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Ms. Garvoille from Madison, WI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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RIF (Reading is Fun)

My students need books that they can get their hands on, hold, and read (and drop); they need high-interest books that they aren't going to want to drop in the middle.

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My Students

Every day we will be starting with a "book talk" where the students will share a passage of what they have been reading. Maybe it is something in the book that knocked their socks off; maybe it is a part that they are confused about and are looking for help; maybe it is just me talking about books.

My students are 9th graders in an urban setting (Madison, WI).

We have a high number of free/reduced lunch students, a 47% African-American/Bi-racial population, and my classes range from ELL classes (multiple native languages) to general-tracked classes to Honors classes. I have students who come into the school year at a 2nd or 3rd grade reading level, and then I have students who are reading and comprehending at the college level. My students are typically fairly engaged in class, but we still teach the same 4 novels to all of the students. However, this year, I'm being given freedom to offer one section (maybe more, but that is still being decided) of choice-book reading. Students will become engaged (many many studies out there proving this) because they will be choosing what they read; they can read at THEIR pace; they can be creative with how they present their book; they will still learn all of the skills of every 9th grade English student, just with a different style.

My Project

I have a classroom library, but to allow all of my students to be able to read freely throughout the year and to have enough choices, I need to dramatically increase my library. I see my readers listening to book talks by me and their classmates; I see my readers being able to pick up a book, regardless of level, and still show that they can read and take pride in that. Right now, we only have students read 4 books/year. Students should be reading double that, triple that...and they should be able to use the literacy lessons, the grammar lessons, the quick-writes, the table talks...all with THEIR book. They will also now have time to conference with me about their progress, tell me about book titles I may not have read yet, and allow me to focus on a skill that I can see they are having troubles with. I envision most students learning to like to read...doing more reading than they have in the past 8 years combined!

Students and I will now have time to conference about their progress, tell me about book titles I may not have read yet, and allow me to focus on a skill that I can see they are having troubles with.

I envision most students learning to like to read and to do more reading than they have in the past 8 years combined! To build a community in the classroom around the books they are sharing, I need to have more books in my classroom, right at their fingertips, right in front of them.

Ms. Garvoille East 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 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

130 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Paperweight • Amazon Business $11.83 3 $35.49
Jumped In • Amazon Business $9.84 3 $29.52
How the Garcia Girls Lost Their Accents • Amazon Business $9.52 3 $28.56
The Lovely Bones • Amazon Business $9.51 3 $28.53
Tyrell • Amazon Business $6.93 4 $27.72
Our America: Life and Death on the South Side of Chicago • Amazon Business $13.53 2 $27.06
The Battle of Jericho (The Jericho Trilogy) • Amazon Business $7.99 3 $23.97
Just Another Hero (The Jericho Trilogy) • Amazon Business $7.99 3 $23.97
November Blues (The Jericho Trilogy) • Amazon Business $7.99 3 $23.97
Room • Amazon Business $10.93 2 $21.86
In Real Life • Amazon Business $9.08 2 $18.16
The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead • Amazon Business $9.07 2 $18.14
The Contender • Amazon Business $5.98 3 $17.94
If I Grow Up • Amazon Business $8.94 2 $17.88
If You Come Softly • Amazon Business $7.99 2 $15.98
The Brave • Amazon Business $6.99 2 $13.98
Slump (D-Bow High School Hoops) • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95
Pull (D-Bow High School Hoops) • Amazon Business $11.92 1 $11.92
Carrie (Movie Tie-in Edition) • Amazon Business $11.90 1 $11.90
This Is Where It Ends • Amazon Business $11.05 1 $11.05
Next (D-Bow High School Hoops) • Amazon Business $10.84 1 $10.84
When I Was Puerto Rican: A Memoir (A Merloyd Lawrence Book) • Amazon Business $10.54 1 $10.54
Luckiest Girl Alive: A Novel • Amazon Business $10.04 1 $10.04
Out of My Mind • Amazon Business $4.85 2 $9.70
Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) • Amazon Business $8.91 1 $8.91
The Book of Unknown Americans • Amazon Business $8.90 1 $8.90
Such a Pretty Girl • Amazon Business $8.75 1 $8.75
Hole in My Life • Amazon Business $8.29 1 $8.29
Boot Camp • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Rikers High • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Cut • Amazon Business $6.57 1 $6.57
The Final Four • Amazon Business $6.24 1 $6.24
The Coldest Winter Ever • Amazon Business $5.97 1 $5.97

Materials cost

$530.28

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$568.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$100.28

Total project goal

$668.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $668.51

10 Donors

-$642.04

Donations toward project cost

-$568.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$73.81

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$26.47

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