Sankofa Stories: Students Need Diverse Biographies
My students need 101 Changemakers, Bad Girls Throughout History, and many other biographies of diverse individuals for their upcoming nonfiction writing unit.
$325 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
I teach in a small neighborhood public dual language elementary school with a fine arts focus. Our school serves 98% children of color, 87% receive free or reduced lunch, 70% are learning English as a second language, and 20% have been identified with one or more disabilities. In the dire financial climate of Chicago Public Schools, our community has endured years of budget cuts, layoffs, and dwindling resources. But that's just the numbers.
My students are remarkable humans, and our school is a vibrant, empathetic, and affirming community that truly supports children and their families.
As a dual language school, all of our students receive instruction every day in both English and Spanish, so that no matter their home language, they will graduate fully bilingual and biliterate. We've received federal grants to support artist residencies, to give all of our students access to theater, music, and visual arts. Our parent community runs GED and ESL classes, exercise groups, and a small business start up.
My classroom is a resource room for students in grades 4 through 7 who get support in reading, writing, math, and independent functioning.
My Project
My students need 101 Changemakers, Bad Girls Throughout History, and many other biographies of diverse individuals for their upcoming nonfiction writing unit.
Our language arts class is about to start a unit on nonfiction writing.
We'll be investigating changemakers and activists from around the world. After research, we'll create reports and presentations to share with other classes in our school.
Sankofa Stories connect us to our past and help us dream the future. Students can use historical and cultural biographies as jumping off points for their own investigations into people they admire in their own communities and lives. We'll use technology from previous grants to do interviews. When we've finished, we'll curate an exhibit of our heroes, past and present, near and far.
Bad Girls Throughout History: 100 Remarkable Women Who Changed the World
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$17.96
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$17.96
101 Changemakers: Rebels and Radicals Who Changed U.S. History
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$16.29
1
$16.29
Legends, Icons & Rebels: Music That Changed the World
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$16.05
1
$16.05
Ed Roberts: Father of Disability Rights
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$14.95
1
$14.95
Emmanuel's Dream: The True Story of Emmanuel Ofosu Yeboah
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$14.61
1
$14.61
Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask About Having a Disability
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$14.30
1
$14.30
You Should Meet Collector's Set: Women Who Launched the Computer Age; Mae Jemison; Misty Copeland; Jesse Owens; Duke Kahanamoku; Katherine Johnson
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$13.49
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$13.49
Rad Women Worldwide: Artists and Athletes, Pirates and Punks, and Other Revolutionaries Who Shaped History
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$13.21
1
$13.21
Muddy: The Story of Blues Legend Muddy Waters
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$12.75
1
$12.75
Six Dots: A Story of Young Louis Braille
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$12.59
1
$12.59
She Persisted: 13 American Women Who Changed the World
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$12.36
1
$12.36
Malala's Magic Pencil
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$12.35
1
$12.35
100 Women Who Made History
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$11.89
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$11.89
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History
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$11.68
1
$11.68
Women in Sports: 50 Fearless Athletes Who Played to Win
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$11.55
1
$11.55
Women in Science: 50 Fearless Pioneers Who Changed the World
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$11.55
1
$11.55
Rad American Women A-Z: Rebels, Trailblazers, and Visionaries who Shaped Our History . . . and Our Future! (City Lights/Sister Spit)
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$10.28
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$10.28
Amelia to Zora: Twenty-Six Women Who Changed the World
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$7.55
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$7.55
Boys Who Rocked the World: Heroes from King Tut to Bruce Lee
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$6.98
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$6.98
Materials cost
$242.39
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee
$3.64
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$276.03
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$48.71
Total project goal
$324.74
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$324.74
2 Donors
-$177.36
Donations toward project cost
-$150.76
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$26.60
match offer
-$147.38
Match offer toward project cost
-$125.27
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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