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Mrs. Graves from Cumberland Gap, TN is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Finishing the Flight with Mockingjay

My students need 30 copies of "Mockingjay" to complete our unit of study on The Hunger Game Series by Suzanne Collins.

  • $518 goal

This project expired on June 18, 2012.

This project expired on June 18, 2012.

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Mrs. Graves Cumberland Gap High School
Cumberland Gap, TN Grades 9-12

My Students

Do you remember suffering through reading comprehension strategies the same ol' way your previous elementary and middle school teachers taught it? If you could save one student from "Read the story and answer the questions at the end of the chapter", would you? Well, now you can!

Being in a small community in Appalachia, my students have not been exposed to many cultures outside of our own.

We have a very small minority community, and the poverty level is so high in the area that few students travel outside of the region. My students are great kids with the potential to do incredible things. They are limited by resources that are available to them due to the high poverty of the area in which we live. My goal for them is to expand their world view. They do not want to grow up without at least an understanding of other people.

My Project

I am requesting 30 copies of the high interest novel, "Mockingjay" to continue with our study of “The Hunger Game Series” by Suzanne Collins. So many students are not finding literature to be as engaging as other forms of entertainment. It is my goal to ensure that reading novels is not sacrificed on the altar of more riveting and immediate activities.

My students are great kids with such high aspirations and goals.

The lack of resources should not be a factor in determining whether or not they succeed. I am asking you to please consider my project because public school educators cannot do it alone.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Half of students from low‑income households

60 students impacted
Mrs. Graves Cumberland Gap High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Cumberland Gap, TN View local requests

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

60 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mockingjay (HC) • AKJ Books $13.31 30 $399.30

Materials cost

$399.30

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$440.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.70

Total project goal

$517.99

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