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Embracing our Project LIT Community with The Hate You Give

My students need 25 copies of Angie Thomas' novel, The Hate you Give to read about characters and stories related to their own experiences.

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My Students

I teach middle school students in a large urban district where over 85% of my students come from economically disadvantaged households. Many of my students are reluctant readers but jump at the opportunity to read in a group. Over the years I have taught here, I have enjoyed reading with the students because books are a way for them to open up to me and their classmates. I see them grow in empathy and compassion just as they grow in their reading ability.

My Project

We are forming a Project LIT Book Club to encourage students to not only read, but hear from diverse voices such as their own.

My students need to hear their stories.

I want to kick off our book club by reading The Angie Thomas novel, The Hate U Give. The movie version of the book is coming out later in the fall and that is a huge motivation for my students to read the book. We'll be able to read Starr's story and discuss how she navigates her feelings and the pressure from her family, the community and police.

Their stories, like Starr's are complex and often difficult to navigate. Through reading the novel and group discussions, my students will see that their voices are important and that their stories need to be shared.

Ms. Levin

Grades 6-8

Daniel Webster Middle School

Los Angeles, CA

California

Nearly all students from low‑income households

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This project will reach 40 students.

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

The Hate U Give • Amazon Business $11.39 25 $284.75

Materials cost			$284.75
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$26.05
3rd party payment processing fee			$4.27
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$345.07
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$60.89
Total project goal			$405.96
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$405.96
9 Donors			-$389.20
Donations toward project cost			-$332.32
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$56.88
match offer			-$15.00
Match offer toward project cost			-$12.75
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$2.25
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$1.76
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Embracing our Project LIT Community with The Hate You Give

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Equity Focus

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TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes

How we calculate what's needed

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DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Supporting teachers and students since 2000

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