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Mrs. Warden from Portland, OR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Writing with the Authors

My students need 1-2 copies each of 32 fiction and non-fiction books to use as writing mentor texts throughout the school year.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Warden's classroom raised $351

This project is fully funded

My Students

Do you remember how challenging writing was when you were growing up? Students in my classroom struggle with writing every day and I aim to help them persevere by inspiring them to write with real children's book authors.

I am a 3rd grade teacher in a high poverty school in the Northwest.

Over 80% of our students are from low-income households. There is also a wide range of diversity in our classroom, with 9 different native languages being spoken by all of the students. Despite the challenges of their home lives, all of the students are kind, hard-working, and they have a tremendous desire to learn.

My Project

I am requesting 32 different fiction and non-fiction literature books to use as mentor texts for writing lessons. These books cover a wide range of writing styles and genres. By reading aloud these books and studying the author's writing, my students will be able to learn the craft of writing such as, using descriptive language and sentence variety. They can also learn the importance of writing for an audience and that organization and conventions matter to our readers. These mentor texts would allow them to not only hear authentic literature, but write great narratives, letters, and expository pieces modeled after great writers.

By making a donation to this project, you will help my 3rd graders to overcome their writing challenges and frustrations.

These books will help inspire them to take risks and become authors themselves. Please help fill our classroom with these amazing books to make writing exciting and meaningful for my students.

Mrs. Warden Harrison Park School Grades 3-5

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half 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

28 students impacted 10donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Roller Coaster • AKJ Books $5.45 2 $10.90
The Rain Stomper • AKJ Books $13.25 1 $13.25
Nothing Ever Happens on 90th Street Roni Schotter, Kyrsten B • AKJ Books $5.45 2 $10.90
Chicken Sunday • AKJ Books $6.23 1 $6.23
Owl Moon • AKJ Books $13.25 1 $13.25
Best Story • AKJ Books $13.25 1 $13.25
The Paperboy • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Knuffle Bunny • AKJ Books $12.47 1 $12.47
Knuffle Bunny Too: A Case of Mistaken Identity • AKJ Books $13.25 1 $13.25
Today I''m Going Fishing With My Dad • AKJ Books $8.96 2 $17.92
Those Shoes • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Brave Irene • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Fig Pudding • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
My Rotten Redheaded Older Brother • AKJ Books $6.23 1 $6.23
Working Cotton Sherley Anne Williams, Carole Byard (Illustra • AKJ Books $5.46 1 $5.46
Thunder Cake • AKJ Books $6.23 1 $6.23
Louis the Fish • AKJ Books $7.01 1 $7.01
Animal Dads • AKJ Books $5.42 1 $5.42
It''s Disgusting And We Ate It!: True Food Facts From Around The World And Throughout History • AKJ Books $7.01 1 $7.01
Great Kapok Tree • AKJ Books $6.23 1 $6.23
Into the Sea • AKJ Books $6.23 1 $6.23
Pompeii...Buried Alive! • AKJ Books $3.11 1 $3.11
The Art Lesson • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Guillermo Jorge Manuel Jose / Wilfrid Gordon McDonald Partri • AKJ Books $7.79 1 $7.79
Fireflies • AKJ Books $4.67 2 $9.34
On the Day You Were Born • AKJ Books $6.20 1 $6.20
Keeping Quilt • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Thank You, Mr. Falker • AKJ Books $13.25 1 $13.25
Crow Boy • AKJ Books $5.45 1 $5.45
Granpa • AKJ Books $8.09 1 $8.09
Popcorn Book, The • AKJ Books $5.42 1 $5.42
Knots on a Counting Rope • AKJ Books $6.20 1 $6.20

Materials cost

$258.79

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.88

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$297.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.53

Total project goal

$350.20

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $350.20

7 Donors

-$350.20

Donations toward project cost

-$297.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.53

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