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Bringing the Witch Trials Alive: Copies of The Crucible Needed

Help me give my students copies of Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible, to read in their English class.

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Ms. Gionti has another project! Donate to We Need the 'Write' Stuff: Notebooks, Pens, Pencils Needed to help her classroom.

$312 - complete this project and be a hero

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Witches, greed, lust, and a corrupt government. Sounds like the ingredients for a great movie, right? These things are actually part of a dark period in American history called the Salem Witch Trials.

I teach 11th grade English at a small, high-needs school in New York City, where many students struggle with reading and writing.

I would love to bring this period to life by having them read Arthur Miller's play, The Crucible. My students are an amazing group, who love being able to relate things they read in English to their social studies class.

My Project

For this proposal, I am requesting copies of The Crucible that my students will read and annotate in class. They will also study the historical time periods of the play (both the Salem Witch Trials and the McCarthy era), which will help them in their U.S. History class. Since the play is so rich in terms of character and themes, we will hold multiple Socratic seminars to discuss all the complexities and will dig into understanding the play's logical fallacies. Reading this important work in American literature will provide students with a better understanding of the foundations of our judicial system and our country's moral conscience. The deep level of analysis they will do will also better prepare them for the type of work they can expect in college.

In the past, my students have noted that The Crucible was one of the most powerful pieces of literature they've read in high school.

Your donation will allow a new generation of students to have the same experience. You will also give them the cultural capital needed to truly succeed in college and the world beyond.

Ms. Gionti High School for Law Advocacy and Community Justice Grades 9-12

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.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Crucible: A Play in Four Acts • Amazon Business $9.99 50 $499.50

Materials cost

$499.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.49

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$536.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$94.76

Total project goal

$631.75

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $631.75

2 Donors

-$631.75

Donations toward project cost

-$536.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$94.76

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