For every dollar, your impact is event greater today. DonorsChoose is a leader in funding classroom projects, not just because of its ease but because costs are kept low. The breakdown of classroom projects is included for each ask, and once the project is funded, DonorsChoose purchases and sends those asks to the classroom. This method values the time and effort of the teachers in a vital way. Over the last few years, we’ve highlighted a hundreds of literacy-based classroom projects and continue to encourage readers who can donate to do so every Friday with our Friday Fund Days posts. For readers who can’t make a financial donation, every share of these projects helps, too—raising awareness of these classrooms and encouraging those who can donate to do just that and know their dollars are directly impacting young people. Let’s highlight a few classrooms today in honor of Giving Tuesday and the greater impact each donation will have today. Each of these classrooms is high need, meaning that a sizable portion of their students qualify for free or reduced price lunch. The amount in parentheses are the dollar need as of Friday, November 29, 2019.
The Beauty of Comprehending Literature and Poetry
Hardin High School, Hardin, Montana ($185)
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Justice, Tolerance, and Hope: A Contemporary Novel Class-Set Needed
Murrieta Valley High School, Murrieta, California ($158) The high school is mostly Native American students who are homeless, do not have both parents or are raised by grandparents. I love that my students are willing to try even when they have had a lot of pain in their lives. These resources will ensure that we are not lacking what we need to dig deep into poetry and literary works that may be difficult to comprehend. Y’all…these kids want freaking highlighters. HIGHLIGHTERS!
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I welcome you to support them in any way you can. Thank you for taking the time to invest in these young adults’ lives and supporting education. I am grateful for your help in providing this opportunity.
Real Life for High School Students
Oxford High School, Oxford, Alabama ($400)
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Mirrors and Windows
Western Middle School, Louisville, Kentucky ($189) Instead of novels with middle-class white males only, I wanted my students to also see young people of color, from a variety of backgrounds and struggles with which my students could identify. The book The Hate U Give would help teach them that nothing will ever change unless we all stand up for what we believe in, and until we treat everyone as equals. She sets the bar for them and because of her and what she encounters, they can learn how to maturely handle racism.
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Many are involved in a Project LIT book club, which is so popular we have to have three different meetings each month. The scope for discussion and further understanding of each other is huge, and for this group, knowing that their peers are all dealing with something is profoundly comforting. Having a class set of this book will allow our teachers to facilitate discussion, as well as to teach short stories to our children.
Nurturing Nonfiction
Tobe Turpen Elementary School, Gallup, New Mexico ($179)
My Students
My Project
All of the students at our school receive free lunch and breakfast. The students are hard working, and despite many hardships, they have continued to make great gains academically. Our teachers are very dedicated and provide many of our much-needed materials out-of-pocket. These skills will facilitate continued learning throughout their educational careers and throughout their lives. Many of my students are learning English as a second language and talking and writing about text is very important to their progress. These kits will help and encourage many students in the coming years!
