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Mr. Eaton from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Exploring Racial Identity in Literature

My students need copies of The Bluest Eye by Toni Morrison.

  • $830 goal

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My Students

My students attend a college preparatory high school in Philadelphia. The majority of our students will be first generation college graduates. Most of them have been refining their college wish lists since middle school. As seniors, they are now preparing for their post-secondary education.

We believe that each student is capable of going TO and THROUGH college.

At the same time, our limited resources often present unique challenges that we must overcome. Our students are extremely eager to learn and driven to succeed at competitive colleges. As a school, we hold high expectations and nurture students to become independent scholars.

My Project

By funding this project, you will give students the opportunity to carry individual copies of the text to bring home, read, and analyze.

Through Morrison's beautiful prose, students will explore racial identity and American standards of beauty.

Students will develop essential reading skills by closely analyzing Morrison's literary choices.

Students will develop a deeper understanding of how literature functions as an agent for change in society. They will explore Morrison's views on racial identity and gender. By the end of the unit, students will develop college level discourse and written analysis. They will also share their insights with underclassmen who are reading a similar text.

Mr. Eaton KIPP DuBois Collegiate Academy Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Bluest Eye • AKJ Education $10.91 61 $665.51

Materials cost

$665.51

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$705.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$124.50

Total project goal

$829.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $829.99

12 Donors

-$428.96

Donations toward project cost

-$366.37

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.59

match offer

-$398.96

Match offer toward project cost

-$339.12

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.84

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.06

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 $0.00

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