The American Dream: Fact or Fiction?

Funded Aug 1, 2023

I am writing to thank you for your generous donation that helped me to provide my students with the book Bodega Dreams. I have been working on expanding the English Curriculum so that it is inclusive of writers that reflect the cultural backgrounds of my students and that will instill within them a love of reading.

Although I just recently started the unit on Bodega Dreams, I have already seen an increase in classroom participation and I even had students that wanted to stay after class to continue reading!

By giving them a book they are motivated to read, they are engaging in lively roundtable discussions. They are also developing their higher order thinking skills. As a result, they will be better prepared to take the English Regents

In addition, I teach many students who are Hispanic and they have been enjoying the book because they can relate to the experiences of the main characters making it easier for them to make textual connections.

Your support and interest in funding my project is greatly appreciated.”

With gratitude,

Ms. Del Duca