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Mrs. Islas from Van Nuys, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes Library

Help me give my students pencils and a class set of the book Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes.

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

These books will be a class set of books for my 9th grade English students. I teach 9th grade special education students. The book, the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, is the prequel book to the Hunger Games which is an amazing book that I have read before with 9th graders. I did however notice that they would watch the movie rather than read the book. Since this book does not have a movie yet I wanted to test this one out. I read the book myself and loved it. It is great for students to learn about literary elements.

This will be a book report that the students will do in the spring semester.

They will be reading and writing a narrative story and relate it to the government system they live in.

Mrs. Islas Van Nuys High School Grades 9-12

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Van Nuys, CA 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

60 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (A Hunger Games Novel) • AKJ Education $20.43 12 $245.16
BIC Mechanical Pencils, Assorted Sizes, #2 Lead, 60/Pack (WX7TG026-BLK) • Quill.com $20.79 2 $41.58
Dixon Wooden Pencil, 2.2mm, #2 Soft Lead, 144/Box (14412) • Quill.com $21.59 1 $21.59

Materials cost

$308.33

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $28.21

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.62

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$371.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.50

Total project goal

$436.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $436.66

2 Donors

-$201.66

Donations toward project cost

-$185.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.08

match offer

-$218.33

Match offer toward project cost

-$185.58

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$16.67

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 $0.00

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