Penmanship - Why Don't They Care? - Let's Make it ART!
My students need a class set of beginner calligraphy pens, parchment paper, and 7 calligraphy instructional books.
$248 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month
This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because
it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.
I teach a fourth grade class of bright and eager students who have begun a new and inspiring writing program. Each students is full of wonderful stories and messages, and the early pieces I have collected are deeply impressive and moving.
However, many are very difficult to read, as a surprising number of my students are struggling to produce legible letters. Whats more, having successfully reached fourth grade despite with poor penmanship, their "buy in" to work on improving it is slim to none. I wish I could upload writing samples to show how poor the writing is. it is beyond sloppy, and nearly illegible (but full of brilliant ideas and expression if one can decipher it)!
I plan to reintroduce writing as a traditional art form. We will visit ancient writing styles and learn how writing was once a skill of only the most privileged. We will admire and study calligraphy! Finally, students will work towards "publishing" their final drafts of writing compositions in calligraphy. I can already foresee their excitement and pride in expressing themselves so beautifully in all ways.
With your help we can embark on this new "writing as visual art" program and inspire classes of budding writers.
The Art of Calligraphy David Harris
• Barnes and Noble
$7.18
1
$7.18
Left-Handed Calligraphy Vance Studley
• Barnes and Noble
$5.35
1
$5.35
Sanford(R) Water-Based Ink Calligraphic(R) Calligraphy Pen, 25 mm, Medium Point, Black
• Office Depot Inc.
$1.52
40
$60.80
Sanford(R) Water-Based Ink Calligraphic(R) Calligraphy Pens, 25 mm, Medium Point, Assorted Colors, Set Of 5
• Office Depot Inc.
$7.69
2
$15.38
Calligraphy Arthur Newhall, Walter T. Foster (Editor)
• Barnes and Noble
$8.05
1
$8.05
Staedtler(R) Calligraphy Parchment Paper, 8 1/2quot; x 11quot;, White/Gold, Pack Of 30
• Office Depot Inc.
$5.69
3
$17.07
Calligraphy: A Complete Lettering Kit for Beginners Walter Foster Publishing, Eugene Metcalf, Arthur Newhall, Eugene Metcalf (Illustrator), Arthur Newall (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$13.45
1
$13.45
Medieval Calligraphy: Its History and Technique Marc Drogin, Foreword by Paul Freeman
• Barnes and Noble
$5.99
1
$5.99
How to Draw Lettering Judy Tatchell, Carol Varley, Fiona Brown (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$5.39
1
$5.39
Calligraphy for Kids Eleanor Winters
• Barnes and Noble
$8.95
1
$8.95
An Usborne Guide Calligraphy from Beginner to Expert Caroline Young, Paul Sullivan (Illustrator), Chris Lyon (Illustrator)
• Barnes and Noble
$8.09
1
$8.09
Materials cost
$155.70
Vendor shipping charges
$15.57
Sales tax
$11.29
3rd party payment processing fee
$3.89
Fulfillment labor & materials
$17.00
Total project cost
$203.00
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$44.56
Total project goal
$247.56
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$247.56
5 Donors
-$238.83
Donations toward project cost
-$203.00
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