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Mr. Hawkins from Manila, AR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Economics, Government & Your Future

My students need a classroom set of the book City of Ember.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Hawkins's classroom raised $230

This project is fully funded

My Students

Do you remember being in 8th grade and wondering about the future? Could I be a doctor, teacher, farmer, or maybe even president? In our small town, Title I School, many students do not even know what careers surround them every day.

Middle school students have the same desires for the future that any other youth their age has.

Unfortunately, low socioeconomic can stunt the dreams of some students. At this critical age, 8th grade, it is very important that they begin to plan for the "not-so distant" future. However, many students in this poor, rural community are not even aware of the jobs and career opportunities in their own area

My Project

The book City of Embers is about a society who was forced to live underground, never even going to the surface of the earth. Children are assigned a lifelong career at a very early age, and given no real freedom to choose the direction of their future. That is until someone breaks through and realizes that there is a world of possibility on the surface. 8th Grade students will be reading the book City of Ember, by Jeanne DuPrau. The classroom set of books will allow us be able to read individually and corporately. We will spend 15 minutes at the end of the hour for three weeks, or until we finish reading. Throughout we will be discussing various economic topics as well as career orientation concepts as they arise in the reading. We will discuss opportunity cost while we are learning about goal setting. As we begin to explore the 16 career clusters, we will be able to tie in the book to possible career available to the characters as well as my students.

I want my students to understand that there is a world of possibility outside their small community.

They have the ability to look at their own abilities and interest, and make good decisions that will impact their future. They may be from a low economic community, but it they work hard and get good grades, there are opportunities to follow their dreams. Even the dreams they have not yet dreamed.

Mr. Hawkins Manila 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The City of Ember (The First Book of Ember) • Amazon $5.71 24 $137.04
The City of Ember: The First Book of Ember (Books of Ember) • Amazon $13.59 1 $13.59

Materials cost

$150.63

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $12.43

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$195.32

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.47

Total project goal

$229.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $229.79

2 Donors

-$114.01

Donations toward project cost

-$97.66

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.35

match offer

-$114.89

Match offer toward project cost

-$97.66

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.23

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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