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Ms. McAvoy from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Wake Up And Start Reading!

My students need 5 copies of 7 books, including "Wake" and "November Blues".

  • $307 goal

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"I just don't like to read." I cannot tell you how many times my students have said something like the quote above to me. My heart breaks a little each time I hear it, but I am comforted by a simple truth. All students will like to read if the subject is interesting. Every student who has ever said that to me has finished at least one book they really liked. The solution is easy: find books that students WANT to read! As an 11th and 12th grade English teacher, I am aiming to improve student reading levels before they take the SATs and rigorous state test this year. This will aid them in the college admission process while simultaneously helping them gain the skills they need to succeed in college. Studies have proven that the best way to improve student reading levels is to READ. This research and the success of former students is the reason students spend class time every day reading. As I aim to start the school year, I just completed an inventory of my classroom library. I know my students are motivated and committed, but they desperately need books that will keep them interested in reading. Students have requested this list of thirty five books by authors Sharon Draper, Sarah Dessen, and Melvin Burgess. In the past, books by these authors have waiting lists in my classroom. Students tell each other to "hurry up!" so they can read the book next. These donated books will help students raise their reading level while engaging their interests, which will motivate them to read more. This donation is not just about books. These books offer a chance for students to connect with a world outside their own, and more importantly - the chance to realize that teenagers throughout history have felt just as they do. My "Free-Write Fridays" reveals every week another student who just wants to know he is normal. Just like all of us, they just want to be heard. Please, please, please give my students a chance at educational and lifelong success. Don't give up on this chance to open up the world of literature and a new world of opportunities!

Ms. McAvoy Urban Assembly Institute for New Technologies Grades 9-12

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New York, NY View local requests 120 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Broken China Lori Aurelia Williams • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45
Wake Lisa McMann • Barnes and Noble $8.09 5 $40.45
Doing It Melvin Burgess • Barnes and Noble $7.15 5 $35.75
Who Am I Without Him?: Short Stories About Girls and the Boys in Their Lives Sharon Flake, Tk (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.19 5 $35.95
November Blues Sharon M. Draper • Barnes and Noble $6.29 5 $31.45
The Making of Dr. Truelove Derrick Barnes • Barnes and Noble $4.48 5 $22.40
Someone Like You Sarah Dessen • Barnes and Noble $3.98 5 $19.90

Materials cost

$217.35

Vendor shipping charges

 $21.74

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$251.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.17

Total project goal

$306.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $306.51

1 Donor

-$153.25

Donations toward project cost

-$125.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.58

match offer

-$153.26

Match offer toward project cost

-$125.67

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.59

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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