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Mr. Thatcher from N. Las Vegas, NV is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Climate Change: Debating with Nonfiction Texts

My students need 35 copies of the revised version of Al Gore's book "An Inconvenient Truth" which has been adapted for younger readers.

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Our children are our greatest resource in our efforts to stop the spread of global warming. As a fifth grade teacher in a high-need community in Nevada, I have seen my students take an enormous interest in environmental issues. While they are interested, however, many still struggle to navigate through difficult nonfiction texts. As their teacher it is my goal to help them become independent thinkers and readers who consider a problem and try to look for a solution, but it has been difficult to find nonfiction text that inspire much enthusiasm from my students.

As we have read about and discussed environmental issues, I have struggled to find captivating texts and my students have struggled to comprehend the material in some of the texts. As we were reading about global warming, however, one of my students asked about Al Gore's recent documentary. As we watched a few clips together, my students were amazed and fascinated by the pictures in the film and the presentation of the video.

After watching my students respond to Al Gore's message, it was clear to me that a class set of his book would not only help my students become more aware of environmental issues, but his book would also help my students become stronger readers of nonfiction texts.

Your help will make it possible for my students to improve their ability to read nonfiction texts, as well as educate them about a serious environmental issue.

Mr. Thatcher Dusty Dickens Elementary School Grades 3-5

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N. Las Vegas, NV View local requests

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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Al Gore (Revised Edition) • AKJ Books $7.80 35 $273.00

Materials cost

$273.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $27.30

Sales tax

 $17.75

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$331.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.69

Total project goal

$403.83

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $403.83

5 Donors

-$201.91

Donations toward project cost

-$165.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.34

match offer

-$201.91

Match offer toward project cost

-$165.57

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.34

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