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Developing Critical Thinkers

My students need a volume of World History Mini DBQs (document-based questions) to help supplement their medieval world history curriculum.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Lee's classroom raised $422

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My Students

Do you remember your history classes in school? Did it involve reading the textbook and answering the questions at the end of the chapter? There's more to history than that! I want to make sure my students go BEYOND the textbook to think, investigate, and analyze like real historians.

My students are hard-working, bright, highly gifted and creative teenagers.

Our public school has a diverse student population, with kids coming from all over the Los Angeles area to attend our performing arts magnet, math, science, and civics academies. We are a California Distinguished School, recognized for outstanding achievement in education.

My Project

Document-based questions (DBQs) are regularly used in high school Advanced Placement classes to engage students in university-level activities. The DBQ project has created several volumes of DBQ questions that correspond to the California History curriculum. I am requesting Medieval World History Mini-DBQ set for my seventh grade classes. These questions challenge students to go beyond the basic, surface level questions and engage in "close analysis and interrogation of documents, deep reading for understanding, and powerful evidence-based writing."

I want to prepare my students for their high school and college courses--the DBQs will do just that.

It will develop their critical thinking and analysis skills. It will help them refine their writing. In other words, it will help them become historians.

Ms. Lee Louis Armstrong Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half 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

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mini-Qs in World History-Volume 2: • The DBQ Project $275.00 1 $275.00

Materials cost

$275.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $22.00

Sales tax

 $27.18

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$358.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.23

Total project goal

$421.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $421.53

5 Donors

-$411.53

Donations toward project cost

-$349.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.73

match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

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 $0.00

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