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

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Their Eyes Were Watching God in the Mountains

Help me give my students 32 copies of Their Eyes Were Watching God by Hurston.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Blanks's classroom raised $317

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are a mixture of kids for whom English is a second language, kids who get up before the sun to work on family farms, kids who are middle class, and kids who are upper-middle class. I've seen them do presentations on immigration laws and turkey hunting and nursing. I've seen them stand on the seashore and look out for the first time at the ocean. They are readers all.

They are also kids who are from or live in the Appalachians a historically isolated area of the country that prides itself on history, folk music, folk art, storytelling, and a close connection to the natural world.

My Project

Like the sea that few of my students have seen is the Black American experience. In addition, the small number of Black students who attend my school must see themselves represented in American literature, must see themselves as valued. Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God will provide a particularly vivid portrait of Black women and the struggles and quest for freedom embodied by the character of Janie. We will explore her life in writing and student-designed projects. We will place her experiences within the context of the broader Black experience.

Mrs. Blanks North Buncombe High School Grades 9-12

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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

86 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Their Eyes Were Watching God • Amazon Business $7.30 30 $219.00

Materials cost

$219.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $17.08

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$269.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.53

Total project goal

$316.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $316.89

2 Donors

-$157.56

Donations toward project cost

-$135.43

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.13

match offer

-$157.56

Match offer toward project cost

-$133.93

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.63

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.77

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 $0.00

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