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Mr. Westhoff from Los Angeles CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

So We Can Read Monster In My Class

Help me give my students culturally relevant texts to read in our classroom.

  • $396 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are great. They are future scholars (mostly!) and excellent citizens. They are fortunate to attend one of the most diverse schools in the country. They take advantage of this diversity and learn from each others' cultures and traditions. I especially appreciate the 10-15 students who regularly come to my room at lunch to play chess. Our school is in the heart of Los Angeles, but it also has a good neighborhood feel. I am lucky to be here!

My Project

Many of the novel sets available to use in my classroom fail to resonate with students who have no cultural connection to what they are reading. To a certain extent, this is fine - they learn about people who are different than they are. It is also important, however, to make sure all cultures and experiences are represented at some point during the school year.

Monster fills a void.

The young African-American protagonist is relatable to many of my students in a way that, say, Bilbo Baggins or Anne Frank, is not. Middle School kids need to develop a love of reading. This culturally relevant text will help many of them.

Mr. Westhoff
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Monster • AKJ Education $7.69 36 $276.84

Materials cost

$276.84

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $25.33

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$336.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.35

Total project goal

$395.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $395.67

5 Donors

-$395.67

Donations toward project cost

-$336.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.35

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