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Ms. C. from GA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Changing the World, One Book at a Time

My students need 3-4 copies of 4 book titles, including "Uglies," "The City of Ember," "Stolen Voices," and "Among the Hidden."

  • $168 goal

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I teach 9th-grade English at a rural high school in Georgia. Many of our students come from families that have been either farmers or factory workers for generations. These students often think of the world as somewhat static. They expect that they will be able to support themselves in the sort of jobs that their parents have had, and are unaware of other possibilities that are available to them. Additionally, many of the lower-performing students tend to blame external causes for their lack of progress. By reading books about "perfect" societies, students will be exposed to fictional cultures with strengths and weaknesses that are different from their own. In groups, they will examine the benefits and drawbacks to living in these societies (responding in their reading journals). They will also make reasoned judgments about the main character's choices, and how those choices helped or hurt that character as well as others in the society. Students will then design their own "utopian" communities, explaining how food, clothing, and shelter are provided and distributed, how behavior is regulated, and so on. They will create a report and three promotional documents: a friendly letter, a formal letter, and a brochure advertising the society. To allow students greater control over their own learning experiences, and to foster cooperation in groups, I will allow them to choose from a variety of dystopian novels: "Stolen Voices," "Uglies," "Among the Hidden," and "The City of Ember." Please help these young people open their eyes to the world of possibilities before them.

Ms. C.
Grades 9-12
  • Lafayette High School
  • La Fayette, GA
    • 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

    This project will reach 60 students.

    2 donors have given to this project.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Among the Hidden (Shadow Children Series #1) Margaret Peterson Haddix, Cliff Nielsen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 4 $21.56
The City of Ember (Books of Ember Series #1) Jeanne DuPrau • Barnes and Noble $5.39 4 $21.56
Uglies Scott Westerfeld, Designed by Rodrigo Corral • Barnes and Noble $8.09 3 $24.27
Stolen Voices Ellen Dee Dee Davidson • Barnes and Noble $8.95 4 $35.80

Materials cost

$103.19

Vendor shipping charges

 $10.32

Sales tax

 $4.13

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$137.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.07

Total project goal

$167.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $167.07

2 Donors

-$143.53

Donations toward project cost

-$137.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.53

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$23.54

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