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Mrs. Bozek from Fair Oaks CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Teaching through Genre

My students need 36 copies each of 3 science fiction novels to participate in a dystopian literature genre study.

  • $1,061 goal

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My Students

"Dystopian literature provides an escape from the watched over, controlled world teens live in currently, providing stories of youth having great adventures and attempting to exert control on their life." (Miller, 2010).

The high school students I teach desire to read books that are entertaining and exciting; books that grab their attention, books that they don't want to put down.

They crave modern-day literature that appeals to them, not the "classics" that are boring and uninteresting. My students love to read, but want to feel connected to the literature and to the issues that the characters are facing.

My Project

Popular young adult literature today is all about dystopian societies. Such popularity cannot be ignored. By teaching through this genre, my students will be motivated to read and my reluctant readers will be hooked. There will be no more groaning and complaining about classroom literature. Through high interest novels, The Maze Runner, Uglies, and Divergent, students will participate in literature groups. They will get to choose which novel to read and will then discuss how the dystopian theme relates to world as they know it.

By incorporating choice into classroom literature, students will once again find reading to be a rewarding experience.

They will become "avid readers" because they have discovered a passion for reading. One book can make all the difference when trying to ignite the flame of literacy.

Mrs. Bozek
Grades 9-12

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Maze Runner • AKJ Books $7.29 36 $262.44
Uglies #1 • AKJ Books $7.29 36 $262.44
Divergent • AKJ Books $7.29 36 $262.44

Materials cost

$787.32

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $72.04

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$901.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$159.03

Total project goal

$1,060.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,060.20

1 Donor

-$1,060.20

Donations toward project cost

-$901.17

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$159.03

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