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Mr. Godwin from Anchorage, AK is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mr. Godwin's classroom raised $509

A Multi-Cultural Approach to Studying the Civil War

My students need 24 multicultural books and 2 simulations about the Civil War that include the stories of women, African Americans and minorities.

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Mr. Godwin College Gate Elementary School
Anchorage, AK Grades 3-5

My Students

Bruce Catton, Civil War historian, said, "It was the greatest and most moving chapter in American history, a blending of meanness and greatness, an ending and a beginning. It came out of what men were, but it did not go as men planned". My students need to learn the whole story of the Civil War.

I work with 29 fifth grade students who are trying to learn how to be successful.

They are handicapped because our school lacks resources to help them. We are not a Title 1 school but 19 of my students are eligible for Free and Reduced breakfast and lunch. These students often do not have money for simple school supplies like paper and pencils. Our classroom lacks up to date materials on the American Civil War. My classroom is multicultural and diverse. Six of my students are in an English Language Learner program, seven are in resource and special education, and three are in Indian Education support classes. They all want to learn but it is not easy. They need materials at different reading levels and materials that are accurate and relevant to them.

My Project

It is sad but my students are handicapped by their poor academic skills and a lack of social studies materials on their reading level. I want to help develop their reading and writing skills. I also want to help them become more self-reliant. I plan to use the books in this project to help my students learn about the American Civil War and the contributions of many people who helped create and maintain this nation. I need more inclusive and up-to-date materials. We have nothing that my students can read. Our classroom library is inadequate and not culturally relevant. I need materials that will appeal and also teach my students about the history of the United States. I plan to develop a new unit on the American Civil War with these materials.

My school does not have many resources for my students.

I need a creative way to improve their reading and writing skills while helping them learn about the American Civil War and the contributions of many different groups of people. These books are essential for our project. Please help us.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

29 students impacted 7 donors
Mr. Godwin College Gate Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Anchorage, AK View local requests

More than half 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

29 students impacted 7donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Civil War • AKJ Books $59.91 1 $59.91
The Journal of James Edmond Pease, a Civil War Union Soldier • AKJ Books $5.10 2 $10.20
Battles of the Civil War • AKJ Books $23.83 1 $23.83
Key People of the Civil War • AKJ Books $23.83 1 $23.83
BOOK ILLUMINATING HISTORY - CIVIL WAR • School Specialty $22.85 1 $22.85
The Civil War Begins • AKJ Books $22.34 1 $22.34
Final Campaigns of the Civil War • AKJ Books $22.34 1 $22.34
The Slaves'' War • AKJ Books $20.44 1 $20.44
Civil War Spies • AKJ Books $19.94 1 $19.94
Civil War • AKJ Books $9.86 1 $9.86
The Brothers'' War • AKJ Books $18.91 1 $18.91
Women of the Civil War Through Primary Sources • AKJ Books $17.47 1 $17.47
CARD GAME CIVL WAR GR 6-8 • School Specialty $14.72 1 $14.72
1861 • AKJ Books $14.59 1 $14.59
BK AMERICAN HISTORY SERIES:SLAVERY CIVIL WAR RECONSTRUCTION • School Specialty $13.29 1 $13.29
I''ll Pass for Your Comrade: Women Soldiers in the Civil War • AKJ Books $12.41 1 $12.41
They Fought Like Demons • AKJ Books $12.37 1 $12.37
SIMULATIONS EASY: CIVIL WAR • School Specialty $11.39 1 $11.39
Let It Shine • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Life on the Homefront During the Civil War • AKJ Books $7.26 1 $7.26
A Separate Battle: Women and the Civil War Ina Chang • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
Boys War • AKJ Books $6.53 1 $6.53
Great Women of the Civil War • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Bull Run to Gettysburg • AKJ Books $5.07 1 $5.07
Civil War Heroines • AKJ Books $4.46 1 $4.46
Civil War Stories • AKJ Books $2.19 1 $2.19

Materials cost

$395.85

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.30

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$432.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.25

Total project goal

$508.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $508.34

4 Donors

-$176.82

Donations toward project cost

-$173.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.27

Matching donations from our partners

-$304.16

Match offers toward project cost

-$258.54

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.62

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$27.36

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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