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Ms. Johnson from Jamaica, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading a Good Book Will Enrich Your Mind

Help me give my students books so that each student will be able to complete the reading assignments that will serve as a foundation for in-class discussion, and build on the ideas presented in the reading.

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My Students

My students come from diverse backgrounds. Many of my students are English Language Learners who are eager to understand, speak, and write in the English language. Another group of students are from low income families that would benefit from books and supplies that I can supply to them. My third group of students are from families with modest means. Theses families have multiple school age children at home. Parents have to provide books and supplies for all their children. Free breakfast and free lunch are available to every student, which are now remotely served.

"My students have the desire to succeed, and they recognize that their desire to succeed must be greater than their fear of failure." They are respectful and trusting in their communications.

They have the desire to learn and to do well academically. The majority of my students read below grade level. They would benefit from a variety of classroom resources to help increase their success.

My Project

Every year my students and I read novels and non-fiction books together. We have discussions around the narrative structure and plot of a story: exposition, rising actions, climax, falling actions. We examine characters and make connections, and we share our perspectives and speculate on the characters' point of view. I would like to continue this form of teaching and student learning during the 2020-2021 school year of blended learning (remote and traditional school setting).

My students do not have their own books.

I would love to give each of my students a copy of Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes. My plan is to use this text to start the instruction on The Narrative Structure. Students will read along during our Zoom meetings, at home for independent reading, and have discussions in a small class setting.

My students will love to have their own book to read. I also hope this will encourage them to want to read more.

Ms. Johnson PS 116 William Hughley Grades 6-8

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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
Ghost Boys • Amazon Business $7.49 75 $561.75

Materials cost

$561.75

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$600.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$105.91

Total project goal

$706.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $706.09

6 Donors

-$325.59

Donations toward project cost

-$312.84

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.75

Matching donations from our partners

-$338.05

Match offers toward project cost

-$287.34

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.71

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$42.46

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 $0.00

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