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Mr. Burney from Rowland, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Studying the Culture of the Past Through Engaging Historical fiction.

Help me give my students an opportunity to learn about the world around them. Books in this project directly relate to our NC Social Studies curriculum while also becoming better readers with good background knowledge.

  • 6 donors
  • $856 still needed

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  • 6 donors
  • $856 still needed
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My Project

While I am currently teaching social studies, I have long known the value of reading in all content areas. Students who are better readers develop better vocabulary acquisition skills and are constantly learning more about the world around them. My goals for this project include guiding students to think about historical and cultural issues from times past and to apply them to what is going on in the world today. I hope they will become better writers and enhance their knowledge of geography and analyze the role geography plays in shaping the activities of humankind.

While our students today are tech-savvy and can find just about anything online, they are weaker in critical thinking and analysis, which are extremely important to all things in life.

The materials in this project emphasize students ability to think about the world around them and understand it within the framework of historical fiction. The journals will allow students to not only journal on topics that they self-select, but they will be used as tools students will access as part of the NC focus on Inquiry-based learning. Students must have a balanced education in their core classes so that ELA teachers are not the only ones focused on literacy and writing. Those things should be pushed across the curriculum.

Finally, the maps will help students to understand not how to locate a place but how the location of a place impacts the decisions and daily lives of the people who live there.

Mr. Burney South Robeson Intermediate School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

120 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Copper Sun • Amazon Business $8.79 30 $263.70
The Harlem Hellfighters - Paperback Book • AKJ Education $7.29 30 $218.70
The War That Saved My Life: (Newbery Honor Award Winner) • Amazon Business $6.92 30 $207.60
Oliver Twist (Puffin Classics) • Amazon Business $5.99 30 $179.70
24Pack Composition Notebooks Bulk,A5 Kraft Notebooks,Composition Notebook Wide Ruled,Lined Blank Pages Travel Journals for School,Office,Home,Kraft Cover,60 Pages with Rainbow Spine,8.3”x5.5”,8 Colors • Amazon Business $22.49 6 $134.94
24x36 United States, USA Classic Elite Wall Map Mural Poster (Laminated) • Amazon Business $19.49 1 $19.49
24x36 World Classic Premier Wall Map Poster (Laminated) • Amazon Business $18.90 1 $18.90

Materials cost

$1,043.03

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $81.36

3rd party payment processing fee

$15.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,170.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$206.48

Total project goal

$1,376.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,376.52

5 Donors

-$495.00

Donations toward project cost

-$425.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.25

match offer

-$20.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$17.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.88

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $855.64

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