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

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Welcome To High School

My students need 18 books to keep them interested and reading as avidly as they have been doing thus far. They're a diverse group of kids with multiple tastes.

  • $241 goal

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My Students

Reluctant readers can be turned into vigorous book worms once the doors of reading are opened to them. I am trying to provide a diverse array of 18 texts that can hold my diverse group of kids attention. Any help would be enormously appreciated.

I teach 130 ninth graders in the Bronx, NY.

New to a school of six campuses and over 5000 students many of them have described themselves as feeling overwhelmed. But in the class when they are told to read almost all of them bury themselves in the protective layer a book. All have expressed interest in reading...and a few said they like to write. I want to keep the reading exciting and inspire the writing even more with ideas sparked from other writers. P.S. Since I did summer school also I always have upper class man coming to my room to borrow books. So the books will help more than just my students

My Project

Students are currently losing themselves in their independent reading books. But soon I will be out of new fresh material for them to dive into. Many do not have the luxury of income to go pick out a book from the bookstore and others have too many obligations to fulfill to even think about traveling to the library. With my own class library I can keep the literature constantly fresh and continue to show them multiple ways to dive into their texts.

English language arts (ELA) is about more than reading and writing.

It is the world of ideas, literacy and critical thought. It is learning from another persons experience, imagination or arguments. It is the basis of all complex thought. But in order for students to really grasp the depth of the subject their must be as many different resources as there are personalities. Please help me keep them turning the pages and expanding their minds. Thanks in advance...and thanks for your time.

Mr. Griff Bronx Aerospace High School Grades 9-12

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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.

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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
The Dark Is Rising • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Salt • AKJ Books $13.14 1 $13.14
The Jungle Book • AKJ Books $5.07 1 $5.07
Genius Squad (Evil Genius Trilogy Series #2) Catherine Jinks • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Moribito II Guardian of the Darkness • AKJ Books $13.13 1 $13.13
Beowulf-Graphic Novel • AKJ Books $9.48 1 $9.48
Fist Stick Knife Gun • AKJ Books $10.22 1 $10.22
Twilight: The Graphic Novel, Volume 1 Stephenie Meyer, Young • AKJ Books $14.59 1 $14.59
Vampire Knight, Volume 1 Matsuri Hino, Matsuri Hino (Illustr • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Death Note, Volume 1 Tsugumi Ohba, Takeshi Obata (Illustrato • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
How I Made It to Eighteen: A Mostly True Story Tracy White • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Real, Volume 4 Takehiko Inoue, Takehiko Inoue (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $9.48 1 $9.48
Homecoming (Mercy Thompson Graphic Novel Series #1) Patricia • AKJ Books $16.79 1 $16.79
The Odyssey • AKJ Books $10.94 1 $10.94
Sons of Liberty (Turning Points Series) Marshall Poe, Leland • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
The Sons of Liberty 1 • AKJ Books $9.48 1 $9.48
The Sons of Liberty 2 • AKJ Books $9.48 1 $9.48
Hercules • AKJ Books $6.53 1 $6.53

Materials cost

$172.07

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$204.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.11

Total project goal

$240.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $240.76

2 Donors

-$100.37

Donations toward project cost

-$85.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.05

Matching donations from our partners

-$140.39

Match offers toward project cost

-$119.33

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.06

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