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Ms. Michelle Serrano from Granada Hills, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Better Writers for Tomorrow

My students need 37 copies of a better text to explain how to advance their writing to meet the strict college requirements.

  • $637 goal

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My Students

Whenever I announce to the class that it is that part of the unit when we are going to write an essay, I usually get groans and sighs. And it's not because they are lazy, but because writing is becoming a struggling for most of my kids.

I can concentrate on grammar, focus on sentence structure, and teach them how to edit their papers...but ultimately, what I need is a comprehensive guide that they can understand fully.

What I have now is a plethora of teaching techniques, taken from different sources through my teaching career. It's not as effective as I need it to be. Having recently found this text, I became excited in the possibilities it offered.

My Project

This book is aligned with the Common Core Standards. This book will help my kids understand the many facets of college writing they will be expected to know in two years. This book scaffolds the writing lessons in such a way that it will help build student confidence. This book features actual student writing as the examples; something relevant to their lives.

All the resources I need to teach them good writing is now within reach.

It can be found in this one textbook. Please help my kids reach their potential, which they will when we reach for this book. Writing can be fulfilling once again, and just maybe, those groans will turn into excitement.

Ms. Michelle Serrano John F Kennedy High School Grades 9-12

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Granada Hills, 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
College and Career Readiness: Writing - Level 11 • Amazon $12.49 37 $462.13

Materials cost

$462.13

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $42.28

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.93

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$541.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$95.53

Total project goal

$636.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $636.87

4 Donors

-$626.87

Donations toward project cost

-$532.84

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$94.03

match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

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 $0.00

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