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Mrs. Macias from Orem, UT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Literature Circles & Class Novels for 9th Graders

Help me give my students books for literature circles & class novels so they can have choice in their learning.

  • $995 goal

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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 9th grade students are eager to learn more about their identity and constantly seek answers to what their individual purpose actually is. They are desperate to talk about relevant and engaging topics they face daily. My students have a growth set mentality and challenge themselves to reach our class’ high expectations.

One of my students said the following, “From time to time I think about how you invited me to move to your honors class, and it always brings a smile to my face!

First of all THANKS, Mrs. M. for making school an awesome experience! And for believing and motivating me to join English Honors. It was a great experience I will never forget. You will forever be one of the best teachers I ever had!” I love helping my students reach goals they never knew they could achieve.

My Project

Most students are familiar with dystopian novels or fairy tales. Many can use their imagination to picture themselves as the main character of a make believe world. However, this year, our 9th grade students will be challenged to read multiple real accounts of people who may be different from them.

This project focuses on surrounding students with memoirs, poetry, and novels in an attempt to help students find empathy and joy through reading.

Students will learn how reading fiction and nonfiction are different. They will learn to identify text structure including description, compare and contrast, sequential and numerical order, if/then, and problem/solution. In addition to reading multiple examples of informational texts as a class, students will have the experience of reading an informational text of their choice. Lastly, students will get the opportunity to write their own informational essay on a topic that interests them.

Students will also have the opportunity to read a memoir of their choice before they begin writing about their own life experiences. I want students to know that they are the authors of their own stories, and this project will give them exposure to many examples of individuals who have reached success despite their challenges.

Mrs. Macias Canyon View Junior High School Grades 9-12

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Orem, UT View local requests

More than a third 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
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fahrenheit 451 • Amazon Business $8.29 30 $248.70
Scythe (1) (Arc of a Scythe) • Amazon Business $6.02 30 $180.60
Dragon Hoops • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Monday's Not Coming • Amazon Business $16.19 1 $16.19
The Decameron Project: 29 New Stories from the Pandemic • Amazon Business $15.20 1 $15.20
Honor Girl: A Graphic Memoir • Amazon Business $14.19 1 $14.19
The Joy Luck Club: A Novel • Amazon Business $14.18 1 $14.18
Come On In: 15 Stories about Immigration and Finding Home • Amazon Business $13.50 1 $13.50
House of Hollow • Amazon Business $12.90 1 $12.90
Yummy: The Last Days of a Southside Shorty • Amazon Business $12.80 1 $12.80
Freshwater • Amazon Business $12.69 1 $12.69
The Toll (3) (Arc of a Scythe) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
"Wase Time!": A Teen's Memoir of Gila River Internment Camp • Amazon Business $11.49 1 $11.49
You'll Be the Death of Me • Amazon Business $11.20 1 $11.20
The Love Hypothesis • Amazon Business $11.17 1 $11.17
They Wish They Were Us • Amazon Business $11.10 1 $11.10
Killing Mr. Griffin • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
I Killed Zoe Spanos • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
A Cage for One: Memoir of a Teenage Life • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Once Upon a Broken Heart (Once Upon a Broken Heart, 1) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Elena Vanishing: A Memoir • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
The Unwanted: Stories of the Syrian Refugees • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Dance of Thieves (Dance of Thieves, 1) • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Life of a Firefly: The Incredible Adventures and Mostly True Stories of Sandy Forte • Amazon Business $9.85 1 $9.85
The Inheritance Games (The Inheritance Games, 1) • Amazon Business $9.34 1 $9.34
Shoe Dog: A Memoir by the Creator of Nike • Amazon Business $9.08 1 $9.08
I Can't Keep My Own Secrets: Six-Word Memoirs by Teens Famous & Obscure • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Code Name Verity • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Why We Can't Wait (Signet Classics) • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Why We Can't Wait (Signet Classics) • Amazon Business $8.49 1 $8.49
Obsessed: A Memoir of My Life with OCD • Amazon Business $8.48 1 $8.48
That Was Then, This Is Now • Amazon Business $8.15 1 $8.15
Truly Devious: A Mystery (Truly Devious, 1) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
A Girl from Yamhill: A Memoir • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
For Every One • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Beyond the Bright Sea • Amazon Business $6.89 1 $6.89
Merci Suárez Changes Gears • Amazon Business $6.30 1 $6.30

Materials cost

$803.34

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.05

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$845.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$149.19

Total project goal

$994.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $994.58

1 Donor

-$994.58

Donations toward project cost

-$845.39

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$149.19

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