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The Diary as Literature. The Diary as History.

Help me give my students classroom copies of The Motorcycle Diaries to read as an example of nonfiction memoir and way to learn about South American social history.

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My Students

The school where I teach is a large urban high school located in a section of my city where affluent, gentrified downtown neighborhoods intersect with industrial, low-income ones. Because of this, students in my classes come from a broad range of cultural and educational backgrounds. The school and our student body reflect a rich array of complementing, and sometimes conflicting, interests and lifestyles. The school and my classes are real microcosms of the economic and cultural divisions that animate American society more generally.

Almost 90% of my non-honors/IB/AP track students are second or third generation US citizens, or in some cases undocumented minors.

Some are homeless. A lot of these students come to school with no supplies; no backpack, no paper, no pens or pencils, and certainly no books. These students typically lack the material supplies and resources necessary for school. Yet, despite some challenges, most of these students bring enthusiasm, wit, and intellectual energy to class everyday along with a determination to learn and finish high school.

My Project

The Motorcycle Diaries presents a real opportunity for my students to understand literary narrative, to see travel "journals" as a form of personal and ethical development, and to learn more about the places and events that shaped its author. A lot of the World Literature course they take with me consists of studying fictional novels or plays set mainly in the 17th to 20th centuries in Europe (mostly a function of the book choices available in my department). The Motorcycle Diaries is a chance for us to broaden not only the cultural range of the texts we study, but also the kinds of writing we include as "literature". Because of the number of places Guevara writes about (some of which many students see themselves as culturally attached to) and the personal narrative mode of his memoir, the research and writing opportunities for my students abound with this text!

Dr. McGill West 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.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Motorcycle Diaries: Notes on a Latin American Journey • Amazon Business $10.40 80 $832.00

Materials cost

$832.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$874.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$154.32

Total project goal

$1,028.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,028.80

2 Donors

-$1,028.80

Donations toward project cost

-$874.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$154.32

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