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Ms. Araujo from South Jordan, UT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Teenage Perspective on Moving West

Help me give my students the opportunity to bring state history to life!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Araujo's classroom raised $285

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My Students

Coming into middle school can be scary. Creating a classroom that is engaging and fun to learn has been made easy with my group of students. They include one another and build upon other's ideas in my class every day. They are excited to learn and understand what's so special about our state's history.

My students have a great understanding of the content of my subject, however, the excitement they have for my class can be pushed further with a good book.

It is not common to read books that are not textbooks in a history class. This opportunity gives my students a new perspective on how history is remembered and celebrated. My students deserve to be pushed.

My Project

I've chosen a book, The Stout Hearted Seven: Orphaned on the Oregon Trail, that shares the story of a family on the Oregon Trail heading to their new life in Oregon. They have many difficulties along the way, the biggest one being, the death of Mama and Papa. It is now up to the eldest children to make sure they along with their younger siblings get to Oregon safely and all together. This book brings history to life as the eldest children are about the same age as my students. This story will be accompanied along with additional primary sources from the actual siblings from this family. Students will read about how different their lives are compared to those who lived and paved the way of the west in America hundreds of years ago.

It is important to give children chances to hear two sides of a story and make a decision for themselves.

By comparing how the book portrays the story of the stout-hearted seven, students will have their first interaction with a fluffed up story versus a firsthand account. They will become miniature versions of historians! This book will provide an element of engagement that some history classes struggle to have. Action, adventure, and life lessons are elements that my students need and can be provided through this one book! This book traditionally would be used in class as students would read together, alone, or along with a voice recording. However, this year provides extreme circumstances and lessons will be altered to digital learning

Ms. Araujo Mountain Creek Middle School Grades 6-8 South Jordan, UT View local requests 100 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sterling Point Books®: The Stout-Hearted Seven: Orphaned on the Oregon Trail • Amazon Business $6.95 30 $208.50

Materials cost

$208.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$241.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.64

Total project goal

$284.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $284.27

1 Donor

-$161.09

Donations toward project cost

-$161.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$94.75

Match offer toward project cost

-$80.54

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.21

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$28.43

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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