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Ms. McCarthy from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. McCarthy's classroom raised $324

Books: Day of Tears

My students need 32 copies of "Day of Tears".

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Ms. McCarthy Schurz High School
Chicago, IL Grades 9-12

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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.

How do you become a better reader? By reading. Practice, practice, practice. Being better readers will help my students to prepare for college. One of my goals this school year is to offer the opportunity to my students to read more often. So much emphasis is placed on test scores recently that reading books gets pushed aside. I teach history to 10th graders in a school that struggles to provide materials and opportunities to students. After fourteen years of teaching here, I still seek to find books to interest my students. Reading novels isn't always included in history classes, but I believe books can bring history to life. Students can lose themselves in the story and better understand our past. I found a book this summer, Day of Tears, that they will love. The topic, a slave auction, is high interest and the book is written at a level that is accessible to them. I would love to use this book in my classroom this year. With your help, we can make it happen.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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

30 students impacted 6 donors
Ms. McCarthy Schurz High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL 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

30 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Day of Tears: A Novel in Dialogue Julius Lester • Barnes and Noble $7.19 32 $230.08

Materials cost

$230.08

Vendor shipping charges

 $23.01

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$265.54

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.29

Total project goal

$323.83

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $323.83

3 Donors

-$150.77

Donations toward project cost

-$132.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.00

match offer

-$161.91

Match offer toward project cost

-$132.77

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.14

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.14

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 $0.00

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