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Mrs. Plotz from Antioch, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Classic Books

My students need a variety of 20 different classic books, audio books, and radio shows.

  • $633 goal

This project expired on November 23, 2009.

This project expired on November 23, 2009.

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Mrs. Plotz Antioch Upper Grade School
Antioch, IL Grades 6-8

Visit the "Past" to work towards "Future". The district I work in has had a period of rapid growth and we struggled to keep up with it. The growth has leveled off but we still are trying to come to terms with it. As an 8th grade reading and language arts teacher, I see my students twice a day. I am always looking for different ways to present material in order to "hook" students and keep them "hooked". Finding ways to keep 80 students involved in both my classes takes some doing depending on the topic. Because we are focusing in on acquiring and updating the basic needs of the school, funds are limited in other areas which is why I here today asking for help.

My students are at the stage that they are so invested in the "here and now". "What's the newest music group, song, book or movie" seems to be all they can talk about. Students miss things they can learn from books. Books give us a glimpse about how society functioned when it was written. What we can learn from these books are lessons that can be used for the future. Learn from the past so we can try not to repeat the same mistakes in the future.

Technology is growing rapidly and I want students to experience a small piece of it in my classroom and show them where this technology can take them. Show them how to work reading into their daily lives. It is a life skill and one that will keep us "young" even when we are "old". Presenting different ways a student can read will thrill students who are readers already and maybe get those who hate to read involved. I have acquired some of the technology through Donors choose and want to acquire some material to use with this technology. The materials I am looking for are books and audio books for independent reading that go with units that I have. For example, I am developing a pirate/ocean unit that ultimately will take the students from the past, to what is happening today, and what can happen in the future in these areas. I also included radio shows because this was a unique medium in which stories were presented to a large population in the past. These items can show how a population lived and grew and built things to where they are today. Hopefully if students know enough about the past they can take what they learned and work towards a better future.

Your help will empower my students to look for unique ways to use technology for reading in their everyday lives and learn some lessons about life in the process.

80 students impacted
Mrs. Plotz Antioch Upper Grade School Grades 6-8 Antioch, IL View local requests 80 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Giver Lois Lowry, Read by Ron Rifkin • Barnes and Noble $22.40 1 $22.40
Treasure Island Robert Louis Stevenson, Read by Alfred Molina • Barnes and Noble $26.95 1 $26.95
20,000 Leagues under the Sea Jules Verne, Narrated by Harlan Ellison, Read by Harlan Ellison • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95
Old Time Radio's Greatest Mysteries Vol.1 Created by Radio Spirits, Read by Kirk Douglas • Barnes and Noble $8.98 1 $8.98
Old Time Radio All-Time Favorites (4 Cassettes) Smithsonian Collection • Barnes and Noble $22.48 1 $22.48
20,000 Leagues under the Sea Jules Verne, Walter James Miller (Afterword), Mendor T. Brunetti • Barnes and Noble $5.35 6 $32.10
The War of the Worlds H. G. Wells, Read by Christopher Hurt • Barnes and Noble $17.95 1 $17.95
Grimm's Fairy Tales (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) Brothers Grimm, Wilhelm Carl Grimm, Jacob Ludwig Carl Grimm, Elizabeth Dalton (Editor), Ludwig Emil Grimm (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 6 $42.90
Aesop's Fables (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) Aesop, Arthur Rackham (Illustrator), D. L. Ashliman (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 6 $42.90
Time Machine and The Invisible Man (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) H. G. Wells, Alfred Mac Adam (Illustrator), Alfred Mac Adam (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $4.45 6 $26.70
Christmas Carol, The Chimes & The Cricket on the Hearth (Barnes & Noble Classics Series) Charles Dickens, Katharine Kroeber Wiley (Introduction), Katherine Kroeber Wiley (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 6 $32.10
The Time Machine H G Wells, Read by Scott Brick • Barnes and Noble $17.99 1 $17.99
The Invisible Man H. G. Wells, Read by Scott Brick • Barnes and Noble $32.40 1 $32.40
Aesop's Fables Aesop, Jonathan Kent • Barnes and Noble $16.19 1 $16.19
Grimm's Fairy Tales, Volume 2 Brothers Grimm, Wilhelm K. Grimm, Laura Paton, Wilhelm Grimm, Read by Laura Paton • Barnes and Noble $14.38 1 $14.38
Old Time Radio Shows: Comedy Nostalgia Ventures • Barnes and Noble $13.48 1 $13.48
Adventures in Old-Time Radio: Dracula Manufactured by Radio Spirits • Barnes and Noble $4.48 1 $4.48
The Edgar Bergen and Charlie McCarthy Show Manufactured by Radio Spirits • Barnes and Noble $4.48 1 $4.48
The Old-Time Television Trivia Book Mel Simons • Barnes and Noble $13.45 1 $13.45
Old-Time Radio Famous Westerns with Booklet Manufactured by Radio Spirits • Barnes and Noble $35.98 1 $35.98

Materials cost

$446.24

Vendor shipping charges

 $44.62

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$519.02

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$113.93

Total project goal

$632.95

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