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Mrs. Willis from Charleston, MO is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Gnarly Novels in Literature Circles

My students need 6 copies each of 6 different book titles for literature circles, from "Old Yeller" to a biography of Anne Frank.

  • $308 goal

This project expired on June 15, 2010.

This project expired on June 15, 2010.

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Mrs. Willis Charleston Middle School
Charleston, MO Grades 6-8

A classroom full of readers needs more books to get their greedy hands on! I teach 6th grade in a small, rural, mostly low socio-economic community.

My students LOVE to read. While we have plenty of books to choose from in our school library, I have started doing literature circles this year in my classroom. I need a set of 6 books to do literature circles. The students are put in small groups for these circles and really enjoy it. The downfall is that I have had to buy the sets using my own money to find literature that I know will interest them.

Having these books will get my literature circle library going and will enable my students a bigger variety of literature to read in our circle groups for the rest of the school year. The books will also be used for future classes as well. Students will benefit from reading a variety of genres of literature, and will focus on different skills in their literature circle assignments. They also enjoy working on their literature circle assignments with their groups and meeting with the teacher to discuss the book as they read.

By donating the funds for these books, you will make it possible for students to have more literature for my students to read and to participate in student led learning, which is what a big part of literature circles are when they are done properly. Upper elementary students need to feel trusted that they can handle responsibility with their own learning with monitoring. My students will be so appreciative and excited with this learning opportunity.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

Never Before Funded 25 students impacted
Mrs. Willis Charleston Middle School 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.

Charleston, MO View local requests

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

Never Before Funded 25 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Great Fire Jim Murphy • Barnes and Noble $8.09 6 $48.54
The Tiger Rising Kate DiCamillo • Barnes and Noble $5.39 6 $32.34
The Lemonade War Jacqueline Davies • Barnes and Noble $5.39 6 $32.34
On My Honor Marion Dane Bauer, Dolores Kozielski • Barnes and Noble $6.29 6 $37.74
Who Was Anne Frank? Ann Abramson, Nancy Harrison (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 6 $26.94
Four Perfect Pebbles:: A Holocaust Story Lila Perl, Marion Blumenthal Lazan • Barnes and Noble $5.39 6 $32.34

Materials cost

$210.24

Vendor shipping charges

 $21.02

Sales tax

 $8.89

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.15

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$252.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.38

Total project goal

$307.68

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