You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

Ms. Dennison from South Jordan UT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Science Fiction Book Study

My students need new science fiction books to further their studies in non-traditional genres.

  • $904 goal

This project expired on July 27, 2018.

This project expired on July 27, 2018.

My Students

Although I teach at a regular high school, I feel my calling is with students who benefit from alternative education options. Many of these kids have broken homes, but in addition to that, I have one student whose single mother left him here while she moved to another state. I have another student whose girlfriend became pregnant last year. At the end of her first trimester she had a miscarriage and my student was heartbroken. He feels like if he has a child it will fill the void of love his own parents have left for him.

My classroom is the only reason many of my students come to school.

The students I work with often use drugs in many forms and want an escape from school. Others come to school because it is the only safe place they know. I want to make sure all of my students are comfortable and can focus in my classroom.

My Project

Students will read sci-fi books in a growing Science Fiction and Fantasy course for 10th through 12th grade students. Ray Bradbury is a brilliant science fiction writer but students can only read Fahrenheit 451 so many times. Something Wicked This Way Comes will allow classes to connect their knowledge of Ray Bradbury and sci-fi with another story.

While regular courses focus on the more classic stories, the Science Fiction and Fantasy course allows students who already enjoy reading to explore engaging and entertaining stories they might not otherwise read; It will also allow struggling readers to explore other genres that might catch their interest.

The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is not only a science fiction story, but it demonstrates humor, something not often discussed in-depth in other courses.

Ms. Dennison
Grades 9-12

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Dennison is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Something Wicked This Way Comes: A Novel • Amazon Business $10.99 40 $439.60
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy • Amazon Business $7.19 40 $287.60

Materials cost

$727.20

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$768.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$135.55

Total project goal

$903.66

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Dennison and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"South Jordan","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[3828012],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"UT","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":4,"name":"High School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":3160542,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":904,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/science-fiction-book-study/3160542/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":240,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Dennison","isEquityFocus":false,"authorIds":{"3828012":{"owner":"Ms. Dennison","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":0.0,"proposalsOnPage":[3160542],"proposalHash":"739070894","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":0.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3828012_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1535577976482","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":7,"teacherChallengeId":20979412,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":3828012,"schoolCounty":"Salt Lake","fullyFunded":false,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"UT","name":"Utah"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.