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Mrs. Stafford from Long Beach, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Jungle Will Make Them Think

My students need 70 copies of Upton Sinclair's The Jungle.

  • $242 goal

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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

As we transition to The Common Core, our course outlines and reading selections are also changing. Unfortunately, the school does not yet have the funding to renew textbooks, let alone novels.

I have two classes of Junior English in a large urban high school.

They are a diverse group with a large number of English language learners. They may not be the most voracious of readers, but as I expose them to more rigorous materials and projects, they are rising to the challenge.

My Project

Upton Sinclair's social commentary The Jungle about the meat packing industry and the immigration experience at the turn of the century is a challenging way to start of our unit of Argumentation/Persuasion. The novel will serve as a launching point for student inquiry into a contemporary issue we are facing today.

Students will be able to make connections between the novel and current issues we are tackling today in The U.S.

Immigration, food safety, pollution, working conditions, welfare, and unionization are all relevant and pressing issues our students are facing.

Mrs. Stafford Woodrow Wilson 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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Long Beach, CA 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Jungle (Dover Thrift Editions) • Amazon $2.26 70 $158.20

Materials cost

$158.20

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $14.48

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$205.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.19

Total project goal

$241.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $241.24

2 Donors

-$117.91

Donations toward project cost

-$102.53

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.38

match offer

-$120.61

Match offer toward project cost

-$102.52

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.09

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.71

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 $0.00

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