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Mrs. Colquitt from Evanston, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Enhancing Literacy Through Social Studies

My students need 2 copies each of 15 books to have informational text about ancient civilizations. These will help them acquire better reading skills in the content area.

  • $333 goal

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My Students

Can you remember the first time you saw a sign written in a foreign language? You had no idea what the sign was telling you. Over half of my students have this same experience daily when we read our social studies textbook. They do not have the skill to decipher the information in the book.

My students are 6th grade students who attend a public school in a suburb outside of a large metropolitan area.

Most of the students at my school qualify for free or reduced price lunch, and we have a free breakfast program every morning. Our student population is diverse. We have a wide range of cultures represented in the building. I teach 140 6th graders who enter 6th grade one to two grade level below in reading. My sixth graders have taken to the Ancient World like fish take to water. They ask great questions about how the ancient world connects to our world today. They keep learning journals in my class, where they write down questions they'd like to know more about.

My Project

The Ancient Civilization library I've requested will enhance my students understanding of the ancient world. Students in America often believe that the world began in 1776, the beginning of United States. Students of this generation need to know more about the history of the rest of the world. They are apart of a global community that we all need to learn to respect. Respect builds with knowledge. Studying the Ancient Civilizations makes us all see each other as citizens of planet earth. It also helps us see a world much different than our own.

Last year, our school didn't meet AYP.

Our students enter with so many deficits in their learning. These materials will help me, as their teacher, close some of those gaps by providing them with interesting, leveled materials. The more success they have to acquire literacy, the better off they will be in their future academic endeavors.

Mrs. Colquitt Chute Middle School Grades 6-8

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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Evanston, IL View local requests

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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
National Geographic Investigates: Ancient Africa Victoria Sh • AKJ Books $13.28 2 $26.56
Ancient Greece • AKJ Books $7.39 2 $14.78
Ancient Greece • AKJ Books $6.65 2 $13.30
Gladiator • AKJ Books $5.91 2 $11.82
You Wouldn?t Want to Be in Alexander the Great''s Army! Miles • AKJ Books $7.36 2 $14.72
You Wouldn''t Want to Work on the Great Wall of China!: Defen • AKJ Books $7.36 2 $14.72
The Greek News (History News Series) Philip Steele, Anton Po • AKJ Books $5.91 2 $11.82
The Roman News (History News Series) Andrew Langley • AKJ Books $5.91 2 $11.82
Welcome to the Ancient Olympics!: Ancient Greek Olympics • AKJ Books $5.91 4 $23.64
You Wouldn''t Want to Be an Assyrian Soldier!: An Ancient Arm • AKJ Books $7.36 2 $14.72
Life in Ancient Rome • AKJ Books $19.68 2 $39.36
Life as a Gladiator: An Interactive History Adventure Michae • AKJ Books $5.14 2 $10.28
Life as a Samurai: An Interactive History Adventure Matt Doe • AKJ Books $5.14 2 $10.28
Life in Ancient China • AKJ Books $6.62 2 $13.24
Life in Ancient Mesoamerica • AKJ Books $6.62 2 $13.24

Materials cost

$244.30

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.66

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$282.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.93

Total project goal

$332.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $332.89

5 Donors

-$332.89

Donations toward project cost

-$282.96

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.93

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