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Reading Their Way to Birmingham

My students need 80 copies of "The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963" and one audio CD of the novel.

  • $782 goal

This project expired on November 26, 2008.

This project expired on November 26, 2008.

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Ms. Gadye Herbert Hoover Middle School
San Francisco, CA Grades 6-8

When students read "The Watsons Go to Birmingham--1963," they gain new perspectives on growing up, racism, grief, and family relationships. They also take a small step in learning about the history of civil rights in America. I teach sixth grade language arts and social studies at a large, urban middle school. The school community includes African-American students, many who feel marginalized at the school and in their city.

Last year, my students were mesmerized by a video on the children who marched through Birmingham and brought segregation to its knees. They had endless questions and insights. I would like to use the novel, "The Watsons Go to Birmingham" next year before showing the film.

This novel holds its own as a family story, one full of humor and heartache. But, it also is ideal for my unit on children, freedom, and making a difference. The students will study the novel as literature and then take their study a step further by learning about the legacy of Birmingham's brave children. Later in the year, they will read poetry written by children of the Holocaust and design a project meant to improve their communities.

In the epilogue to the novel, the author urges his readers to be one of those heroes who makes a difference. Your generosity will make it possible for my students to read a wonderful novel, study their country's history, and--I hope--feel inspired to "fix" their world.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

80 students impacted
Ms. Gadye Herbert Hoover Middle School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

San Francisco, 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

80 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Watsons Go to Birmingham: 1963 Christopher Curtis, Narrated by Levar Burton, Read by LeVar Burton • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95
The Watsons Go to Birmingham - 1963 Christopher Paul Curtis • Barnes and Noble $6.29 80 $503.20

Materials cost

$521.15

Vendor shipping charges

 $52.12

Sales tax

 $37.78

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$641.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$140.71

Total project goal

$781.71

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