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Mr. Thomas from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mr. Thomas's classroom raised $656

Vocabulary of Me

Help me give my students short stories that can serve as a mirror to the present as well as a pathway to their future.

Mr. Thomas Research & Service High School
Brooklyn, NY Grades 9-12

My Students

My students are overaged and undercredited. Unfortunately, many of them are court involved. They are kids who are hungry for knowledge but have been educationally traumatized. I want to be able to provide them with an opportunity without restriction this year.

My Project

I do not currently have access to diverse texts to offer my students an opportunity to read short works of fiction that reflect their every day lives and possible positive futures.

I believe literature provides students with experiences of life without the scars of failure.

For this to be an effective tool, the stories must be both plausible and enjoyable.

After completing a unit on the basics of text analysis and literary elements, students will be tasked with constructing a text analysis essay per week. Students will also write a character perspective letter and write an alternate ending to a story they read.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

66 students impacted 1 donor
Mr. Thomas Research & Service High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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

66 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fresh Ink: An Anthology • Amazon Business $9.99 20 $199.80
The Hero Next Door: A We Need Diverse Books Anthology • Amazon Business $7.99 20 $159.80
Flying Lessons & Other Stories • Amazon Business $7.99 20 $159.80

Materials cost

$519.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$557.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$98.33

Total project goal

$655.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $655.52

1 Donor

-$0.00

Donations toward project cost

-$0.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

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 $655.52

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