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Ms. Gullo from N. Hollywood, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Stiff: Everyone Loves to Read About a Cadaver

My students need 50 copies of the book "Stiff: The Curious Life of Cadavers" by Mary Roach.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Gullo's classroom raised $530

This project is fully funded

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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.

My Students

How do you teach an English class without books? It's impossible to be a successful writer if you don't have access to books, which creates the opportunity to be a successful reader. I'd like to help my 12th grade English composition students read to become better writers.

My 12th Grade English Composition students are survivors.

They are not the super stars of the school, who generally take Advanced Placement. Rather, they are the students who have overcome the odds and made it this far. They are students who do not read for pleasure, nor do they come from homes that would be called a "print-rich-environment." Instead, these are kids who have made it to 12th grade through determination and will. My class is one of two graduation requirements. It serves as the gateway to exiting school and I take it seriously, making the class as rigorous as I would want for my own children. One difficulty I encounter is a lack of high-quality reading materials. My district has created a "textbook" of articles that range in length from 2-3 pages. This is supposed to be sufficient enough to inspire good writing, but it obviously isn't. Last year I supplemented our reading with what I could. This year I'd like to do more.

My Project

The book I hope to use to teach expository composition is Mary Roach's Stiff. This book is a humorous examination on what happens to cadavers. While one wouldn't think that a book about a corpse would be an enjoyable read, this book is compelling for students because it looks at a subject, death, in which students are interested.

It's incredibly difficult to teach without access to thought-provoking, well-written books.

If I can continue to challenge and inspire these students, perhaps they will be engaged enough to think of themselves as ready to accept the rigors of post-secondary education.

Ms. Gullo East Valley High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

175 students impacted 22donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers Mary Roach • AKJ BOOKS $7.50 50 $375.00

Materials cost

$375.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $34.31

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$449.93

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.40

Total project goal

$529.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $529.33

18 Donors

-$519.62

Donations toward project cost

-$449.93

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.69

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.71

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