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Ms. Hogen-Esch from San Jose CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Teaching Common Core with Dragonwings

My students need a class set of the novel Dragonwings.

  • $325 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

With common core curriculum and standards, students are needing to learn how to read and critically analyze complex themes and concepts within texts.

I have a bright and creative group of 6th graders that love to read!!!

In our work so far this school year, they have demonstrated a love for completing group projects including skits, powerpoint presentations and speeches. They really enjoy learning more about characters/famous people and connecting to the content with experiences from their own lives.

My Project

With common core, students need to be able to analyze and interpret themes within texts. We will use Dragonwings to teach a full literature unit with the novel as an anchor text. Students will analyze characters, themes, and will complete a culminating writing project.

Having a class set of this novel will help me teach whole class common core literature.

The students will become critical thinkers and be able to analyze literature in this unit and in the future.

Ms. Hogen-Esch
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dragonwings • AKJ Books $5.10 40 $204.00
Dragonwings Novel Study Guide (eBook) • AKJ Books $17.99 1 $17.99

Materials cost

$221.99

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$20.31

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.33

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$275.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$48.64

Total project goal

$324.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$324.27

1 Donor

-$324.27

Donations toward project cost

-$275.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.64

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$0.00

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