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Ms. Bellows from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Media Literacy for EL Students

Help me give my students TIME Magazine subscriptions and lined paper so they can be prepared for English Language Development Class every day!

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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

Our school is a small middle school in Downtown Los Angeles, two blocks outside of Skid Row. Most students are from socioeconomically challenged communities and may be the first in their families to attend college some day. Some of my students have moved to the United States in the last few years, months, and weeks. Middle school is challenging enough without struggling with the language that the curriculum is taught in.

In order to develop English language skills, my students need to have access to relevant, interesting curriculum tools.

They have already been participating in current event presentations, but I want to move into a direction in which they are regularly reading relevant articles in order to practice reading skills, as well as developing media literacy skills by reading magazines.

My Project

Today's young people are growing up in a world where they are constantly bombarded with information, and it is increasingly more challenging to decide what information to take in and which to push away. Our society is constantly fighting over what is fact and what is fiction in a world where the truth is harder and harder to find and less likely to be believed when world leaders are spreading false information themselves.

I want to ensure that my English Learners (EL) are able to read, digest, and deliberate over information in the media.

In order to participate in society with confidence, young people need to learn how to read news articles in order to not only learn how to decode what is true in the media and what is false, but also learn how to discuss current events that may affect their lives.

Ms. Bellows Para Los Ninos Middle Charter School Grades 6-8

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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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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
TIME Edge Digital Product for Grades 6-8 • TIME for Kids $6.74 25 $168.50
Oxford Filler Paper, 8-1/2" x 11", College Rule, 3-Hole Punched, Loose-Leaf Paper for 3-Ring Binders, 500 Sheets Per Pack (62349) • Amazon Business $10.99 5 $54.95

Materials cost

$223.45

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $20.45

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$277.25

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.93

Total project goal

$326.18

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $326.18

5 Donors

-$296.18

Donations toward project cost

-$251.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.43

match offer

-$30.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$25.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.50

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 $0.00

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