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Meet Them Where They Are: Hooking Them On The Essay

Help me give my students a taste of some of the best nonfiction essays from the best writers of our time to get them hooked on reading again by delving into Gladwell, Didion, and Oliver.

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  • $550 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 Project

This project is one that is very close to my heart as an AP English Language and Dual Credit instructor. My job as an AP Language/DC teacher is to show students how words are powerful enough to inspire and move the world. However, it cannot be denied that the research shows many of our students are not reading. This is due to the sound bytes of information they receive throughout the day and it is impacting them in many ways.

With this project, I intend to expose them to some of the most brilliant writers who have mastered the task of writing an essay that inspires us to rethink how we view our world and ourselves.

The idea is that student will get a sampling of these writers, be challenged to think for themselves, and want to read more.

This is something that I have seen in my classroom through John Green's Anthropocene Reviewed which challenged them to think deeply about ordinary subjects and how they influence us. After that, many continued to pick up the book of essays to read on their own, and some even asked to borrow a copy. This indicates that the interest to learn more and engage in important topics is there, we just have to meet them where they are and give them a little help.

Ms. Paiz John Marshall High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

172 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Food for Thought: Essays and Ruminations • Amazon Business $22.05 2 $44.10
Everything Is Tuberculosis (Signed Edition): The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest Infection • Amazon Business $19.60 2 $39.20
When I Was a Child I Read Books: Essays • Amazon Business $19.12 2 $38.24
One Long River of Song: Notes on Wonder • Amazon Business $15.79 2 $31.58
The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness • Amazon Business $15.09 2 $30.18
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind • Amazon Business $14.29 2 $28.58
Pulphead: Essays • Amazon Business $14.10 2 $28.20
The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet • Amazon Business $13.37 2 $26.74
The Book of Delights: Essays • Amazon Business $12.80 2 $25.60
Let Me Tell You What I Mean • Amazon Business $12.69 2 $25.38
Slouching Towards Bethlehem: Essays (Picador Modern Classics) • Amazon Business $11.89 2 $23.78
Thick: And Other Essays • Amazon Business $11.39 2 $22.78
Long Life: Essays and Other Writings • Amazon Business $11.39 2 $22.78
These Precious Days: Essays • Amazon Business $11.29 2 $22.58
What the Dog Saw: And Other Adventures • Amazon Business $10.49 2 $20.98

Materials cost

$430.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.46

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$467.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.44

Total project goal

$549.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $549.60

3 Donors

-$339.94

Donations toward project cost

-$309.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.99

Matching donations from our partners

-$184.95

Match offers toward project cost

-$157.21

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.74

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$24.71

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 $0.00

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