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

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Poetry for All!

Help me give my students more contemporary POETRY which explore topics such as perseverance when times are difficult, loss, family relationships, love and so much more!

  • $625 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

Poetry is the gateway to self-discovery! Lately, more and more of my students have been exploring our libraries for new books and have been requesting poetry like Amanda Lovelace's The Princess Saves Herself in this One. What's been so amazing is that once they are done soaking up the books I have, they can't wait to absorb more. BUT, my library and the school's library is limited on contemporary poetry, which is what they connect to the most.

In my upcoming unit, students will be exploring their own personal truths as they read and write different styles of poetry.

They will be exposed to classical poets such as Langston Hughes, Emily Dickinson, Robert Frost and others but I would also love to expose my students to as many different contemporary poets as possible so they are able make connections between the universal issues people experience across different time periods.

Mrs. Ross Port Richmond 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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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
you are your own fairy tale • Amazon Business $24.99 3 $74.97
How to Maintain Eye Contact (Button Poetry) • Amazon Business $16.00 2 $32.00
Birthright (Button Poetry) • Amazon Business $16.00 2 $32.00
Great Goddesses: Life Lessons From Myths and Monsters • Amazon Business $14.49 2 $28.98
Date & Time (Button Poetry) • Amazon Business $14.38 2 $28.76
A Light Bulb Symphony: Poems by Phil Kaye • Amazon Business $12.00 2 $24.00
Flower Crowns and Fearsome Things • Amazon Business $11.99 2 $23.98
Fierce Fairytales: Poems and Stories to Stir Your Soul • Amazon Business $11.63 2 $23.26
the witch doesn't burn in this one • Amazon Business $10.18 2 $20.36
the mermaid's voice returns in this one • Amazon Business $10.15 2 $20.30
Wild Embers • Amazon Business $10.12 2 $20.24
Really Moving On: Healthy Ways to Let Go and Find Closure • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
unlock your storybook heart (you are your own fairy tale) • Amazon Business $9.86 2 $19.72
the princess saves herself in this one (Women Are Some Kind of Magic) • Amazon Business $9.19 2 $18.38
Not A Lot of Reasons to Sing, but Enough (Button Poetry) • Amazon Business $18.00 1 $18.00
Not A Lot of Reasons to Sing, but Enough (Button Poetry) • Amazon Business $18.00 1 $18.00
What I Learned from The Trees (Button Poetry) • Amazon Business $18.00 1 $18.00
You Better Be Lightning (Button Poetry) • Amazon Business $18.00 1 $18.00
We Were All Someone Else Yesterday (Button Poetry) • Amazon Business $15.35 1 $15.35
peluda (Button Poetry) • Amazon Business $14.00 1 $14.00

Materials cost

$488.29

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.36

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$530.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.70

Total project goal

$624.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $624.67

3 Donors

-$312.34

Donations toward project cost

-$265.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.85

match offer

-$312.33

Match offer toward project cost

-$265.48

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.85

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