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Ms. Garzetta from Staten Island, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Empowering Students to Read Broadly and Develop Their Interests

Help me give my students an enjoyable, interest-based classroom library to increase their literacy levels!

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My Project

"Strong readers read a lot." Such a simple concept, but unfortunately, it's an idea that's not taken seriously, especially by teenagers! I am so excited to take on 7th grade ELA again this year. I love hearing their input, seeing them draw connections, apply texts to real life and generally grow as humans. We do have one big problem though:

Most of my students don't read.

Not that they can't read, of course! They understand how words work, can politely analyze a text, and pass the class. But ask them what their favorite book is and you'll get a blank stare. Ask them to choose a book they're interested in for a report, and many of them won't know where to begin.

I believe that the biggest factor is students have been fed the lie that books are boring, and to be fair, when I look at a typical classroom bookshelf - including my own - I'm less than enthused. Much of what we give teens is dry, depressing, and inapplicable. Is it any wonder then that they don't know how to pick a book that interests them?

I hope to create a bookshelf of truly interest-based, applicable novels for my students to browse and borrow from. Whether that's an animal book like Misty of Chincoteague, a sports book like The Blind Side, or a fantasy book like The Hobbit, I want to put together a selection of books that will tap into everyone's interests. This way, my students will read widely, strengthen their reading skills, learn about new perspectives from book characters, and maybe decide that reading isn't a waste of time after all.

Ms. Garzetta Intermediate School 002 George L Egbert Grades 6-8

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Staten Island, NY View local requests

More than half 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

90 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
To Kill a Mockingbird: A Graphic Novel • Amazon Business $16.23 1 $16.23
The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes (Vintage Classics) • Amazon Business $16.05 1 $16.05
I, Too, Am America • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game • Amazon Business $11.30 1 $11.30
Divergent • Amazon Business $10.26 1 $10.26
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: Picture Book Edition (Chronicles of Narnia) • Amazon Business $10.17 1 $10.17
Murder on the Orient Express: A Hercule Poirot Mystery (Hercule Poirot Mysteries, 10) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
To Kill a Mockingbird • Amazon Business $8.76 1 $8.76
Midsummer Night's Dream: No Fear Shakespeare Deluxe Student Edition (Volume 29) • Amazon Business $7.73 1 $7.73
The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe • Amazon Business $7.64 1 $7.64
The Taming of the Shrew (No Fear Shakespeare) (Volume 12) • Amazon Business $7.58 1 $7.58
The Hobbit • Amazon Business $6.60 1 $6.60
Much Ado About Nothing (No Fear Shakespeare) (Volume 11) • Amazon Business $6.46 1 $6.46
Romeo and Juliet (No Fear Shakespeare) (Volume 2) • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39
Because of Winn-Dixie • Amazon Business $6.30 1 $6.30
Misty of Chincoteague • Amazon Business $5.85 1 $5.85
Gulliver's Travels (Wordsworth Classics) • Amazon Business $3.95 1 $3.95
Treasure Island (Signet Classics) • Amazon Business $3.24 1 $3.24

Materials cost

$159.49

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$191.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$33.86

Total project goal

$225.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $225.74

3 Donors

-$110.61

Donations toward project cost

-$106.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Matching donations from our partners

-$100.03

Match offers toward project cost

-$85.03

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$15.11

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 $0.00

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