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

In a rush to make a major tax-deductible gift before the year's end?
Purchase account credits now, and choose projects later!

In a rush to make a major tax-deductible gift before the year's end? Purchase account credits now, and choose projects later!

For direct assistance with credits or anything else, please call The DonorsChoose Scholar Society at (646) 556-9941.

Time is running out! Make your 2025 tax-deductible gift before midnight on December 31.

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
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.

This teacher needs your help!

Mrs. Ralph from Baltimore, MD is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Mrs. Ralph is requesting

Shakespeare Wrote What!

Help me give my students 35 copies of No Fear Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet to assist with understanding Elizabethan language and how it translates to the Modern Day language.

  • $342 goal

This project expired on September 30, 2025.

This project expired on September 30, 2025.

My Project

I am a first year English teacher who is extremely excited about teaching 9th grade students. The books in this project (No Fear Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet) will assist students with learning about dialect and language and how it changes over time. It will reduce frustration and support student engagement. It's a great tool for introducing students to Shakespeare's work. With side by side language comparisons, students will be able to identify and discuss the impact of specific word choices. This will be the students' foundational tool. As they progress into other Shakespearean plays, deciphering the language will get easier.

Mrs. Ralph Mergenthaler Vocational Technical Senior High School 410 Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Baltimore, MD 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

HBCU Alum Never Before Funded 100 students impacted

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 Mrs. Ralph 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
No Fear Shakespeare - Romeo and Juliet (No Fear Shakespeare) - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $5.83 35 $204.05
CloroxPro Clorox Disinfecting Wipes, Fresh Scent, 700 Count • Amazon Business $37.84 1 $37.84

Materials cost

$241.89

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $14.51

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$290.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.18

Total project goal

$341.21

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

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

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 Mrs. Ralph and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"MD","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":4,"name":"High School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":342,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":false,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/shakespeare-wrote-what/9455179/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":100,"isEquityFocusV1":true,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Ralph","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"-274244401","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":0.00,"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"shouldTrackEquityFocusV2":true,"schoolCity":"Baltimore","teachersOnPage":[10020452],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":true,"proposalId":9455179,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"schoolId":64395,"schoolName":"Mergenthaler Vocational Technical Senior High School 410","authorIds":{"10020452":{"owner":"Mrs. Ralph","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":0.0,"proposalsOnPage":[9455179],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":7,"teacherChallengeId":22484259,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":10020452,"schoolCounty":"Baltimore City","fullyFunded":false,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"MD","name":"Maryland"}}