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Ms. Frate from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Let Them Read Books!

My students need books that will introduce them to nuanced and masterful writing, as well as books that will expose them to the perspectives of people outside of their country, state, and neighborhood.

  • $999 goal

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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

Coming from all over the city, my students represent a variety of cultures, neighborhoods, ethnicities, income levels, and languages, making our school a truly diverse learning environment where students are constantly exposed to new ideas and perspectives.

To be honest, my students are pretty much the best.

They have bad days, like we all do, but on their good days, they are funny, sweet, intelligent, loyal, curious, determined, open-minded, and eternally inspirational. These qualities are rarely allowed to fully flourish, however, due to a lack of resources and the constant upheaval of our school district, not to mention the challenges that many face outside of their classroom lives.

My Project

Last year, our AP Literature program had 21 students. In one year, it has expanded to 36 students, with many more on the waiting list. While this many students excited to learn about great literature is an English teacher's dream come true, our book room cannot accommodate this sudden influx of students; as a result, almost half of the students in my class are without books.

My students -- who are poised, waiting to explore the complex characters, nuanced writing, and compelling themes of these canonical texts -- deserve access to these great works.

It is the novels, plays, and poems that drive the course; that get students to reach deeper levels of understanding; that engage them in heated discussions; and that prepare them to confidently walk into the testing room on the day of their AP exam.

Ms. Frate Lake View 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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Chicago, IL View local requests

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

153 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Streetcar Named Desire • AKJ Education $10.76 26 $279.76
Wuthering Heights • AKJ Education $3.29 27 $88.83
Oedipus Rex (Common Core Exemplar) • AKJ Education $1.83 27 $49.41
The New Jim Crow Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness • AKJ Education $14.56 3 $43.68
Akata Witch • AKJ Education $13.13 3 $39.39
Everything I Never Told You A Novel • AKJ Education $11.68 3 $35.04
Love in the Time of Cholera • AKJ Education $11.68 3 $35.04
Indian Killer • AKJ Education $11.68 3 $35.04
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao • AKJ Education $11.68 3 $35.04
Native Son • AKJ Education $11.67 3 $35.01
In the Woods • Amazon Business $11.19 3 $33.57
Hyperbole and a Half • AKJ Education $14.59 2 $29.18
Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir • Amazon Business $9.52 3 $28.56
Jasper Jones • AKJ Education $7.29 3 $21.87
NU9508-A Streetcar Named Desire Teacher Pack • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75
NU4598-Wuthering Heights Teacher Guide • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75

Materials cost

$806.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$849.02

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.83

Total project goal

$998.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $998.85

9 Donors

-$977.85

Donations toward project cost

-$849.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$128.83

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.00

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 $0.00

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