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Cultivating Critical Thinking with Parable of the Sower

Help me give my students access to Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. O'Keefe's classroom raised $456

This project is fully funded

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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 Project

My 11th grade Honors English students at Chicago Academy High School are a remarkable group of highly motivated learners, eager to engage with challenging texts that reflect and inform their understanding of the world. Our school proudly serves a low-income community, and our students possess immense potential and a fervent desire for knowledge. To truly nurture their critical thinking and prepare them for college-level discourse, it's essential that we provide them with literature that is both rigorous and relevant, sparking profound conversations about societal challenges and human resilience.

Octavia Butler's Parable of the Sower will empower our students to envision a more just and sustainable future, providing a critical lens through which to analyze the world around them.

This singularly powerful and timely novel, set in a near-future America ravaged by climate change, economic inequality, and social unrest, explores themes that resonate deeply with the realities and concerns facing our students today. It prompts vital discussions about community building, the search for meaning in a chaotic world, the dangers of unchecked power, and the importance of adaptability and empathy. By providing a class set of this groundbreaking work, we can empower our students to analyze complex socio-political issues, develop their own voices, and prepare them for critical, college-level discourse.

Bringing Parable of the Sower into our classroom will not only enrich our students' literary experience but also foster crucial skills for their academic and personal growth. It will allow us to delve into the nuances of dystopian literature, explore diverse perspectives, and cultivate the kind of critical inquiry that is essential for success in higher education. With your support, we can equip these ambitious students with the tools to dissect compelling narratives, grapple with difficult questions, and ultimately, become agents of positive change in their own communities and beyond.

Ms. O'Keefe Chicago Academy High School Grades 9-12

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Parable of the Sower (Parable, 1) • Amazon Business $10.06 35 $352.10

Materials cost

$352.10

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$387.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$68.36

Total project goal

$455.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $455.74

1 Donor

-$227.87

Donations toward project cost

-$193.69

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.18

match offer

-$227.87

Match offer toward project cost

-$193.69

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.18

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 $0.00

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