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

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Mrs. Sheek's classroom raised $401

Crossing Paths Through Literature

Help me give my students the powerful and engaging novel "Look Both Ways" by Jason Reynolds. Students will explore how stories connect us through shared experiences, perspective, and voice.

Mrs. Sheek Currituck County Middle School
Barco, NC Grades 6-8

My Project

Through the powerful and engaging novel 'Look Both Ways' by Jason Reynolds, students will explore how stories connect us through shared experiences, perspective, and voice. This project will allow students to dive deeply into important ELA skills including point of view, narrative writing, conflict, and characterization.

As students follow the interconnected stories throughout the novel, they will analyze how characters develop, how conflicts shape decisions, and how different perspectives influence the way stories are told.

Students will engage in meaningful class discussions, written responses, and collaborative activities designed to strengthen critical thinking and reading comprehension skills.

This project will also inspire students to develop their own narrative writing by examining Reynolds’ unique storytelling style and author’s craft. By connecting literature to real-life experiences, students will build empathy, communication skills, and confidence as readers and writers.

“Crossing Paths Through Literature” will help create an engaging, rigorous, and student-centered learning experience that encourages students to think deeply, write thoughtfully, and discover the power of storytelling.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Half of students from low‑income households

350 students impacted 1 donor
Mrs. Sheek Currituck County Middle School Grades 6-8

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Barco, NC View local requests

Half 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

350 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Look Both Ways: A Tale Told in Ten Blocks • Amazon Business $9.48 30 $284.40

Materials cost

$284.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $22.18

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.27

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$340.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.15

Total project goal

$401.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $401.00

1 Donor

-$401.00

Donations toward project cost

-$340.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.15

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