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Ms. Jardon from Topeka, KS is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Jardon's classroom raised $1,032

All That Jazz: Reliving the Roaring 20s

My students need 35 copies of F. Scott Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby, additional literature circle texts, and supplemental materials to make the Roaring 20's come alive.

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Ms. Jardon Topeka High School
Topeka, KS Grades 9-12

My Students

When returning their class surveys at the end of the year, most of my students say F. Scott Fitzgerald's Jazz Age novel The Great Gatsby was the reading that most affected their lives. Unfortunately, future students will not be able to relate as only one of our classroom texts has all its pages.

I teach 120 high school juniors in a large urban high school.

Throughout our study of American literature, we examine the changing role of the American dream in our texts and in our lives. Students are eager to examine the time periods in which our novels are written to gain a deeper understanding of the author's perspective and to draw parallels between history and today. These types of connections encourage the deep thinking and reflection that is a hallmark of college- and career-ready students.

My Project

The diversity of these resources will change my students' learning experiences in countless ways. By studying The Great Gatsby as a whole class, we will practice deep reading and analysis of a complex work. The Sun Also Rises, All Quiet on the Western Front, the Langston Hughes poetry collection, and Winesburg, Ohio will be studied in literature circles. These small-group settings encourage academic discourse and encourage students to focus on a text that is personally interesting; furthermore, the study of these texts will support examination of themes and issues found in The Great Gatsby. Finally, the supplemental materials about art, music, and fashion will serve as inspiration for Socratic seminars and other discussions. These three groups of tools, from the whole-class novel to the literature circles to the supplemental materials, will encourage students to develop a sophisticated understanding of the Roaring 20's.

Your generous donation will support students for years to come.

Today's students are tomorrow's leaders, and the critical thinking skills facilitated by these materials will prove invaluable. Thank you for your support!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

120 students impacted 21 donors
Ms. Jardon Topeka High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Topeka, KS 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

120 students impacted 21donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Great Gatsby F. Scott Fitzgerald • Barnes and Noble $9.57 35 $334.95
Jazz - A Film by Ken Burns Ken Burns • Barnes and Noble $64.59 1 $64.59
Harlem Renaissance: A Brief History with Documents Jeffrey Brown Ferguson • Barnes and Noble $13.32 1 $13.32
The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes Langston Hughes, Arnold Rampersad (Editor), David E. Roessel (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $13.64 8 $109.12
Winesburg, Ohio Sherwood Anderson, Jeffrey Meyers (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $5.08 8 $40.64
Big Broadcast: Jazz and Popular Music of the 1920s and 1930s, Vol. 4 • Barnes and Noble $12.88 1 $12.88
Big Broadcast: Jazz and Popular Music of the 1920s and 1930s, Vol. 5 • Barnes and Noble $12.88 1 $12.88
Anything Goes: A Biography of the Roaring Twenties Lucy Moore • Barnes and Noble $17.66 1 $17.66
Art Deco (World of Art) Alastair Duncan • Barnes and Noble $13.76 1 $13.76
Get Capone: The Secret Plot That Captured America's Most Wanted Gangster Jonathan Eig • Barnes and Noble $19.15 1 $19.15
Al Capone Luciano Iorizzo • Barnes and Noble $19.00 1 $19.00
The Sun Also Rises Ernest Hemingway • Barnes and Noble $10.26 8 $82.08
All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque, Steve Moore (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.83 8 $54.64

Materials cost

$794.67

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $56.02

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$897.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$134.13

Total project goal

$1,031.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,031.74

18 Donors

-$1,031.74

Donations toward project cost

-$897.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$134.13

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