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Mrs. Hilton from Kernersville, NC is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Novels Needed!

My students need 55 copies of the novel entitled The Color Purple.

  • $665 goal

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My Students

Remember the novels you held in High School? They are the same copies my students hold today and most of them are missing pages. There's rarely enough copies of one title for students to each have a copy to bring home.

The courses for which this grant will be used include a wide variety of students.

They are extremely bright with aspirations of going on to major universities. While they are academically competitive and strive for the highest grade point averages possible, the classes comprise students whose socioeconomic backgrounds make it difficult to afford ancillary materials for class. Since this is an upper level Senior class, we do not receive priority within the school's limited budget for resources. Instead, very limited funding is reserved for courses with tests that factor into our school's accountability model. As a result, the resources in my classroom are ones I purchase or are donated. Also, students who are academically motivated but cannot afford course materials often do not take the course or any upper level courses, and they struggle to maintain a competitive edge when applying for college since their class ranking drops due to course selection.

My Project

The class sets of the novels I am requesting are ones that are not only challenging, but also include critical essays, an author interview, and applications of literary theory. Students will not only read the novel, but they will read and apply the literary theories and critical essays to their understanding of the novel. The experience of utilizing varying perspectives will help students move beyond Reading Comprehension into critical analysis, which is a necessary skill for not only their end of year test, but is one that will carry over into their collegiate studies.

This project will begin to improve course accessibility to students who want to challenge themselves academically, but cannot afford to purchase the materials needed.

Ideally, having more resources in my classroom will help me increase enrollment in my course, targeting lower socioeconomic students and minorities. As a result, I will see more students remain academically competitive among their graduating class.

Mrs. Hilton East Forsyth High School Grades 9-12

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.

More about Mrs. Hilton

Kernersville, NC View local requests

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

200 students impacted 26donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Color Purple • Amazon Business $8.89 55 $488.95

Materials cost

$488.95

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $38.14

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.33

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$564.42

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$99.60

Total project goal

$664.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $664.02

23 Donors

-$622.67

Donations toward project cost

-$530.42

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$92.25

match offer

-$40.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$34.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.35

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 $0.00

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