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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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#TeachLivingPoets in AP Lit

Help me give my students something they have NEVER had before: a collection of poetry from a LIVING author who is young, relevant, and actively maintains his own social media pages---one who willingly engages with readers!

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My Students

Engaged, eager, excited, intelligent students enter my classroom seeking an experience atypical to those they've had before. They are eager, young world-changers hoping for realistic collegiate preparatory experience, but they are disappointed to find themselves using textbooks that are older they are! These bright young students are hopeful that they can have access to new resources from living authors, allowing an enriching experience much like that of the college classrooms they will soon occupy. Help me provide a classroom that affords them this opportunity!

My Project

My largest complaint every year with teaching literature is "I HATE poetry." My goal is to change students' mindsets through teaching living poets. One way to tackle this challenge is to put a collection of poetry from a living author into the hands of my students. We will not only work through the collection together, but we will also actively engage with the poet himself.

This project will reverse years of negativity associated with poetry and help foster a new-found love of verse.

Through working with a living author, students can engage with both the text and writer, deepening their understanding.

Mrs. Hilton East Forsyth High School Grades 9-12

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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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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 14donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
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Materials cost

$718.58

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $56.05

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$815.41

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$143.90

Total project goal

$959.31

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $959.31

11 Donors

-$915.19

Donations toward project cost

-$815.41

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$99.78

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$44.12

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