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Ms. Gionti from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Where the Crawdads Sing: Books Needed

Help me give my students copies of Where the Crawdads Sing to read in our book club.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Gionti's classroom raised $334

This project is fully funded

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My Students

"I have never known any trouble that an hour's reading didn't assuage." -- Arthur Schopenhauer

The students in my AP English class are bright, enthusiastic young men and women who love reading challenging texts and engaging in high-level academic discourse.

But this year, they have struggled, like so many others, with the challenges of the pandemic. One of the things they have repeatedly asked for is good books to read that can make them think and help them escape -- even just for an hour -- their troubles.

My Project

For this proposal, I am requesting copies of the novel, Where the Crawdads Sing, by Delia Owens, to be read by the book clubs in my AP English Literature classes. Students will spend five weeks reading Owens' coming-of-age novel, analyzing the characters, themes, and language through our daily Socratic seminars. By providing students with their own copy of the text, students will be able to not only read this amazing story, but annotate for vocabulary, motifs, and stylistic devices. This novel will also allow students to experience life outside of New York City, as they are transported by page to the marshes of coastal North Carolina.

By reading and engaging in a study of literature that pushes boundaries and opens new worlds, my students will be ready for college and the world beyond.

With your help, my students can learn that reading and literature can be some of the best tools to help us cope in this ever-challenging world.

Ms. Gionti High School for Law Advocacy and Community Justice Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than three‑quarters 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Where the Crawdads Sing • Amazon Business $9.98 25 $249.50

Materials cost

$249.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$283.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.98

Total project goal

$333.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $333.22

1 Donor

-$166.61

Donations toward project cost

-$141.62

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.99

match offer

-$166.61

Match offer toward project cost

-$141.62

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.99

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 $0.00

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