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Mrs. Martin from Newark DE is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Modern African American Literature for My High School Students

Help me give my students more culturally diverse American literature texts - The Hate You Give and Just Mercy.

  • $984 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My English classes are comprised of diverse learners. Some students are academically gifted in the Cambridge programs while others have challenges as special education students. Despite their level and ability, all of my students are committed to continue their education during this tough time. They are logging in through Zoom every day, and we are having fun reading literature, analyzing texts, and becoming better writers.

My Project

I teach 11th grade American literature in Newark, DE. Most of the junior English grade curriculum is full of older American classics (which I love). However, I would love to infuse the curriculum with more diverse and modern texts. Therefore, I chose some pieces of literature which I know will excite my students - Just Mercy and The Hate You Give.

My high schoolers need some class texts that mirror themselves.

Just Mercy and The Hate You Give have intelligent protagonists who are moved to action. They aim to change their American communities to become more racially just and equal. Hopefully, these books will inspire my students to become citizens of service and to always fight for what's right.

Mrs. Martin
Grades 9-12

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Hate U Give • MahoganyBooks $17.09 25 $427.25
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption (PB) • MahoganyBooks $15.30 24 $367.20

Materials cost

$794.45

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$836.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$147.59

Total project goal

$983.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $983.96

2 Donors

-$491.97

Donations toward project cost

-$418.18

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$73.79

match offer

-$491.99

Match offer toward project cost

-$418.19

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$73.80

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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