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Mrs. Choplin from Saint Louis, MO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Choplin's classroom raised $501

Drama, Dogs, and Double Dutch, Oh My!

My students need 30 copies of both "Because of Winn Dixie" by Kate DiCamillo and "Double Dutch" by Sharon Draper, as well as an audio recording of "Because of Winn Dixie".

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Mrs. Choplin Aesm Middle School at L'Ouverture
Saint Louis, MO Grades 6-8

I teach 8th grade Communication Arts in a high-needs, urban middle school in Missouri that was almost closed last year due to lack of community involvement and low student test scores.

Increasing my students' literacy skills is my goal as a first-year middle school teacher. My students have a hard time keeping sustained focus on a task or a topic and I would like to build their attention spans by teaching longer works. The problem is that I have no classroom sets of any novels. They adore dogs--really, any animals--so, I would like to start with Because of Winn Dixie by Kate DiCamillo. I've also requested the audio recording to accompany the class set because my students are building their reading fluency. Next, I would like to focus on a book that mirrors aspects of my students own experiences--Double Dutch by Sharon Draper. In this book, one of the character harbors the secret that she can't read and has been shuffled through the public school system without anyone noticing.

In an informal poll, I discovered that most of my students have never read a novel cover-to-cover. I find this sad and shocking, but I endeavor to give my students a supportive environment in which to complete this milestone. These classroom sets will allow my students the opportunity to engage with longer texts and learn how to increase their attentions spans and their memories.

Your help will allow my students to have the opportunity to increase their literacy skills and be introduced to novels that they will enjoy. Please give my students the chance to do what their peers at better-funded schools have been doing for at least several more years than my students--reading a book.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

100 students impacted 12 donors
Mrs. Choplin Aesm Middle School at L'Ouverture Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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

100 students impacted 12donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Double Dutch Sharon M. Draper • Barnes and Noble $5.39 30 $161.70
A Guide for Using Because of Winn-Dixie in the Classroom (Literature Units) Melissa Hart • Barnes and Noble $7.19 1 $7.19
Because of Winn-Dixie Kate DiCamillo, Read by Cherry Jones • Barnes and Noble $15.99 1 $15.99
Because of Winn-Dixie Kate DiCamillo • Barnes and Noble $5.39 30 $161.70

Materials cost

$346.58

Vendor shipping charges

 $34.66

Sales tax

 $14.66

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$410.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.02

Total project goal

$500.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $500.12

10 Donors

-$490.24

Donations toward project cost

-$410.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$80.14

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.88

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