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Ms. Nelson from Portland, OR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mind, Mask, Myth

My students need 30 copies of "Middlesex" by Jeffrey Eugenides.

  • $501 goal

This project expired on March 21, 2010.

This project expired on March 21, 2010.

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Ms. Nelson Pauling Academy of Science-Marshall
Portland, OR Grades 9-12

"Rarely does a high-need, minimal resource school have the opportunity to offer high school students a 15 credit college course. Luckily for a group of 12th graders in Oregon, 40 students will have the chance to take a "Senior Inquiry" class, preparing them for college and making them the first in their families to take a college level course. Many of my students have never considered college as a possibility. They have resigned themselves to the limits and roles assigned to them. College is not a possibility, financially or academically -- until now.

Because this is a very unique college-level course, the most enriching and engaging literature is not necessarily available in our small public high school library. The requested novel examines the conflict of gender and cultural identity and the limitations we place upon ourselves. In an effort to "unmask" the individual and discover the root of our individual identity, we will examine the masks that society, culture, gender, and race place on us.

We need 30 copies of Jeffrey Eugenides' "Middle Sex". This novel will be the second of a series of unique and engaging literature that examines the development of the self. It will encourage critical analysis -- a skill essential to college success.

Your donation will not only open the physical door to college, but will also allow students to open their minds.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

30 students impacted
Ms. Nelson Pauling Academy of Science-Marshall Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Portland, OR View local requests

More than 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

30 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Middlesex Jeffrey Eugenides • Barnes and Noble $12.00 30 $360.00

Materials cost

$360.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $36.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$410.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.09

Total project goal

$500.49

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