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Mr. Lawson from Wagoner, OK is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Dystopian Reading Groups. Utopian Classroom!

Help me give my students a reading library of high-interest texts for book clubs, dystopian lit units, and student reading time.

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My Students

My students come from diverse backgrounds, with family situations and economic struggles two of the most significant difficulties they face. While my school is supportive, many of the students lack support outside of school, and the pandemic/virtual learning has exacerbated students' social/emotional, and mental health issues.

While there have been pandemic and family-related difficulties, my students are artistic, thoughtful, and excited about the change they can make in our community and the world.

They enjoy music, reading plays, and engaging in class discussions, and I enjoy their silliness. Whether it be writing raps for poetry, creating choose your own adventure stories, or discussing how they would change a story we read, my students are excited to make their opinions known.

My Project

The pandemic has caused a large gap in reading levels among students. Some students, mainly those who read on their own, are at or above grade level, while many other students have fallen behind. Many students say they hate reading, they don't read, and they won't read. However, when those same students become interested in a book, it's amazing to see how excited they become.

Reading groups focused on Dystopian literature (futuristic failed societies where the teen main characters are fighting against unfair rules) connect students with books they actually enjoy.

Think of the Hunger Games, which became a massive movie series. Students enjoy Dystopian novels because, even though the setting is not realistic to modern America, the problems the characters face connect with students as a cautionary tale of our own future, leading to excellent class discussion.

Each book selected fits in with science fiction or dystopian literature, providing a well-rounded selection of different books for students to pick from, so that they're not all forced to read the same book, even when they have no interest. Students do enjoy reading, but they have to find the right books, and in these pandemic-affected times, students need more selections to choose from in order to find books that speak to them.

Mr. Lawson Wagoner High School 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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Wagoner, OK View local requests

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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
City of Bones Movie Tie-in Edition • AKJ Education $12.09 16 $193.44
Memoirs of a Teenage Amnesiac • AKJ Education $9.48 16 $151.68
Matched • AKJ Education $8.75 16 $140.00
Feed • AKJ Education $7.29 16 $116.64
Unwind • AKJ Education $9.48 10 $94.80
Crater • AKJ Education $1.90 16 $30.40

Materials cost

$726.96

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $59.25

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$833.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$147.02

Total project goal

$980.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $980.13

1 Donor

-$980.13

Donations toward project cost

-$833.11

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$147.02

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 $0.00

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