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Mr. Elzey from New Orleans, LA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mr. Elzey's classroom raised $592

Black Drama: For Colored Girls & The Piano Lesson

My students need For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf, and The Piano Lesson to continue studying and exploring black dramatic literature.

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Mr. Elzey Warren Easton Charter High School
New Orleans, LA Grades 9-12

My Students

Our community is a working class neighborhood in which we are highly invested. Our auditorium, cafeteria and gymnasium are used by the community for various activities. Many of our students work after school in area businesses. We have partnerships with several of these businesses and rely on them to help us teach our students (who now come from all over the city of New Orleans) the importance of community and awareness. The student population has steadily increased in the last nine years. Easton offers a variety of music and art instruction courses through the Talented Art Program that serves students in grades 9-12 who meet the criteria for eligibility as established by the Louisiana Department of Education. Talent is defined as possession of demonstrated abilities that give evidence of high performance in visual and/or performing arts. Students demonstrating exceptional ability in theatre, music, and the visual arts are served through the Talented Arts Program. Students in the Talented Arts Program have an extreme desire for knowledge and are committed to learning and growing through the arts. Most of the students have plans to make art, music, and/or theatre a part of their adult lives either professionally or through community involvement.

My Project

The Talented Theatre and Speech students will study two groundbreaking play; For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf and The Piano Lesson. These plays explore the art of Contemporary Dramatic Literature. These plays highlight many issues that are pressing in today's society and will provide a platform for student learning.

The Talented Theatre and Speech students will read, interpret , and analyze the plays through a dramatic lens.

These books will be of great interest to the students and will help increase their understanding of the works of Contemporary American Playwrights and dramatic literature.

I do not have any funds to purchase these books for my students. Would you help me to fund my project? My students really enjoy the dramatic arts and want to be enriched with great works of drama.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

140 students impacted 15 donors
Mr. Elzey Warren Easton Charter High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

New Orleans, LA 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

140 students impacted 15donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Piano Lesson • Amazon Business $10.81 35 $378.35
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow Is Enuf • Amazon Business $10.11 5 $50.55

Materials cost

$428.90

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $37.53

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.43

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$502.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.74

Total project goal

$591.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $591.60

11 Donors

-$573.95

Donations toward project cost

-$502.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.09

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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