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Mrs. Renee Allen from Hamilton, OH is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Long Walk To Water

My students need copies of the nonfiction historical narrative, "A Long Walk to Water" by Linda Sue Park.

  • $231 goal

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My Students

Our school district serves approximately 671 students. The district is described as a seven square mile area that tends to be rural with an Appalachian culture in southwest Ohio. With a decline in revenue, our school district is the fourth poorest in Ohio's school systems.

Our school district may be small, but it is with purpose and intent that there will be a turn-around with a new focus of administration and staff.

The average median income is $24,930.00. This is a community in which the majority of the residents live below 200% of the federal poverty level. In addition, 96% of the students are economically disadvantaged and are eligible for free or reduced rate lunch.

My Project

Based on a true story of two children in South Sudan, this historical narrative explores global issues and world cultures while integrating history and science. My students will become aware of issues that affect other countries and problems that children their own ages deal with.

This unit study will give my students a lesson of current events, sustainability, consequences of war, perseverance, how one individual can make a difference on a global problem and working together as a group to solve a problem.

We will examine literary elements but it will also allow for research and writing on the topics of water conservation and aid to third world countries in need.

In addition to a class set of novels, I have added a professional book called "A Novel Approach: Whole Class Novels, Student-Centered Teaching and Choice" to enhance my teaching style of whole class novels in my language arts classroom. Here I can perfect a student-centered, balanced approach to teaching reading. The author offers a practical framework for creating units that join both teaching methods together that I am excited to learn!

Mrs. Renee Allen
Grades 6-8
    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

    This project will reach 60 students.

    1 donor has given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story • Amazon Business $5.49 25 $137.25
A Novel Approach: Whole-Class Novels, Student-Centered Teaching, and Choice • Amazon Business $25.88 1 $25.88

Materials cost

$163.13

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 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$195.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.51

Total project goal

$230.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $230.09

1 Donor

-$230.09

Donations toward project cost

-$195.58

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.51

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