Banned Books: A Lesson in Censorship 1

Budget Narrative

In order to successfully complete this unit plan, there are a few expenditures I anticipate

in accumulating. In total for this unit, I am anticipating in needing close to $1,000 (See Table 1).

We will be using a lot of paper for print outs, activities, charts, and graphic organizers, so I have

included a cost for those reams of paper. Students will be creating projects and presenting them,

so poster boards will be necessary. For a few discussion activities, we will be needing sticky

notes. We will also be writing daily, so I have included the cost of notebooks to provide a journal

for students. The most expensive and comprehensive item on the list is the cost of the start of a

collection of banned books to add to our classroom library.

To major aspect of funding needed for this unit plan is the purchase of books for a

classroom library. This is not completely necessary, because students will be able to find banned

books in the school or public library, but I think it would be a great additional asset to have. This

would allow students to continue this project, and continue thinking about banned books, during

the rest of the semester. My students would have quick access to the books if they were in the

classroom readily available, and they did not have to check them out or go visit the library.

In order to support the funding of this project, I have made an account on

AdoptAClassroon.org and registered our classroom. We are able to share the page with our

family and friends, and receive donations for supplies. I will also keep my out and look at

discount book stores, like Half-Price Books, Book Outlet, and Books A Million.
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Table 1

Item # and Cost Where to Purchase Total

Poster Boards Class Pack of 50 at WalMart $35.00

$35.00

Reams of Paper 16 reams at Amazon.com $46.00

$23.00/8 reams

Headphones 50 at $5.50 Learningheadphones.com $275.00

Expo Markers Pack of 16 at Amazon.com $13.88

$13.88/pack

Sticky Notes 3 Packs of 12 Pads Amazon.com $37.95

at $12.65/pack

Banned Books to 30 books at $10- Half-Price Books $500.00

Put in Class
Library $20/book

Speckled 7 packs of 8 Amazon.com $62.93

Notebooks for
Journaling notebooks at

$8.99/pack

Total: $970.76