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Mrs. Johnson from Chattanooga, TN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Going Graphic in Middle School: Graphic Novels for 6th Graders

My students need highly engaging graphic novels that will build book love and vault them to new reading levels.

  • $600 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students attend an urban Title I middle school in Chattanooga that is brimming with brilliant students who face incredible obstacles to their success. These bright-eyed students are full of vim and vigor every day and work hard to grow as scholars. Unfortunately, almost all of my students have grown up in low-income settings and attended schools situated in concentrated poverty. As a result, almost every students lacks the basic literacy skills necessary for them to become professionally and personally successful in the workplace and broader society.

Nevertheless, they are an inspiring bunch who are readily energized by the challenges they face and strive for success.

They care deeply--about their future prospects, about their families and, about their community. They want to become successful in school and beyond. And with your help, they will be!

My Project

Books have the power to change lives. Not every student realizes that, but if I am able to expand my classroom library, I will be able to place a great book in each of my students’ hands, see their eyes widen with excitement, and know that their lives have forever been changed.

The problem is that I do not have enough books in my library at the moment.

Many of my books are tattered and worn, published years or even decades ago. They do not represent my students’ interests or experiences. So they sit on the shelves, collecting dust, semester after semester.

New books would make all the difference. Each of the books I hope to purchase will captivate my students with characters and a story that connects to their lives. The right text can hook a student, draw him or her into the world of literature, and propel him or her into a lifelong love affair with books. These books have the potential to do just that.

With these books, my students will have the opportunity in class to apply news skills and strategies to stories they relate to. They will be able to dialogue with their peers about themes and deeper meanings. They will grow their comprehension and reading levels. My students could also use graphic novels in an interdisciplinary STEM project with math and our VWelab to foster understanding of statistics and design thinking. But, most importantly, they will be able to curl up every day with a book they love and just read.

Mrs. Johnson
Grades 6-8

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Smile and Sisters: The Box Set • Amazon Business $15.38 2 $30.76
Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity • Amazon Business $8.79 3 $26.37
Astronaut Academy: Re-entry • Amazon Business $7.33 3 $21.99
Dork Diaries Skating Sensation • Amazon Business $10.80 2 $21.60
Swing It, Sunny • Amazon Business $10.39 2 $20.78
Sunny Side Up • Amazon Business $10.39 2 $20.78
Dork Diaries: Party Time • Amazon Business $10.28 2 $20.56
Mighty Jack and the Goblin King • Amazon Business $10.19 2 $20.38
Dork Diaries: Dear Dork • Amazon Business $10.04 2 $20.08
Dork Diaries 1: Tales from a Not-So-Fabulous Life • Amazon Business $10.02 2 $20.04
Dork Diaries: Pop Star • Amazon Business $9.90 2 $19.80
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Rodrick Rules • Amazon Business $9.49 2 $18.98
The Witch Boy • Amazon Business $9.09 2 $18.18
Ghosts • Amazon Business $8.79 2 $17.58
Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 1 • Amazon Business $8.31 2 $16.62
Big Nate and Friends • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Last Straw (Book 3) • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
Big Nate: Silent But Deadly • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
Anya's Ghost • Amazon Business $7.98 2 $15.96
Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4) • Amazon Business $7.69 2 $15.38
Big Nate: What's a Little Noogie Between Friends? • Amazon Business $7.51 2 $15.02
Big Nate: A Good Old-Fashioned Wedgie • Amazon Business $6.80 2 $13.60
Bound by Ice: A True North Pole Survival Story • Amazon Business $12.56 1 $12.56
Mighty Jack • Amazon Business $5.66 2 $11.32
Higher, Steeper, Faster: The Daredevils Who Conquered the Skies • Amazon Business $10.90 1 $10.90
Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon • Amazon Business $9.09 1 $9.09
Dive! World War II Stories of Sailors & Submarines in the Pacific: The Incredible Story of U.S. Submarines in WWII • Amazon Business $6.39 1 $6.39

Materials cost

$472.66

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$509.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.96

Total project goal

$599.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $599.71

2 Donors

-$312.36

Donations toward project cost

-$265.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.85

match offer

-$287.34

Match offer toward project cost

-$244.24

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.10

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