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

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Ms. Tripp's classroom raised $283

The Future is Upon Us

My students need multiple copies of 5 science fiction books that have a similar post-apocalyptic theme for book club discussion groups.

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Ms. Tripp Newton Bateman Elementary School
Chicago, IL Grades 6-8

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My Students

Have you ever read a book that you just couldn't stop thinking about? Such was the case when I devoured Cormac McCarthy’s post-apocalyptic novel The Road. My students were so curious about it that I read it aloud to them, and it sparked several intense discussions about the future.

Seventh graders at my inner city school are very curious about the future, whether it is depicted positively or negatively in books, movies or video games.

McCarthy's ashen world in which cannibalism prevails, all forms of plant and animal life have been decimated, and laws are no longer obeyed was riveting to the adolescents I teach. Throughout the hopelessness of the world described by McCarthy, an unnamed man and his son remain "good guys" and their love for each other transcends the amorality others have succumbed to.

My Project

Therefore, I would like to take our read-aloud to another level this school year by incorporating small book discussion groups. With this project that I am requesting, small groups of students would be able to read and discuss several other post-apocalyptic novels, including The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, The Dead and Gone by Susan Beth Pfeffer, and Messenger by Lois Lowry. Ideally, students will make connections to The Road, write and illustrate responses, and post comments about the books on our class website message board. Small groups also enhance social skills and promote a lifelong love of reading.

Your donation will allow my students to experience a thematic unit about the future.

As you know, children are the future of this world, and through literature they can better prepare themselves for what is to come. Please provide the sets of books that will guarantee many hours of thoughtful reading, reflection,and discussion.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

90 students impacted 7 donors
Ms. Tripp Newton Bateman Elementary School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Chicago, IL View local requests

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

90 students impacted 7donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Hunger Games (Hunger Games Series #1) Suzanne Collins • Barnes and Noble $7.68 6 $46.08
The Compound S. A. Bodeen • Barnes and Noble $7.68 6 $46.08
The City of Ember (Books of Ember Series #1) Jeanne DuPrau • Barnes and Noble $5.12 6 $30.72
Messenger Lois Lowry • Barnes and Noble $6.41 6 $38.46
The Dead and the Gone (Life As We Knew It #2) Susan Beth Pfeffer • Barnes and Noble $6.83 6 $40.98

Materials cost

$202.32

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$240.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.41

Total project goal

$282.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $282.76

4 Donors

-$96.00

Donations toward project cost

-$81.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.40

match offer

-$186.76

Match offer toward project cost

-$158.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$28.01

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