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Ms. Brewster from New Orleans, LA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Brewster's classroom raised $791

Color and Design: Gateways to Literary Elements

My students need 15 basic supplies, including color wheels, colored markers and pencils, folders and a pencil sharpener.

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Ms. Brewster Benjamin Banneker Elementary School
New Orleans, LA Grades 6-8

My Students

My students need to become literary detectives, examining in depth the literary elements of plot, character, theme, and setting. To motivate them, I want them to understand color theory and to use colors to compare, contrast, and rate these elements among various authors and genres.

My middle school students in Louisiana attend a public school and all are at-risk.

They live in a video, digital, and technological world -- and motivating them to read classical, award-winning literature and to analyze these in depth is a real challenge, to say the least. However, without such an experience, they will not understand what makes stories, novels, song lyrics, poems great and not just good. They are our future writers, and I want them to understand and appreciate the craft of writing.

My Project

I want to use color to motivate my students. I am requesting color wheels, markers, colored pencils, regular pencils, notebook paper, and other basic supplies for my project. We have no resources for these in our school, and the students' families are not always able to provide them. I will teach the students color theory using the color wheels. Then, when we have finished reading selections of literature and have analyzed the literary elements of these in depth, I want my students to become knowledgeable critics of what they have read. They will use graphic organizers and colors to rate the elements for each piece of literature and will present and discuss their rationales with their fellow students.

My students love to draw and to use markers and colored pencils; but because we do not have these supplies, they are seldom able to do so.

They are also very verbal and enjoy discussions and presentations. By supporting my project, you will make it possible for me to enable my students to appreciate and to understand literature in a way that is creative, fun, and dynamic for them. They will learn to use color in a new and innovative way.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

30 students impacted 9 donors
Ms. Brewster Benjamin Banneker Elementary School Grades 6-8

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

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

30 students impacted 9donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
MARKER CRAYOLA BROAD LINE ORIGINAL CLASSPACK OF 256 • ABC School Supply, Inc/School Spec. $78.77 2 $157.54
PENCIL SCHOOL SMART COLORED 7" 3.3M LEAD SET OF 36 • ABC School Supply, Inc/School Spec. $5.22 5 $26.10
PENCIL #2 SCHOOL SMART PACK OF 144 • ABC School Supply, Inc/School Spec. $11.39 3 $34.17
PORTFOLIO 2-POCKET RECYCLED 8.5X11 ASST • ABC School Supply, Inc/School Spec. $11.63 6 $69.78
COLOR WHEEL SMALL PACK OF 30 • ABC School Supply, Inc/School Spec. $5.77 1 $5.77
FILLER PAPER COLLEGE RULED 10 1/2''X8'' 200/PK WHITE • ABC School Supply, Inc/School Spec. $2.27 10 $22.70
REMOVABLE MULTIPURPOSE LABEL 5'' X 3'' 40/PK WHITE • ABC School Supply, Inc/School Spec. $4.08 4 $16.32
MARKER CHISEL TIP BLACK PACK OF 12 • ABC School Supply, Inc/School Spec. $10.44 2 $20.88
MARKER EXPO DRY ERASE 8-COLOR SET CHISEL PACK OF 8 • ABC School Supply, Inc/School Spec. $13.29 3 $39.87
PEN RETRACTABLE GEL BE PACK OF 12 • ABC School Supply, Inc/School Spec. $17.09 1 $17.09
PEN RETRACTABLE GEL BK PACK OF 12 • ABC School Supply, Inc/School Spec. $17.09 1 $17.09
CHALKBOARD ERASER NOISELESS DUSTLESS BLACK • ABC School Supply, Inc/School Spec. $2.84 3 $8.52
PENCIL SHARPENER VACUUM MOUNT • ABC School Supply, Inc/School Spec. $24.69 2 $49.38
ELECTRIC PENCIL SHARPENER 4''X8 1/2''X6'' TRANSLUCENT BLUE • ABC School Supply, Inc/School Spec. $37.61 1 $37.61
STANDARD STAPLER W/5000 STAPLES AND STAPLER REMOVER BLACK • ABC School Supply, Inc/School Spec. $9.97 2 $19.94

Materials cost

$542.76

Vendor shipping charges

 $54.28

Sales tax

 $47.49

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$687.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.76

Total project goal

$790.43

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $790.43

7 Donors

-$395.21

Donations toward project cost

-$343.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.38

match offer

-$395.22

Match offer toward project cost

-$343.84

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.38

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