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Mr. Sullivan from Indianola, OK is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Classroom Set of Freedom Writer's Diary

My students need a Teacher's Edition and 30 copies of the book titled,"Freedom Writers Diary" for use as a classroom novel set.

  • $510 goal

This project expired on April 2, 2010.

This project expired on April 2, 2010.

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Mr. Sullivan Indianola High School
Indianola, OK Grades 9-12

Our school is a small rural school located along the highway that runs between "No Where" and "No Place". We are rich with poverty and meth production. We are lacking in "Hope" and "Encouragement". It is through the inspiration available to us within our education, that we hope to overcome the obstacles life has placed within our pathway.

Our worldview is every bit as pessimistic as the outlook rampant in the students depicted within the pages of "The Freedom Writers Diary". We feel certain that we could follow the pathway they took and arrive at a like pinnacle of self-discovery and success if we could only obtain a copy of their map. Unfortunately, our small school lacks the funding to purchase additional library books and especially a classroom set of 30 books and the teacher's manual.

At the beginning of every school year, in English class, we watch the movie "The Freedom Writers". We are inspired by their achievements and the courage they display as they climb steadily out of the pit that they and society dug for them. We desire to go further. We are certain that if we arm ourselves with the diaries of their experiences, we could write our own diaries of achievement and conquest. We are so close!

With your help we can take the next step. With your help we can purchase the classroom set of their diaries and implement a curriculum of hope and success within our daily studies. With your help, we can begin our journey into a better tomorrow.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

Never Before Funded 60 students impacted
Mr. Sullivan Indianola High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Indianola, OK View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

Never Before Funded 60 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Freedom Writers Diary: How a Teacher and 150 Teens Used Writing to Change Themselves and the World Around Them The Freedom Writers, With Erin Gruwell, Foreword by Zlata Filipovic • Barnes and Noble $11.16 30 $334.80
The Freedom Writers Diary Teacher's Guide Erin Gruwell, The Freedom Writers • Barnes and Noble $17.56 1 $17.56

Materials cost

$352.36

Vendor shipping charges

 $35.24

Sales tax

 $15.86

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$417.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.70

Total project goal

$509.45

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