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Mrs. Contreras from Bronx, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Graphic Novels Will Make Them Forever Readers

Help me give my students a variety of graphic novels that will motivate them to read.

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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 Students

My students are 6th graders who live in The Bronx. The majority of our students are Title I students: they receive free or reduced-price lunch. My students are advanced and former English language learners. They will be entering sixth grade in September and will be beginning a new chapter in their lives.

One of the challenges that my students encounter is finding engaging books at their reading level.

When my students enter my classroom in the next month, many of them will be coming into sixth grade never having read a novel. My goal this year is to change this unfortunate fact. In order for them to dramatically increase their reading level, they need to read interesting books that are at their reading level. Last year, I was getting a lot of requests for graphic novels. Specifically, students were asking for books by Raina Telgemeier like Smile, Ghost, and Guts. These were books that were getting passed around and students were requesting that I get more. Students also showed a huge interest in a graphic novel called American Born Chinese. I did make some purchases last year, but this year I would like to flood my library with graphic novels.

My Project

Students will use these graphic novels as their independent reading books. Students will be allowed to take these novels home to read during their free time. This practice is to help students understand that reading is not just for school, it's for enjoyment. When students have completed a novel, they will create a project, like a book report, showing that they have read this novel. This activity can lead to students becoming forever readers.

I would like my students to present their projects every two to three weeks to create buzz around their books.

Once one student falls in love with a book, it's not long before more follow.

Mrs. Contreras Thomas C Giordano Middle School 45 Grades 6-8

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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
The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #1-4 Box Set: Full-Color Edition • AKJ Education $32.09 1 $32.09
New Kid • AKJ Education $9.48 2 $18.96
Frazzled #2: Ordinary Mishaps and Inevitable Catastrophes • AKJ Education $9.48 2 $18.96
Sunny Side Up • AKJ Education $9.48 2 $18.96
All's Faire in Middle School • AKJ Education $9.48 2 $18.96
Roller Girl • AKJ Education $9.48 2 $18.96
Positively Izzy • AKJ Education $16.78 1 $16.78
Fairy Tale Comics Classic Tales Told by Extraordinary Cartoonists • AKJ Education $16.05 1 $16.05
Invisible Emmie • AKJ Education $8.02 2 $16.04
Drama • AKJ Education $8.02 2 $16.04
Sisters • AKJ Education $8.02 2 $16.04
Smile • AKJ Education $8.02 2 $16.04
Ghosts • AKJ Education $8.02 2 $16.04
The Master of Shadows • AKJ Education $8.02 2 $16.04
Anne Frank - Graphic Novel • AKJ Education $7.67 2 $15.34
Anya's Ghost • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Comics Squad: Recess! • AKJ Education $5.83 2 $11.66
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Sea of Monsters, The: The Graphic Novel The Sea of Monsters • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Ghostopolis • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
The Dumbest Idea Ever! • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Tales from the Crypt #4: Crypt-Keeping It Real Crypt-keeping It Real • AKJ Education $9.45 1 $9.45
Astronaut Academy: Re-entry Re-Entry • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
The Shadow Door • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
The Elsewhere Chronicles 2 The Shadow Spies • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Astronaut Academy: Zero Gravity Zero Gravity • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
The City of Ember The Graphic Novel • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
If I Grow Up • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Goosebumps Graphix #2: Terror Trips • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Food Fight A Graphic Guide Adventure • AKJ Education $7.26 1 $7.26
The Boy Who Cried Vampire: A Graphic Novel • AKJ Education $3.61 2 $7.22
Spotlight Striker • AKJ Education $5.25 1 $5.25
Wild Pitch • AKJ Education $5.25 1 $5.25
End Zone Thunder • AKJ Education $5.25 1 $5.25
Nola's Worlds 1 Changing Moon • AKJ Education $4.99 1 $4.99
Tombstone Twins: Soul Mates • AKJ Education $4.34 1 $4.34

Materials cost

$427.49

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$463.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.86

Total project goal

$545.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $545.76

7 Donors

-$528.12

Donations toward project cost

-$463.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.22

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.64

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