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Mr. Martin from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Help U Give: Engaging Students Through Responsive Texts

My students need 35 copies of Angie Thomas' The Hate U Give, because culturally responsive texts help my students see themselves in literature.

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My Students

As a teacher in a high poverty district, my students come into the classroom with many challenges. Learning reading and writing skills has been especially difficult for my students. Their access to meaningful and challenging works of literature has been limited. However, something that has helped to bridge the gap in their understanding are works of literature that reflect their experiences.

My students enjoy reading young adult literature, especially literature that reflects their own environment, emotions, and struggles.

I have seen first-hand how engaged students can become when they see themselves represented on the page.

My Project

This year my class is focusing on exploring social justice. One of the ways that we are doing this is by reading literature that challenges our perceptions of the world and asks us to engage more fully in bringing about social change. "The Hate U Give," by Angie Thomas can help us achieve this because by telling the story of one young African-American girl's journey toward self-determination and justice, it shows that a single individual can have a significant impact on the world.

More importantly, this book reflects challenges my students face everyday.

It is important that my students read about characters who face similar challenges, from similar circumstances because it helps them understand that they are important and can overcome these challenges, too.

Mr. Martin George Westinghouse Career Technical Education 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.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Brooklyn, NY 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

80 students impacted 10donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Hate U Give • Amazon Business $12.57 35 $439.95

Materials cost

$439.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$476.55

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$84.10

Total project goal

$560.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $560.65

7 Donors

-$387.38

Donations toward project cost

-$330.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.36

match offer

-$172.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$146.53

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.86

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

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 $0.00

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