We have students who have come from approximately 30 different countries and speak at least 23 separate languages. They bring their own personalities, histories, and interests to help make our classroom community an energetic place. While my students face multitudes of hardships, their resiliency is inspiring and motivates me to work hard for them. Whether through more materials, unique learning experiences, or simple supports, my goal is to do whatever I can to support them.
What makes these students so amazing is their positive attitudes, motivation to improve, and the ability to use their differences as ways to teach each other.
Every year we work together towards the group and individual goals to develop ourselves as better readers, writers, students, and humans. On paper, my job as their teacher is to provide them with the literacy skills they need to be successful in our world, but I find that it grows into so much more through our journey together.
My Project
This year I am lucky enough to welcome back students into my classroom. Because of the pandemic and the switch to virtual learning, many of the high interest books in our classroom library never made it back to school. While I LOVE that these books are out in the world and are being enjoyed, we have many holes to fill back in the classroom.
Having books that students can access and relate to is imperative for student engagement!
This is why I am requesting books that my students have asked for themselves! At least a quarter of our class time is dedicated to independent reading and it is so important to me that my students have books they want and can read. I am requesting books that have diverse characters and are written in diverse formats so that all students have an access point. Additionally, I am requesting sticker packs for rewards in completing books.
More than 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
Tokyo Ghoul: re Complete Box Set: Includes vols. 1-16 with premium
• Amazon Business
$195.79
1
$195.79
Death Note Complete Box Set: Volumes 1-13 with Premium
• Amazon Business
$97.57
1
$97.57
Attack on Titan Season 1 Part 1 Manga Box Set
• Amazon Business
$29.99
1
$29.99
Take the Mic: Fictional Stories of Everyday Resistance
• Amazon Business
$17.99
1
$17.99
Alone
• Amazon Business
$16.19
1
$16.19
Crux: Nexus Arc Book 2
• Amazon Business
$14.99
1
$14.99
Eclipse (Twilight Sagas)
• Amazon Business
$14.42
1
$14.42
Fast Pitch
• Amazon Business
$14.39
1
$14.39
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, Book 4)
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Children of Time
• Amazon Business
$13.99
1
$13.99
Blackout
• Amazon Business
$13.68
1
$13.68
Water Bottle Stickers, 200 Pcs/Pack Waterproof Cute Vinyl Aesthetic Vsco Stickers for Hydroflask Laptop Computer Skateboard Phone Stickers for Teens Kids Girls
• Amazon Business
$11.99
1
$11.99
All Out: The No-Longer-Secret Stories of Queer Teens throughout the Ages
• Amazon Business
$11.79
1
$11.79
City of Bones (1) (The Mortal Instruments)
• Amazon Business
$11.54
1
$11.54
They Wish They Were Us
• Amazon Business
$9.89
1
$9.89
Teen Titans: Beast Boy
• Amazon Business
$9.43
1
$9.43
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, Book 1)
• Amazon Business
$9.01
1
$9.01
Superheros Avengers Stickers 100 Pcs Comic Stickers Gift for Boys Kids Teen Party Vinyl Waterproof Decals for Water Bottle,Laptop, Phone, Hydro Flasks, Cool Cartoon Stickers Pack
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
200PCS Cute Stickers for Water Bottles, Waterproof and Reusable Vinyl Sticker, Random Stickers for Skateboard Flask Laptop Computer Phone, Perfect Gifts for Kids, Teens, Adults
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
200 Pcs Cool Stickers Decals for Laptop ,Bicycle,Fashion Stickers for Teens，Skateboard,Water,Bottles,Helmet
• Amazon Business
$8.99
1
$8.99
Divergent (Divergent Series, 1)
• Amazon Business
$8.46
1
$8.46
Primer
• Amazon Business
$8.39
1
$8.39
Black Brother, Black Brother
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
Nexus: Nexus Arc Book 1
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
The Crossover (Graphic Novel) (The Crossover Series)
• Amazon Business
$7.99
1
$7.99
Street Fashion Cool Stickers [ 100PCS ] Waterproof Cute Skateboard Stickers for Adults Teens, Aesthetic Tide Brand Graffiti Stickers Packs, Trendy Gaming Decals Stickers for Laptop/Computer/Journaling
• Amazon Business
$7.48
1
$7.48
Life and Death: Twilight Reimagined (The Twilight Saga)
• Amazon Business
$7.10
1
$7.10
Materials cost
$589.01
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$8.84
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$627.85
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$110.80
Total project goal
$738.65
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$738.65
2 Donors
-$367.12
Donations toward project cost
-$315.80
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$51.32
match offer
-$367.12
Match offer toward project cost
-$312.05
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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