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Ms. Monks's classroom raised $893

Interactive Writer's Workshop

My students need to visualize the writing process with the help of one digital projector.

Ms. Monks Austin College & Career Academy

Chicago, IL Grades 9-12

I teach English to high school students with special needs in Illinois. My students struggle with reading and writing. They work hard and have been very successful with Writer's Workshops. Writer's Workshop has been a phenomenal way to get them motivated and excited about writing. In Writer's Workshop, students write in authentic ways about topics that matter to them. They acquire the skills they need to grow while getting a chance to express themselves.

One of the most important components of Writer's Workshop is modeling - where the teacher shows the students what to do by going through the writing process with her own writing. It's extremely important to me to not only teach them how to write, but to show them. To do this, I keep a writer's notebook just like my students do, and revise and edit my work in front of them; my writing must be projected for this to be effective.

My school has no overhead projectors; a digital presenter is even better than an overhead because it does not require transparencies, but projects from any paper or book! This will allow the students to watch me draft, revise, and edit my work, so they have an understanding of the writing process and the specific skills they are learning. I will also use the digital presenter to help my students learn and practice critical reading skills that they need. It will build college readiness skills when my students use it to give presentations, speeches, and reports based on their work from our Reading and Writing Workshop. The students will also use the digital presenter to share their work with each other and to work collaboratively.

My students strive for better literacy skills. Your help will make it possible for my students to experience success as readers and writers! Thank you!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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

75 students impacted 7 donors

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Chicago, IL
Grades 9-12
Literature & Writing
Literacy
Students with Disabilities
Traditional School
Technology
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

Ms. Monks Austin College & Career Academy 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.

Chicago, IL 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

75 students impacted 7donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

ELMO HV110U MULTIMEDIA PROJECTOR -- ELMO HV-110u Portable Document Camera • Quill $647.99 1 $647.99

Materials cost			$647.99
Vendor shipping charges			$64.80
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$9.72
Fulfillment labor & materials			$9.00
Total project cost			$731.51
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$160.58
Total project goal			$892.09
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$892.09
5 Donors			-$428.39
Donations toward project cost			-$365.75
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$62.64
match offer			-$446.05
Match offer toward project cost			-$365.76
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$80.29
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$17.65
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Interactive Writer's Workshop

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