You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

Edit classroom photo

Ms. Alami (formally Messick)’s Classroom Edit display name

Support her classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Ms. Alami (formally Messick) a DonorsChoose gift card she can use on her classroom projects. Starting next month, we'll charge your card and send her a DonorsChoose gift card on the 17th of every month.

Edit or cancel anytime.

cancel

Support Ms. Alami (formally Messick)'s classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Ms. Alami (formally Messick) a DonorsChoose gift card she can use on her classroom projects. Starting next month, we'll charge your card and send her a DonorsChoose gift card on the 17th of every month.

Edit or cancel anytime.

Make a donation Ms. Alami (formally Messick) can use on her next classroom project.

Your custom url is https://www.donorschoose.org/sheilamessick

View your stats
Track donations »
Edit
Copies of this poignant book will help my 9th-grade students (and possibly the other 9th graders if my colleagues would like to share the class set) explore social justice issues. In addition, it will pair nicely with To Kill a Mockingbird, serving to highlight the relevance of a fictional work. This book will be read in conjunction with TKaM and become a part of our 9th grade "Searching for Justice" unit, where we explore themes surrounding social issues, racism, and courage. The author, Bryan Stevenson is the real-life Atticus, standing up for the falsely accused. The book is incredibly informative, explaining how our criminal justice system works. Picasso once said, "Art is a lie that tells the truth." By pairing the nonfiction work (truth)--Just Mercy--with fiction (art)--To Kill a Mockingbird--students can see the significance in Picasso's saying.

About my class

Copies of this poignant book will help my 9th-grade students (and possibly the other 9th graders if my colleagues would like to share the class set) explore social justice issues. In addition, it will pair nicely with To Kill a Mockingbird, serving to highlight the relevance of a fictional work. This book will be read in conjunction with TKaM and become a part of our 9th grade "Searching for Justice" unit, where we explore themes surrounding social issues, racism, and courage. The author, Bryan Stevenson is the real-life Atticus, standing up for the falsely accused. The book is incredibly informative, explaining how our criminal justice system works. Picasso once said, "Art is a lie that tells the truth." By pairing the nonfiction work (truth)--Just Mercy--with fiction (art)--To Kill a Mockingbird--students can see the significance in Picasso's saying.

Read more

About my class

Read more
{"followTeacherId":5654874,"teacherId":5654874,"teacherName":"Ms. Alami (formally Messick)","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5654874_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1621600573473","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"vanityURL":"sheilamessick","teacherChallengeId":21547752,"followAbout":"Ms. Alami (formally Messick)'s projects","teacherVerify":1120055188,"teacherNameEncoded":"Ms. Alami (formally Messick)","vanityType":"teacher","teacherPageInfo":{"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"teacherHasClassroomDescription":true,"teacherClassroomDescription":"","teacherProfileURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/sheilamessick","tafURL":"https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/share_teacher_profile.html?teacher=5654874","stats":{"numActiveProjects":0,"numFundedProjects":29,"numSupporters":119},"classroomPhotoPendingScreening":false,"showEssentialsListCard":false}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.