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Mrs. Apicella from Crozet, VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Apicella's classroom raised $1,310

Modern American Tragedies: An in-Depth AP Lang Study (2)

Help me give my students an opportunity to read books about uncommonly studied modern American tragedies.

This project expired on September 6, 2025.

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Mrs. Apicella Western Albemarle High School
Crozet, VA Grades 9-12

My Project

In AP Language and Composition, we analyze multiple works for their appeal to an audience, but also observe the strategies that an author uses to convey their message.

For this specific project, students will borrow one of these books to learn about a modern American tragedy.

Students will analyze this book for the message and strategies the author employs to convey that message and appeal to a specific audience. They will this use these books to frame a research project and presentation connected to this tragedy.

I know that studying tragedy is not the most uplifting subject, but I also know that tragedy shapes a person and, in this case, a nation, so that we can, hopefully, learn from it, grow, and change as a result. There is so much to learn from the darker times that lead to a brighter future.

This is a project that has been on my list to complete for quite some time. Our school does not have the ability to buy multiple books to provide choice within this unit. For my teaching style and the structure of this unit, choice is extremely important for the students to "buy in" to the objectives. The benefit will far exceed my current students as we can continue it for years to come.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than a third of students from low‑income households

200 students impacted 24 donors
Mrs. Apicella Western Albemarle High School Grades 9-12

Equity Focus

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 a third 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

200 students impacted 24donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dopesick: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America • Amazon Business $18.12 10 $181.20
Parkland: Birth of a Movement • Amazon Business $15.99 10 $159.90
Waco: David Koresh, the Branch Davidians, and A Legacy of Rage • Amazon Business $14.99 10 $149.90
Hellhound on His Trail: The Electrifying Account of the Largest Manhunt in American History • Amazon Business $10.49 10 $104.90
Black Like Me • Amazon Business $7.89 10 $78.90
The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America's Shining Women (Harrowing Historical Nonfiction Bestseller About a Courageous Fight for Justice) • Amazon Business $14.20 5 $71.00
1 Dead in Attic: After Katrina • Amazon Business $14.00 5 $70.00
Farewell to Manzanar • Amazon Business $6.33 10 $63.30
Astrobrights Colored Paper 24 lbs. 8.5 x 14 Cosmic Orange 500 Sheets/Ream (22652) • Staples $20.48 3 $61.44
Astrobrights Colored Paper 24 lbs. 8.5 x 11 Pulsar Pink 500 Sheets/Ream (21031) • Staples $14.71 3 $44.13
Astrobrights Colored Paper 24 lbs. 8.5 x 11 Lift-Off Lemon 500 Sheets/Ream (21011) • Staples $14.27 3 $42.81
Astrobrights Colored Paper 24 lbs. 8.5 x 11 Lunar Blue 500 Sheets/Ream (22521/21528) • Staples $13.12 3 $39.36

Materials cost

$1,066.84

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$16.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,112.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$196.38

Total project goal

$1,309.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,309.22

11 Donors

-$1,119.01

Donations toward project cost

-$962.41

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$156.60

match offer

-$176.99

Match offer toward project cost

-$150.44

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.55

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.24

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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