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Mrs. Kemphaus from Cincinnati OH is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Speak Comes to Life

Help me give my students a chance to connect with the novel Speak in the graphic novel form!

  • $297 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Our athletes can defeat any opponent on the field or court, but they need captivating books to overcome their most fierce opponent-the classroom! Teens can relate to the main character of "Speak", Melinda, transitioning to high-school. The graphic novel makes the story more accessible for struggling readers. These students have worked up an appetite-to read great books!

These students come from a neighborhood of poverty and not many options, yet they want to do better.

They have energy and commitment to succeed but need motivation to care about education. Our district has limited money for what "hungry" kids need most--BOOKS! Poverty is real for these students as the majority of them do not have books available to read. Empowering this class of young adults with a tale so rewarding about the underdog becoming victorious could inspire them to overcome the challenges they face! They would love to read "Speak" in a graphic novel form.

My Project

"Speak" is a coming to age novel that high-school students can connect with. With this novel, students will open doors of imagination and creativity that they might not have otherwise imagined possible. Having current books in their hands will offer inspiration for a bright future. We will be able to create a classroom setting of high interest and creativity that is not possible with some of the "boring" books available to us.

Graphic novels that connect to curriculum do not exist in our district.

Donating to this project will rip the students out of their comfort zone and force them to question their potential. Like I always tell them, "When you learn to read, you are ready to graduate!"

Mrs. Kemphaus
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Speak • AKJ Education $14.59 15 $218.85

Materials cost

$218.85

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$252.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.49

Total project goal

$296.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $296.62

4 Donors

-$237.80

Donations toward project cost

-$209.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.17

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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