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Mr. Martin from Vermontville MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Social Justice: Lay That Trumpet in My Hands

Help me give my students the historical fiction novel "Lay that Trumpet in my Hands."

  • $723 goal

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My Students

My students are very intelligent and unique individuals. They are inquisitive and want to know more about the world we live in from a historical and literary sense. They want to know about the mistakes our society has made in the past and how we have worked as a country and society to rectify our mistakes. Additionally, they are eager to voice their opinions about how people should be treated, how people should be understood, what motivates them and on social justice.

Finally, my students crave great stories and opportunities to learn about other people their age.

My Project

The historical fiction novel "Lay That Trumpet in My Hands" is a necessary novel in our historical fiction genre. Like "To Kill a Mockingbird," which our students will read in 9th grade, this amazing book about social injustice will allow my students to answer many of their questions about today's society. For example, in the book, good people appear to be punished or socially excluded for standing up for what is right, when others around them who perpetrate or who are indifferent are not. This parallels many of the current themes our student witness in the news and online on a daily basis.

Furthermore, this book will allow my students to gain a historical context about our countries past struggles and how we have evolved and continue to grow.

Mr. Martin
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lay that Trumpet in Our Hands: A Novel • Amazon Business $9.59 60 $575.40

Materials cost

$575.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$614.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$108.36

Total project goal

$722.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $722.39

25 Donors

-$426.84

Donations toward project cost

-$365.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.21

match offer

-$292.24

Match offer toward project cost

-$248.40

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.84

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.31

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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