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Ms. Cajou from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Give the Joy of Reading to Students

Help me give my students access to books in French as French language learners. They love reading in French but finding books that are at their levels is very difficult. Thank you.

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My Project

I am a French language teacher at CBHS, a public school. Two years ago I started getting books for my classroom library; however, the quantity of books I have now is not enough for all of my students since I was transferred to another school. I am asking donors to support my students' joy of reading in French. My students' French language proficiency varies from low to superior.

I would like to maintain their joy of reading by incorporating a daily 15 minutes of independent reading of a book of their choosing.

To sustain that productive practice I need more books in our classroom library to create easy access for the students.

Reading experts agree that the more a person reads the more they can improve their vocabulary, so I am counting on the generous donations to keep on giving the joy of reading Francophone literature to my students.

Thank you,

Ms. C.

Ms. Cajou Clara Barton 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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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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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Un Voyage Difficile (French Edition) • Amazon Business $9.50 10 $95.00
La terre de chiens errants (French Edition) • Amazon Business $9.50 10 $95.00
La Nouvelle Fille (French Edition) • Amazon Business $9.50 10 $95.00
La Classe Des Confessions (French Edition) • Amazon Business $8.50 10 $85.00
Le nouveau look (Based on a true haircut) (French Edition) • Amazon Business $8.00 10 $80.00
Voyage à Marseille, a Short Novel in Easy French: With Glossaries throughout the Text (Sylvie's French Reading Box) (French Edition) • Amazon Business $7.90 3 $23.70
Voyage en France, a Short Novel in Easy French: With Glossaries throughout the Text (Sylvie's French Reading Box) (French Edition) • Amazon Business $7.90 3 $23.70
Mwen damou pou Vava (Softvocer) (Haitian CreoleEdition) (Creole and Haitian Edition) • Amazon Business $17.50 1 $17.50

Materials cost

$514.90

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$552.62

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$97.52

Total project goal

$650.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $650.14

3 Donors

-$650.14

Donations toward project cost

-$552.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$97.52

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 $0.00

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