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Ms. Zepeda from Houston, TX is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Comics Capture My Comprehension!

Help me give my students visually, stimulating books that will help increase their comprehension. The graphic novels and pictures from the comics will especially help my ESL students. However, all students will love Greek Mythology in a comic.

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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 Students

The students I teach are all under-served, inner-city, minority students of many backgrounds. While most are of Hispanic descent, we serve a small population of Muslim or Middle Eastern, African American, Asian, and Anglo. Our students come from distressed socioeconomic and impoverished areas, still, they have never let this be a barrier for success. Many of our students have met standards, attained high gains and excelled at levels not expected by this population. Believe it or not, our little school is the jewel in the rough that outshines them all!

My Project

As most reading and writing teachers, I have an immense love for reading books of all kinds. In our classrooms, we continue to strive for our students to have the same appreciation of reading. However, in our challenging times, where a social media post draws our student's attention more than a winner of a Newberry winning novel, I must think outside the box. I decided that my love for comic books is a way to bring their attention back to reading.

Give me a Picture Book or a Graphic Novel and then I'll tell you the story.

This statement relates to struggling readers and ESL students all the same. If you can make reading visually stimulating, then more students will want to read. I hope I can encourage my love for reading through a Comic book. As long as students are reading - period, eventually, you will build background knowledge and comprehension.

Ms. Zepeda Pilgrim Academy Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

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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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
Prize-Winning TOON Graphics Collection for Grades 3-5 plus Guide to Comics for Every Student! • AKJ Education $407.54 1 $407.54

Materials cost

$407.54

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$443.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.29

Total project goal

$521.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $521.94

4 Donors

-$258.00

Donations toward project cost

-$224.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.45

match offer

-$257.76

Match offer toward project cost

-$219.10

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.66

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.18

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 $0.00

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