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Mrs. Kaplan from Staten Island, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Literature for AP Language and Composition Exam

My students need 5 copies each of "The Norton Reader", "Reading Critically, Writing Well", and "Everything's An Argument".

  • $1,023 goal

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I teach in a New York City public school. My students are selected for our school based on a lottery, and all classes are heterogeneously mixed. Furthermore, my journalism class is a bridge class of students in 10th, 11th, and 12th grade. Our newspaper, which we publish 6-8 times a year, is international in that our articles have a global focus, students collaborate with students in other countries to write articles together, and we have a network of schools from around the globe with students who report for our newspaper.

In my bridge journalism class, I have students who are interested in sitting for the AP Language and Composition exam in May of 2010. I have the curriculum available for the students, but we do not have funds for the necessary books that are required. My students have scored in the 95th and 96th percentile on the New York State English Regent exam in the last two years; thus, they are quite capable of taking the AP Language and Composition exam, and should be challenged to do so. In order to succeed, they need the necessary textbooks and literature.

Adding the the AP Language and Composition course to the journalism curriculum will provide the challenge many of my high achieving students need and, since much of the AP curriculum will be infused into the class, all the journalism students will benefit from the lessons on critical reading and writing. My hope is that over time, more students will elect to take on the AP component of the journalism course. Further, students taking the AP course will have the benefit of earning college credit while in high school. Finally, the lessons on critical reading and writing will enhance our news reporting and lead to the further improvement of our newspaper.

Your help in acquiring the needed literature for the AP Language and Composition exam will make it possible for my students to succeed in becoming skilled readers and writers as well as help them begin reaching their college goals. Likewise, you will be an integral part of allowing our newspaper to expand, as the literature will provide challenging reading and writing activities.

Mrs. Kaplan
Grades 9-12
    More than half 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

    This project will reach 50 students.

    5 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Reading Critically, Writing Well: A Reader and Guide Rise B. Axelrod, Charles R. Cooper, Alison M. Warriner • Barnes and Noble $53.77 5 $268.85
The Norton Reader: An Anthology of Nonfiction John C. Brereton (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $56.47 5 $282.35
Everything's an Argument Andrea A. Lunsford, John J. Ruszkiewicz • Barnes and Noble $38.47 5 $192.35

Materials cost

$743.55

Vendor shipping charges

 $74.36

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$838.06

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$183.96

Total project goal

$1,022.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,022.02

4 Donors

-$511.01

Donations toward project cost

-$419.03

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$91.98

match offer

-$511.01

Match offer toward project cost

-$419.03

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$91.98

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