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Mr. Wilson from Fullerton CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

The Ghost of Tom Joad Still Roams California

My students need 40 copies of "The Grapes of Wrath."

  • $681 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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.

My Students

John Steinbeck said, "I have come to believe that a great teacher is a great artist and that there are as few as there are any other great artists. Teaching might even be the greatest of the arts since the medium is the human mind and spirit." I strive to be great and need resources to succeed.

I am at a Title I school and many of my students have Tom Joads in their families.

Members of my family were migrant farm workers shuttling between Arkansas and California during the Depression, and members of my students' families have come from Mexico and Central America. My father told me there is precious little difference between us, and this novel helps explain why.

My Project

I am requesting 40 copies of "The Grapes of Wrath." The Grapes of Wrath is still relevant, and even more meaningful in California. This novel teaches compassion, but also explains the complex nature of the working poor and how it affects society. Whether it's the Great Depression and Okies or migrants from south of the border, we can all relate to the challenges of wanting to provide for our families and becoming self-sufficient.

I want to challenge my eighth-graders.

We don't have enough rigor in our classrooms and this will be a daunting, but rewarding, challenge for my students. This will also lend some perspective to students who will learn that workers have struggles in California for generations. The challenges faced by families today aren't the first and they won't be the last. Nobody is singled out. My family was harassed at the CA/AZ border and they were US citizens. We all share the same struggles.

Mr. Wilson
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Grapes of Wrath • Amazon $12.39 40 $495.60

Materials cost

$495.60

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$45.35

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$578.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.07

Total project goal

$680.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$680.45

10 Donors

-$645.45

Donations toward project cost

-$548.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$96.82

match offer

-$35.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$29.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.25

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