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Mrs. Stegich from IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reinvigorating Reading for 21st Century High School Students

Help me give my students the desire to read again as well as make stronger connections with their peers.

  • $389 goal

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My Project

Students today deal with high expectations, hectic lives, and technological overload. Stressors like these can cause students to deal with anxiety, depression, and loneliness. Reading enables students to enter different worlds, perspectives, and experiences that can help develop sympathy and empathy. Reading books is also a way to help students connect to their peers as they talk about their reactions to the characters and plots.

My goal is to help foster an open and positive learning community by providing students the opportunity to explore a variety of books that appeal to their interests.

Students will have access to the diverse selection of novels, the time provided during class to immerse themselves in the reading, and opportunities to share verbally or non-verbally their thoughts with their peers. The whiteboard will be open for students to share their thoughts or make recommendations with the EXPO markers.

The list of books hopes to represent the diverse students of my classroom as well as novels that are considered high interest. With your help, we can reinvigorate the students' experiences with reading. Thank you.

Mrs. Stegich Oswego High School Grades 9-12

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More than a third 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
EXPO Low Odor Dry Erase Markers, Chisel Tip, Assorted Colors, 36 Pack • Amazon Business $21.55 1 $21.55
EXPO Low Odor Dry Erase Markers, Fine Tip, Black, 36 Count • Amazon Business $20.00 1 $20.00
They Called Us Enemy • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Lessons in Chemistry: A Novel • Amazon Business $15.37 1 $15.37
Children of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha, 1) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A novel • Amazon Business $14.71 1 $14.71
Eleanor & Park • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
They Both Die at the End (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
Furia (paperback) - Reese's Book Club YA Pick • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
American Born Chinese • Amazon Business $11.89 1 $11.89
The First to Die at the End • Amazon Business $11.56 1 $11.56
Anya's Ghost • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
On the Come Up • Amazon Business $10.57 1 $10.57
The Song of Achilles: A Novel • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
Long Way Down: The Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
One of Us Is Lying • Amazon Business $9.74 1 $9.74
Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe • Amazon Business $9.61 1 $9.61
Code Name Verity (Anniversary Edition) • Amazon Business $9.34 1 $9.34
The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian (National Book Award Winner) • Amazon Business $9.23 1 $9.23
Everything, Everything • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
Before I Fall • Amazon Business $8.34 1 $8.34
Unbroken (The Young Adult Adaptation): An Olympian's Journey from Airman to Castaway to Captive • Amazon Business $8.29 1 $8.29
Every Falling Star: The True Story of How I Survived and Escaped North Korea • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Tokyo Ever After (Tokyo Ever After, 1) • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
If I Stay • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99

Materials cost

$290.80

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$330.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.26

Total project goal

$388.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $388.42

1 Donor

-$370.78

Donations toward project cost

-$330.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.62

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.64

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