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Mrs. Dax from Indianapolis, IN is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Dax's classroom raised $366

Portraits That Capture Character

My students need a digital camera.

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Mrs. Dax Northwest Middle School
Indianapolis, IN Grades 9-12

I teach 2-D Art in a low-income community in a Public School system. I teach 9-12 grades.

We don't have a lot of supplies and a very low budget. I am trying to teach all forms of 2-D art and would like to introduce photography to them as well.

We will need a digital camera for this project. This is the project I am planning on doing with them. • Students will define the meaning of the term "portrait." • Students will discuss, analyze, interpret, and compare two images by Dorothea Lange, determining whether they are portraits and describing why or why not. • Students will interview a classmate in preparation for making a photograph of him or her. • Students will borrow strategies used by Lange and emphasize certain art elements and principles of design to create a portrait that captures the distinctive character of a classmate.

Your help will ensure that students will learn about photography as well as a part of art history and the history behind the portraits of Dorthea Lange. They will learn to create a photograph with meaning and form a deeper relationship with one of their classmates.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

300 students impacted 3 donors
Mrs. Dax Northwest Middle School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Indianapolis, IN View local requests

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

300 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
SONY DSCT70B DIGITAL CAMERA -- Sony Digital Cameras; Cyber-shot DSC-T70B, Black • Quill Corporation $251.99 1 $251.99

Materials cost

$251.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $25.20

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$300.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.85

Total project goal

$365.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $365.85

2 Donors

-$176.44

Donations toward project cost

-$149.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.47

match offer

-$176.51

Match offer toward project cost

-$144.74

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.77

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.45

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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