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Ms. Ata from Chicago IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Love to Read!

Help me give my students a class set of books & other various necessities!

  • $524 goal

This project expired on April 2, 2022.

This project expired on April 2, 2022.

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

Every day, my students find different ways to show me how wonderful they are as human beings. Together, we go on a journey learning about each other and ourselves. Our classroom is a space to explore what we already know and what we have yet to learn.

Literature and language are our gateways into worlds unknown - our tools for figuring life out.

We've explored the devastation of the American soldier experience in The Things They Carried, questioned our identities while reading The Woman Warrior, and catechized the norms of society while reading The White Tiger. We've found truths about the world and ourselves through poetry, analysis, and creative writing.

My students travel anywhere from ten minutes to two hours to get to their school, which is located in one of the roughest and least-resourced neighborhoods in Chicago. They go on this trek every day in order to learn and to better themselves, and they bring along with them all that they embody - their families, hardships, beliefs, and hearts. At one of the most academically challenging schools in our city, our students epitomize success and will be the pillars of this generation's success.

My Project

My students will be taking part in literature circles later this year to explore a work of fiction with their peers. In an attempt to provide students with culturally relevant text, we are looking for help to purchase a class set of the novel Such a Fun Age. We chose this novel because it is written by a minority and explores important, recent topics that students experience on a daily basis.

These books, along with other necessities we use on a daily basis like tissues, bookmarks, and candy, will help my students tremendously.

These items work towards building a community of readers and learners that enjoy being in class!

Ms. Ata
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Such a Fun Age • Amazon Business $10.36 30 $310.80
Kleenex Professional Facial Tissue for Business (21400), Flat Tissue Boxes, 36 Boxes / Case, 100 Tissues / Box, 3,600 Tissues / Case • Amazon Business $36.91 1 $36.91
Bulk Assorted Fruit Candy - Starburst, Skittles, Swedish Fish, SweeTarts, Nerds, Sour Patch Kids, Haribo Gold-Bears Gummi Bears & Twizzlers (32 Oz Variety Fun Pack) by Variety Fun • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
48 Pieces Magnetic Optical Bookmarks Laminated Optical Illusion Page Markers Colorful Page Clips for Reading Educational Learning Activities School Office Teacher Student Kid Classroom, 16 Patterns • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
30 Pieces Inspirational Quotes Magnetic Bookmarks Encouraging Bookmarks Magnet Page Markers Positive Magnetic Page Clips Bookmark for Students Teachers School Home Office Supplies • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
30 Pieces Magnetic Bookmarks Magnet Page Markers Colorful Assorted Book Markers Set Cartoon Cute Bookmarks for Kids/Student Cute Paper Clips Book in Animals/Plants/Fruits Style, 30 Designs • Amazon Business $8.98 1 $8.98
30 Pieces Magnet Magnetic Bookmarks Cute Magnet Page Markers Page Clips Bookmark for Student Office Reading Stationery (Plant) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$409.15

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$445.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.58

Total project goal

$523.87

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