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Mr. Chau from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Book in the Hand is Better Than...

Help me give my students a hands-on experience with hard copies of Shakespeare.

  • $429 goal

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My Project

My students actually enjoy reading and performing Shakespeare, but when it comes drama, reading from phones and laptops makes it hard to stage and block scenes. With a paperback copy of the play King Lear, students can move freely while still reading their parts with one hand. The edition I am asking for also has a contemporary English version of the more archaic original language for every page. Most importantly, our students spend enough screen time on their devices--in school they should feel the heft and smell the pages of an actual text.

Mr. Chau Walter Payton College Preparatory High School Grades 9-12

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
King Lear (Folger Shakespeare Library) • Amazon Business $5.99 55 $329.45

Materials cost

$329.45

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$364.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.30

Total project goal

$428.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $428.69

3 Donors

-$268.76

Donations toward project cost

-$242.20

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.56

match offer

-$143.75

Match offer toward project cost

-$122.19

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.56

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$16.18

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 $0.00

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