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

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AP Class Materials Needed to Enlighten Minds!

My students need 30 copies each of the texts, "Thousand Splendid Suns" and "The Bluest Eye" to help prepare for the AP Literature and Composition Exam and to help make learning interesting and fun!

  • $842 goal

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My Students

George R.R. Martin said, "A reader lives a thousand live before he dies. The man who never reads only lives one." Too many of my students are living one life! I've lived several through my love for books and I would like to provide my students with the same opportunity.

I have a group of eager 11th grade students, ready and prepared to take on the AP English Literature and Composition exam.

My students attend a small school in the Bronx. The resources at my school are limited and many of the desired materials are not available for them. Many of my students are experiencing literature for the first time, and come in not understanding how books can reveal global truths about the human condition. However, the lack of materials have not slowed down my students' desire to learn and develop their abilities to analyze and understand books in a way they never thought possible.

My Project

Often times students complain about books not being relatable or having any "real-life" significance. Therefore, I have chosen two books that I believe will grab my students' attention while also presenting them with complex ideas that are relevant to everyone in my classroom. Toni Morrison's The Bluest Eye, and Khaled Hosseini's A Thousand Splendid Suns are two incredible pieces of literature that explore issues of gender, identity and war. Both of these texts are fascinating reads, and do not lack in complexity. These two texts have also popped up on the AP exam multiple times, and if the students are exposed to this material they will be better prepared to tackle their free response essays, but most importantly develop a love for literature and all we can learn from reading.

With your support my students will have the opportunity to experience new literature that may otherwise be unavailable to them.

I know that reading can open the minds of our young readers and provide them with a new outlook on reading and education. This project is more than getting books to help students pass an exam. This project is to help students of the Bronx become life-long readers and learners.

Mr. Rivera Pelham Preparatory Academy Grades 9-12

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Bronx, 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

30 students impacted 14donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Thousand Splendid Suns • AKJ Books $11.68 30 $350.40
The Bluest Eye (Vintage International) • Amazon $10.82 30 $324.60

Materials cost

$675.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$715.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$126.20

Total project goal

$841.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $841.32

12 Donors

-$480.00

Donations toward project cost

-$408.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$72.00

match offer

-$361.32

Match offer toward project cost

-$307.12

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.20

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 $0.00

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