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Mrs. James from Mesquite, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading and Writing

Help me give my students books with reading strategies, charts, and templates for their reading and writing.

  • $173 goal

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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

My classroom is filled with reluctant readers. I work with them to find their interests and show them how they can use these interests to find books that they'll enjoy. Once they find one, they're in! They admit to not reading and often say they do not like to read at the beginning of the school year. It is my goal to have each of them end the school year as readers, not because someone told them they had to, but because they enjoy it.

I teach English learners, some of whom are newcomers to the country and speak no English and others who have been here a limited amount of time and speak a little English.

We work all year to learn how to grow from failure and use it to get a step closer to success. Many of my students come to me with a sense of apathy formed from the lack of experiences of academic success in the past. We're a Title I school with more than 80% of our students classified as economically disadvantaged.

My Project

The instructional material books will be used to assist with reading and writing instruction and to reinforce skills.

Texts and Lessons for Teaching Literature will be used to provide focused reading instruction and comprehension strategy practice.

Texts and Lessons for Teaching Writing will be used to provide focused writing instruction and writing strategy practice. 50 Common Core Reading Response Activities will be used to provide guided thought and practice responding to literature. 50 Writing Activities for Meeting Higher Standards will be used to provide targeted writing instruction to address student struggles and move them toward mastery in different areas of their writing. The Kleenex was added because no matter when we end up going back into the classroom, you can never have enough tissue for the kids.

Mrs. James Mesquite High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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Mesquite, TX View local requests

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
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Texts and Lessons for Content-Area Writing: With More Than 50 Texts from National Geographic, The New York Times, Prevention, The Washington Post, Smithsonian, Harvard Business Review and Many Others $38.49 1 $38.49
Texts and Lessons for Teaching Literature: with 65 fresh mentor texts from Dave Eggers, Nikki Giovanni, Pat Conroy, Jesus Colon, Tim O'Brien, Judith Ortiz Cofer, and many more $35.83 1 $35.83
50 Writing Activities for Meeting Higher Standards: Dynamic Activities With Ready-to-Go Prewriting Sheets and Rubrics $14.53 1 $14.53
Kleenex Ultra Soft Facial Tissues, 8 Rectangular Boxes, 120 Tissues per Box (960 Tissues Total) $13.99 1 $13.99
50 Common Core Reading Response Activities: Easy Mini-Lessons and Engaging Activities to Help Students Explore and Analyze Literature and Informational Texts $11.89 1 $11.89

Materials cost

$114.73

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$146.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.84

Total project goal

$172.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $172.29

1 Donor

-$73.22

Donations toward project cost

-$73.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$86.15

Match offer toward project cost

-$73.23

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.92

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.92

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 $0.00

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