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Mrs. Long from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Murder Mystery on the Underground Railroad

My students need 30 copies of the book "House of Dies Drear" and I need 1 literary teaching guide for this book.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Long's classroom raised $291

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I teach at a large Illinois elementary school. The school is racially isolated - African American. I teach a split 6th grade, self-contained class. My students are from low income families and are all eligible for free lunch. As a teacher and lover of literature I want to instill that love in my students. It is with books that knowledge can be gained about new cultures and history and insights can be gained from reading about one’s own culture. Knowledge is power and being able to accept all people, even those with different cultures than one's own, is something I want my students to learn.

I also want my students to be able to analyze, debate and critically discuss literary elements. I want my students to learn how valuable the underground railroad was to escaping slavery and how brave the conductors of the underground railroad were.

The protagonist in this story is an African American boy very similar in age to my students. All of my students live in a larger city and are economically disadvantaged; they will learn valuable life lessons about a young boy who uncovers mysteries in his own home. In addition to life lessons, this book will allow me to teach many literary elements such as: theme, character, irony, foreshadowing, mood, symbolism, stereotyping, oppression and conflict.

I have 30 students in my class and I would be very grateful if you were able to fund a book for all of my students. This would be a great experience for my students and would continue to mold them into life-long lovers of literature. Thank you for your consideration.

Mrs. Long Powell Elementary Paideia Comm Academy Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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Nearly all 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
House of Dies Drear: L-I-T Guide Charlotte Jaffe, Barbara Roberts • Barnes and Noble $8.05 1 $8.05
House of Dies Drear Virginia Hamilton, Eros Keith, Eros Keith (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 30 $188.70

Materials cost

$196.75

Vendor shipping charges

 $19.68

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$238.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.24

Total project goal

$290.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $290.24

6 Donors

-$280.00

Donations toward project cost

-$238.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$10.24

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 $0.00

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