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Ms. V. from Lafayette LA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Blue Dog Blues

My students need copies of 10 books of George Rodrigue's and Vermeer's artwork.

  • $324 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

I teach 8th grade English/Language Arts. Ours is a gifted school, and includes a French Immersion program. The classes I teach are regular language arts, which means it's the students from the community that do not qualify for the gifted program.

My students love hands-on projects, projects that require creativity and artistry. The books donors would provide to us would give us the resources to link writing with art and expose students to new artists and new experiences.

The resources I need for this project are illustrated art books. These books will allow students to visualize the art of Vermeer and George Rodrigue. Vermeer is the subject of a fiction book we'll be reading, and Rodrigue is one of our state's popular artists. It will also allow for lessons in mood, tone, and theme, skills my students often have problems with.

You will make it possible for my students to enrich their writing, giving them new tools and resources to use in their writer's toolkits. It will also expose them to artists and artwork, making them more well-rounded individuals.

Ms. V.
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Vermeer Paintings: 24 Art Cards Johannes Vermeer • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Johannes Vermeer (Getting to Know the World Artists Series) Mike Venezia, Johannes Vermeer, Mike Venezia (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $25.20 1 $25.20
Vermeer Roberta D'Adda, Giuseppe Ungaretti • Barnes and Noble $8.95 1 $8.95
Vermeer (Master Painters) Agnese Antonini • Barnes and Noble $8.98 1 $8.98
Art Masterpieces in 3-D: 40 Images by Vermeer, Rembrandt, Goya, and Other Great Artists L. C. Casterline • Barnes and Noble $4.99 1 $4.99
The Essential Johannes Vermeer Christopher Sweet • Barnes and Noble $6.28 1 $6.28
George Rodrigue Prints: A Catalogue Raisonne 1970-2007 George Rodrigue, E. John Bullard, George Rodrigue (Illustrator), Foreword by Wendy Rodrigue, Wendy Wolfe Rodrigue (Introduction) • Barnes and Noble $40.00 2 $80.00
Art of George Rodrigue: A Cajun Artist Ginger Danto, George Rodrigue (Editor), Preface by Michael Lewis • Barnes and Noble $40.00 1 $40.00
Why Is Blue Dog Blue?: A Tale of Colors George Rodrigue, Bruce Goldstone, Designed by Bruce Goldstone • Barnes and Noble $16.15 1 $16.15
Blue Dog Love George Rodrigue, Wendy Rodrigue, David McAninch (Editor) • Barnes and Noble $7.98 2 $15.96

Materials cost

$212.76

Vendor shipping charges

 $21.28

Sales tax

 $8.51

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$265.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.17

Total project goal

$323.17

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $323.17

2 Donors

-$311.76

Donations toward project cost

-$265.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.76

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.41

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

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