Help me give my students more engaging books to inspire my male readers.
FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Finman's classroom raised $243
This project is fully funded
My Students
The writers I teach impress me every day. They have a strong work ethic and strive for excellence in all that they do, meeting challenges both academic and personal with great character.
Over ninety percent of my students are Hmong American, and many struggle with English language proficiency.
You can imagine the challenges that a composition course presents. Grammar rules that native English speakers simply absorbed as small children must be kept at the front of my students' minds as they attempt mastery of rhetoric. All this, and they're still eager to improve their academic writing. Your donation will help me honor this strong work ethic.
My Project
Thanks to consistent DonorsChoose book donations, student interest in reading has notably increased since the beginning of this school year. One senior even remarked that she realized she could read "big books" if she cared about the story— she now considers herself a reader for the first time in her life. However, this interest hasn't grown so steadily across all genders.
Your donation will help our classroom library entice male readers.
While I'd previously focused on engaging non-fiction and works by women of color, my goal with this installment of books is to draw in more male readers by increasing the number of young adult male protagonists in our classroom library.
Nearly all 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
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