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Mrs. McCully's Social Justice/Investigative Journalism Book Club Reads

Help me give my students a diverse set of social justice texts to read and discuss.

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My Students

The memo on my whiteboard reads: "If you want to be a better reader, read. If you want to be a better writer, read."

The core of my classroom is built upon the love of books, great writer's craft, and timely world issues.

In the courses that I teach--AP Language and Composition, Junior English, and Creative Writing, my students spend a large amount of time analyzing the work of great writers to become better writers themselves. Though the reading lives of my students vary, my goal is to present them with texts that are timely, riveting, and relevant to them as young adults, so they can gain the knowledge that will allow them to engage in positive, civil discourse over imperative topics that are shaping our culture today. My students are hard-working, diligent, and kind, and who continuously rise to the occasion.

My Project

This set of texts will help diversify the current choices for my investigative journalism text sets that I have available for student book clubs. As a teacher, it is important that I help my students feel connected to the world around them, and it's through the reading of texts, writing about these texts, and discussing these texts that they grow as critical thinkers. Bringing these relevant and timely texts to the classroom will provide them with further opportunities to understand relevant and important social justice topics that coincide with the current climate of our country. Such texts are important, as they will bring students new perspectives while requiring critical thinking, questioning, reflection, and an opportunity to engage in civil discourse over important topics with their peers. For these reasons, book clubs are always a favorite unit for my students.

Mrs. McCully Union High School Grades 9-12

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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

120 students impacted 18donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
War in 140 Characters: How Social Media Is Reshaping Conflict in the Twenty-First Century • Amazon Business $15.29 10 $152.90
The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness • Amazon Business $14.61 10 $146.10
Beneath a Ruthless Sun: A True Story of Violence, Race, and Justice Lost and Found • Amazon Business $14.50 10 $145.00
Eating Animals • Amazon Business $11.59 10 $115.90
The Color of Law: A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America • Amazon Business $9.99 10 $99.90
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI • Amazon Business $9.37 10 $93.70
Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City • Amazon Business $8.19 4 $32.76

Materials cost

$786.26

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $68.80

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$896.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$158.27

Total project goal

$1,055.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,055.12

12 Donors

-$900.86

Donations toward project cost

-$773.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$127.63

Matching donations from our partners

-$145.44

Match offers toward project cost

-$123.62

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.82

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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