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Mr. Denninghoff from Honolulu, HI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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True Crime Text to Learn 20th Century Latin American History

Help me give my students access to a high interest nonfiction text that introduces them to anthroplogy as well as the history of 'dirty wars' in Latin America.

  • $692 goal

This project expired on July 5, 2024.

This project expired on July 5, 2024.

My Project

Alexa Hagerty's haunting first-person memoir reads like a true-crime mystery. It is the perfect tone and length for teenage World History students. It also provides a wonderful overview of the work of forensic anthropologists as it tells the story of some of the egregious human rights violations in Latin American history.

This short text will vivify and and enrich our World History units on the Cold War and will help portray the human costs of Cold War policies that still reverberate in current events and policy debates around the US southern border and immigration policy.

I plan to use this as a read-aloud through out our Cold War and current events units. My students love a good story and this story tells the history so personally and beautifully that it will leave a lasting impression on them.

Mr. Denninghoff Moanalua High School Grades 9-12

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More than a third 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

35 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Still Life with Bones: Genocide, Forensics, and What Remains • Amazon Business $16.99 31 $526.69

Materials cost

$526.69

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$23.17

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$587.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$103.72

Total project goal

$691.48

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