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Ms. Calendine from Dallas TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

The Hate U Give to Increase Student Engagement

Help me give my students engaging books to increase reading level and social justice awareness.

  • $715 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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.

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

My students attend a charter school that serves a low income, minority community full of adults and children that understand the value of an education. My students are hard workers and have surprised me multiple times by going above and beyond to meet their goals. They have made vast improvements in reading, writing, math and science due to determination and grit. That being said, some scholars require a little extra love and time to help them attain the goals they have.

My Project

My reading group is made of scholars in quintiles 1 and 2. This means they read below grade level. Although these scholars have expressed to me their desire to increase their reading level, they do not enjoy reading. Recently, I downloaded the first three chapters of The Hate U Give. My usually squirrelly scholars were 100 percent engaged, and we were able to have important discussions at the end of each days reading. I believe this is an important book for my reading group because it’s not only a book they actually asked to read, but it gives me the opportunity to have discussions surrounding social justice and race.

Ms. Calendine
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Hate U Give • AKJ Education $11.38 50 $569.00

Materials cost

$569.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$607.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$107.21

Total project goal

$714.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $714.75

2 Donors

-$705.93

Donations toward project cost

-$607.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$98.39

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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