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Expanding Our Vocabulary, One Word at a Time!

Help me give my students a class set of thesauruses! A class set of thesauruses will enrich our ELA classroom by empowering students to expand their vocabulary and express their ideas with greater precision, enhancing their writing.

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Introducing a class set of thesauruses to our English Language Arts (ELA) classroom is a transformative opportunity that promises to ignite the passion for language and improve our students' writing skills. The thesaurus, often referred to as a writer's best friend, serves as a valuable tool for students at all levels. It enables them to explore the nuances of language, discover synonyms and antonyms, and express their ideas with greater precision.

With a class set of thesauruses readily available, our students will have the chance to engage in a broader, more dynamic vocabulary, thus enhancing their writing and communication skills.

They will be able to infuse their essays, poetry, and creative writing with a level of depth and sophistication that will undoubtedly set them on a path to academic success.

Furthermore, this resource will empower our students to become independent and confident writers. They will no longer be constrained by limited word choices, and instead, they will have the creative liberty to craft their work with a unique and personal touch.

This project seeks to provide our students with a foundation that will serve them not only throughout their educational journey but also in their future careers, where effective communication is a valuable asset.

By supporting our quest for a class set of thesauruses, you are helping to lay the groundwork for a lifetime of linguistic mastery, enabling our students to express themselves articulately and persuasively in any context. Your generosity will make a lasting impact on our ELA classroom and the bright young minds within it.

Ms. Tarantola Maspeth High School Grades 9-12

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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Elmhurst, 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Websters Webster's Thesaurus for Students, Fourth Edition • School Specialty $4.49 35 $157.15

Materials cost

$157.15

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.72

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$205.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.22

Total project goal

$241.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $241.45

4 Donors

-$185.96

Donations toward project cost

-$158.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.89

match offer

-$55.48

Match offer toward project cost

-$47.16

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.32

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 $0.00

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