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Ms. Plachy-Feinstein from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sci-Fi or Reality? Books to Explore Our Relationships With Tech

Help me give my students authentic and engaging texts that will allow them more opportunities for choice. Students will work in book club groups to learn about the relationships between people and technology.

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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 Students

My students come from high poverty yet rapidly gentrifying neighborhood in Brooklyn. Our community was hit heavily by COVID-19 and we are now dealing with the reality of a shrinking budget for the upcoming school year. Despite the challenges, my rising eighth graders are creative and independent thinkers. This past year, they wrestled with ideas about how authors convey compelling stories in reading novels like Monster and The Crossover, and they developed their own personal narratives using various tech tools.

My students have been dealing with the uncertainty of what school will look like in the fall.

I am excited to teach many of the same students again this year, and want to provide them access to new genres of texts. My goal is to provide as consistent of an educational experience as possible, regardless of whether we're in the building or remote.

My Project

The first unit of study for my 8th graders will be on science fiction. In addition to teaching classic science fiction stories, my students will participate in sci-fi book clubs with more contemporary novels. I want to make sure that students actually have books in their hands, whether we're physically in school or at home. In this unit, students will read and discuss their novels and learn about science fiction as a genre. Throughout the unit, we will explore how science fiction reflects human fears about and relationships with technology.

Ms. Plachy-Feinstein PS/IS 384 Frances E Carter Grades 6-8

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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
Uglies: Shay's Story (Graphic Novel) (Uglies Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $11.94 8 $95.52
Uglies • AKJ Education $9.48 8 $75.84
The House of the Scorpion • AKJ Education $9.48 8 $75.84
Delirium • AKJ Education $8.02 8 $64.16
Feed • AKJ Education $7.29 8 $58.32
The Maze Runner • AKJ Education $6.99 8 $55.92
The Giver • AKJ Education $6.98 8 $55.84

Materials cost

$481.44

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.22

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$524.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$92.59

Total project goal

$617.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $617.25

1 Donor

-$308.62

Donations toward project cost

-$262.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.29

match offer

-$308.62

Match offer toward project cost

-$262.33

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.29

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 $0.00

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