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Ms. Martinez from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Small Moments for Big Writers

Help me give my students fabulous mentor texts for our Personal Narrative writing unit.

  • $180 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

Despite living in the city's second densest neighborhood, my students come to school with smiles on their faces ready to get down to the business of creating, reading, writing, and problem solving.

My students are eager to learn and motivated to make the world a better place.

They are truly a special group that work collaboratively and independently to meet their academic and personal goals. They aren't scared of challenges and they know the meaning of "productive struggle." Watch out world!

My Project

Despite being one of the most difficult subjects to teach, I love to teach writing! My new first graders are busy becoming fantastic writers already. They have an endless amount of stories to share with me and their classmates daily.

I have found that the key to helping my students improve their writing is studying other authors and using those books as "Mentor Texts".

The books that I am requesting are all amazing examples of personal narrative writing. I will be able to share them with my students so that we can study all the ways these authors make their stories come to life. Do they use ellipses? or different fonts? Do they make their characters speak and feel and move? After reading Mentor Texts, my students are always so inspired to try these same techniques and ideas in their own writing.

Imitation is the best form of flattery and I have found this to be true in writing instruction too! Please help provide a new "Mentor Text" library for my little writers.

Ms. Martinez Charles White Elementary School Visual Arts Grades PreK-2

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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Los Angeles, CA View local requests

Nearly all 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

24 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Blackout • Amazon Business $13.68 1 $13.68
One Day, The End: Short, Very Short, Shorter-Than-Ever Stories • Amazon Business $13.56 1 $13.56
There Might Be Lobsters • Amazon Business $13.15 1 $13.15
Ralph Tells a Story • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
The Best Story • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Jabari Jumps • Amazon Business $10.59 1 $10.59
A Moment In Time • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Every Friday • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Bippity Bop Barbershop • Amazon Business $7.00 1 $7.00
Fireflies • Amazon Business $6.59 1 $6.59
Red Rubber Boot Day • Amazon Business $4.25 1 $4.25

Materials cost

$110.78

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $10.14

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$152.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$26.93

Total project goal

$179.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $179.51

1 Donor

-$179.51

Donations toward project cost

-$152.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.93

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 $0.00

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