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Mrs. Eck from Vincennes, IN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Why Nonfiction? Why Not!

My students need a library full of both fiction and nonfiction books so they can better understand the world in which they live.

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My Students

With the current emphasis on reading, writing, and math, students have less exposure to history and social studies. But learning about our past, brings the world a little bit closer to my middle school students.

My students have diverse backgrounds, but we all share the same history and live in the same world.

Many of my students come from poverty and their "world" is sometimes limited to their own backyard. Although they face many challenges each day, they come to school ready to learn and depend on me to create positive learning experiences.

My Project

Independent reading is a high priority in my classroom. Many of my students love a good adventure story, a fantasy, or a book in which they can see themselves. There is one genre that my students rarely read independently: nonfiction or informational text. According to experts in the education field, this is a genre which needs to be read more by all students.

What kids read is just as important as how much they read.

When students read nonfiction texts such as "Boys in the Boat" or "Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom" or "Navajo Code Talkers," they learn about the past and how it has formed their present and how it may influence their future. Reading nonfiction will help them to better understand their world.

Reading nonfiction at a young age also creates a solid foundation for future learning. As students move through middle and high school, nonfiction reading increases to almost 75% of their total reading requirement. With these nonfiction books I am requesting, my students will have the opportunity to be exposed to complex texts which will help them to become critical thinkers.

I know nonfiction opens students' minds to the world of wonder and curiosity and helps them to become better learners. So why nonfiction? I simply answer, Why not!

Mrs. Eck George R Clark Middle School Grades 6-8

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More than half 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
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science • AKJ Education $16.05 1 $16.05
Hitler Youth Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow • AKJ Education $16.05 1 $16.05
Turning 15 on the Road to Freedom My Story of the Selma Voting Rights March • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
Amelia Lost • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
Hitler's Last Days The Death of the Nazi Regime and the World's Most Notorious Dictator • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
They Called Themselves the K.K.K. The Birth of an American Terrorist Group • AKJ Education $13.87 1 $13.87
Drowned City Hurricane Katrina and New Orleans • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Trapped: How the World Rescued 33 Miners from 2,000 Feet Below the Chilean Desert • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Untamed The Wild Life of Jane Goodall • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
The President Has Been Shot!: The Assassination of John F. Kennedy • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Stolen into Slavery The True Story of Solomon Northup, Free Black Man • AKJ Education $13.83 1 $13.83
Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles America's First Black Paratroopers • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Beyond Courage The Untold Story of Jewish Resistance During the Holocaust • AKJ Education $11.67 1 $11.67
The Great Fire (Common Core Exemplar) • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
The Boys in the Boat (Young Readers Adaptation) • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Across America on an Emigrant Train • AKJ Education $7.97 1 $7.97
Navajo Code Talkers • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29

Materials cost

$223.86

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 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$257.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.39

Total project goal

$302.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $302.61

1 Donor

-$302.61

Donations toward project cost

-$257.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.39

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