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Mrs. Goetz from Kent, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading to Learn About the Civil Rights Movement

My students need 30 copies of "Watsons go to Birmingham 1963" and one teaching guide: Focus on Reading.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Goetz's classroom raised $294

This project is fully funded

My Students

As we honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. this January, my students have questions about the times that he lived in. My students would benefit from reading a novel set during the Civil Rights Movement of the sixties called "The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963."

My students come from various backgrounds and ethnicities.

These students are interested in learning about life during the Civil Rights Movement. They are amazed that years ago we might not have all been allowed to learn together. We celebrate our differences, and enjoy understanding more about each others cultures.

My Project

The book my students and I would like to read together is The Watsons go to Birmingham-1963. This book draws students into the story with vivid characters and setting. They will understand the times by following the story of one family. Not only will my students learn about history, they will improve their reading and writing skills. They will build their vocabulary, critical thinking skills, and writing skills as they respond to the book.

My students need to understand the hard work that others have done to help all people to have civil rights.

I want my students to pursue education, including college, to further themselves and the work that was started by others years ago. This novel set will help them down this pathway.

Mrs. Goetz Martin Sortun Elementary 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Watsons Go to Birmingham 1963 Christopher Paul Curtis • AKJ BOOKS $5.97 30 $179.10
The Watsons Go to Birmingham, 1963- Focus on Reading Kyla Brown • AKJ BOOKS $15.41 1 $15.41

Materials cost

$194.51

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $17.02

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.92

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$249.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.02

Total project goal

$293.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $293.47

5 Donors

-$144.08

Donations toward project cost

-$124.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.36

match offer

-$146.74

Match offer toward project cost

-$124.73

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.01

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.65

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 $0.00

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