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Ms. Kinney from Albuquerque NM is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Voice of Compassionate Activism

Help me give my students the opportunity to read a book about a current topic in our political sphere and teach them how to think critically about the world around them.

  • $605 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate 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.

My Project

Students are studying our political system by analyzing the U.S. Constitution, historical connections to amendments, and how they can become activists themselves through both grassroots movements as well as utilizing our legislative system. Combining these ideas and discussing systems of oppression that have/are leading to change in our society will give students the opportunity to see themselves as agents of change in our society.

Bryan Stevenson is an activist through his writing about the prison system; he looks at the humanity of a system that is often only about the numbers.

He also explores the historic connections to some of our most important amendments and the role they play in overcoming or reinforcing systems of oppression. Teaching our students to think critically and how they too can be the change they wish to see in the world is my ultimate goal with this unit. I want students to have their own copy of the book to annotate as they explore a complex topic. It's my goal to teach students to analyze topics from multiple perspectives and find their own voice in the process.

Ms. Kinney
Grades 9-12
  • Nex - Gen Academy
  • Albuquerque, NM
    • More than a third of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 55 students.

    6 donors have given to this project.

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Just Mercy (Movie Tie-In Edition, Adapted for Young Adults): A True Story of the Fight for Justice • Amazon Business $8.66 55 $476.30

Materials cost

$476.30

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$513.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.61

Total project goal

$604.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $604.05

6 Donors

-$0.00

Donations toward project cost

-$0.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

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 $604.05

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