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Mrs. Andersen from Fenton, MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Discovering the Hero's Journey in Young Adult Literature

My students need A Night Divided, Boy21, Wolf by Wolf, and The Knife of Never Letting Go to round out our hero's journey book club selections.

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My Students

My honors freshmen are a group of avid readers and ambitious, take-charge learners. When I told them about our hero's journey project I gave them the option to read novels independently or in groups set up like book clubs, and they overwhelmingly chose the book club option. This group of students loves the social aspects of learning from and with one another, which is why they want to read books together as a group.

This group of students are working hard to achieve their goals and will thrive when given the opportunity to choose their book club novel.

Their sense of focus and motivation will make their book club discussions successful as they discuss both novels they read and how they apply to the hero's journey.

My Project

Having these novels in class will offer my students additional options for our hero's journey unit than previously offered. This group of titles provides my students with more genre options, such as historical fiction which wasn't previously an option. Providing more stories to choose from gives my students more examples of what the hero's journey can entail.

Through this project, my freshmen will meet in book clubs to sit and discuss their novels regarding content, their thoughts/opinions, and how the novels fit the hero's journey.

It's important for my students to understand that the hero's journey is found in many books beyond the classics found in the canon.

Mrs. Andersen Fenton High School Grades 9-12

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More than a third 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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Night Divided • Amazon Business $11.89 7 $83.23
Boy21 • Amazon Business $9.61 7 $67.27
Wolf by Wolf: One girl’s mission to win a race and kill Hitler • Amazon Business $9.51 7 $66.57
The Knife of Never Letting Go (Reissue with bonus short story): Chaos Walking: Book One • Amazon Business $8.79 7 $61.53

Materials cost

$278.60

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$312.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.20

Total project goal

$367.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $367.98

8 Donors

-$333.27

Donations toward project cost

-$283.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.39

match offer

-$34.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$28.90

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.10

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.71

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 $0.00

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