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Mr. Patacsil from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Everything Was Beautiful And Nothing Hurt

My students need 45 copies of the novel "Slaughterhouse Five" to supplement a cross-curricular World History/English Literature unit.

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This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

Studying a novel does not have to be the tedious experience so many of us had in high school. Heart of Darkness and The Grapes of Wrath may be required classics, but most students are left uninspired with these stories. I am looking for a novel that will cultivate a love of reading.

My students are a smart, savvy group of 10th graders full of energy and passion.

They are athletes, debaters, leaders, gamers, skaters, tweeters and snapchatters. They love reading books that "call their attention" and shun books that are not immediately accessible to their reading levels. The "textbook room" at our high school is full of novels and texts held together by duct tape. Because of recent budget cuts, many classrooms ballooned to 40+ students whereas a few years ago, our classroom numbers were much smaller. Class sets of novels stayed at 30. My students need new literature. They love reading. We just need to provide the books.

My Project

Using Slaughterhouse 5, my students will be able to draw connections between the bombing of Dresden, the Vietnam War, and World War II. This novel will further their understanding of historical events covered in World History. Students will conduct research and investigations into the effects of war and PTSD. Study of this novel will also include informational reading surrounding the events concepts in the novel.

Slaughterhouse Five is a novel about war, aliens, time travel and tragedy.

That it deals with such harrowing and bloody events with such dark humor and tone make it a perfect choice for a high school setting. My students learn about war from movies, video games and not much else. Slaughterhouse Five delivers themes and narratives that will inform my students of current world events and will give them a modern perspective of tragedy that so often is sanitized for entertainment purposes.

Mr. Patacsil James A Garfield Senior High School Grades 9-12

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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.

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Nearly all 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
Slaughterhouse Five • AKJ Books $5.83 45 $262.35

Materials cost

$262.35

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $24.01

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$320.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.52

Total project goal

$376.82

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $376.82

5 Donors

-$188.41

Donations toward project cost

-$160.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.26

match offer

-$188.41

Match offer toward project cost

-$160.15

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.26

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