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

Bringing the Constitution to Life for a New Generation

Help me give my students an engaging way to study the US Constitution!

  • $1,065 goal

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My Project

There is no text in this country that is more critical for citizens to understand than our Constitution, and the book that I am requesting two class sets of with this DonorsChoose project, The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation by Jonathan Hennessey and Aaron McConnell (2008), will help give students an engaging way to interact with what is sometimes seen as a very intimidating document. Taking the traditional text of the Constitution and reformatting it into a medium that students are more familiar, a graphic novel, with will make it more appealing, more digestible, and as a result more meaningful. The reasoning behind this is simple; if the structure is familiar, the content, however new or challenging, is made more approachable.

This book takes the antiquated, and often quite challenging, language that was used to compose the Constitution, and translates it into something easier for middle school students to understand.

It also gives current, real-world examples of the provisions of the document that add a depth of understanding for the students. Further, being that it is in graphic novel form, it is bright, colorful, and full of exaggerated images that bring the words and the meanings behind them to life in an accessible, tangible way for today’s younger readers.

Please help me help the next generation of citizens to be informed, engaged, and active in the running of our country!

Mrs. Kimball
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
The United States Constitution: A Graphic Adaptation • Amazon Business $16.99 50 $849.50

Materials cost

$849.50

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$12.74

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$904.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$159.70

Total project goal

$1,064.68

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,064.68

7 Donors

-$1,058.80

Donations toward project cost

-$904.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$153.82

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.88

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$0.00

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