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Mr. Beloff from Jackson Hts., NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mr. Beloff's classroom raised $1,055

Riot, Race, Gender and Identity

My students need two movies, a class set of Walter Dean Myers' latest book "Riot", and four other group sets of books that cover issues of gender, race, and identity across various cultures and historical time frames.

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Mr. Beloff Intermediate School 145 Joseph Pulitzer
Jackson Hts., NY Grades 6-8

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate 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.

I teach English Language Arts at a high-needs middle school in New York City. As urban students whose families come from many different parts of the world, my 8th grade students are well aware of how racial and ethnic differences have affected their lives.

What many of them don't quite understand is how important these differences are and how their own struggles are actually universal in nature. Their view of difference and the prejudices that arise with difference are, at times, stereotypical or knee-jerk responses. My students don't just need books; they need to broaden their understanding of ethnic diversity through books in an empowering way.

This project aims to teach empowerment in the face of prejudice through films and books that center on identity and relationships. This dual focus on introspection and interpersonal bonds will connect with each of my adolescent students as they work through their own issues. Walter Dean Myers' screenplay Riot, Rabbit Proof Fence, Deborah Ellis' Bifocal and Richard Wright's Rite of Passage present issues for African-Americans during the Civil War and the 1940s, Aborigines in the 1930's Australia and Muslim-Americans in the current era.

Your donations will allow my students to take a step back and review very visceral issues of prejudice, justice and identity formation from an academic viewpoint. Hopefully, their new knowledge can transform struggle into understanding, empowerment and progress.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

200 students impacted 5 donors
Mr. Beloff Intermediate School 145 Joseph Pulitzer Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Jackson Hts., NY View local requests

Nearly all 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

200 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Freedom Writers Richard LaGravenese, Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton • Barnes and Noble $13.49 1 $13.49
Bifocal Deborah Ellis, Eric Walters • Barnes and Noble $11.65 8 $93.20
Rabbit-Proof Fence Phillip Noyce, Everlyn Sampi, Tianna Sansbury, Laura Monaghan • Barnes and Noble $13.49 1 $13.49
Three Wishes: Palestinian and Israeli Children Speak Deborah Ellis • Barnes and Noble $8.95 8 $71.60
Riot Walter Dean Myers • Barnes and Noble $13.59 33 $448.47
Rabbit-Proof Fence: The True Story of One of the Greatest Escapes of All Time Doris Pilkington, Nugi Garimara • Barnes and Noble $9.60 8 $76.80
Rite of Passage Richard Wright, David Diaz (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 8 $50.32

Materials cost

$767.37

Vendor shipping charges

 $76.74

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$864.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$189.79

Total project goal

$1,054.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,054.41

3 Donors

-$354.00

Donations toward project cost

-$331.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.14

match offer

-$649.71

Match offer toward project cost

-$532.76

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$116.95

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$50.71

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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