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Mr. C.'s classroom raised $403

Creative Writing in Economics Class

The cost of the variety of writing project supplies is $388, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.

Mr. C. Austin High School
Houston, TX Grades 9-12

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate 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.

Previously, a Peace Corps Volunteer, I am motivated to assist low income students in gaining opportunities to improve their life. Economics class benefits students by teaching concepts important for adult success. This year our school celebrates its 70th anniversary. During these seventy years the demographics surrounding the school have dramatically changed. Now, about 87% of the student body is low income, 96% are Hispanic with most being first born generation Americans or are immigrants themselves. The campus reflects the usual shortcomings of a low-income, inner city neighborhood. To engage students through high interest lessons, student centered learning experiences must use a variety of different kinds of lessons. Four assignments I include in that variety are creative writing projects where students must manipulate hands-on materials. All four assignments call for unique, create answers (products) and higher order thinking framed with Bloom's taxonomy model so many levels of thinking are addressed. In addition, assignments are rubric graded. Students participate by working in cluster groups to complete the evaluations. To carry out the writing assignments, supplies need to be purchased. The writing project supplies are not obtainable through campus funding. The first writing assignment is an outline of a chapter in the Economic textbook. Materials are colored file folders cut in half, several colors of index cards, and scotch tape. A second assignment is creating a story book with traditional pages to turn. Third, a story cube with six sides; a square box is made. Directions guide creation of a composition for each of the six sides of the cube; but each student's cube is truly a unique creation. A fourth assignment is titled 'pop-up story book'. Again, uniqueness and creativity are emphasized when each student makes their pop-up story book about an Economic concept. Students at this campus get a natural high when an outsider takes an interest in them. The Economics students will want to take pictures of their learning experiences to share and send with thank you responses to their donor.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

320 students impacted 2 donors
Mr. C. Austin High School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Houston, TX 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

320 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
CRAYOLA 48 CT TRAYOLA WASHABLE MARKERS FINE TIP -- Crayola Trayola Washable Markers • Quill Corporation $19.79 1 $19.79
COLOR COPY GLOSS -- HammerMill Color Copy Gloss Paper • Quill Corporation $15.74 1 $15.74
12" x 18" Construction Paper - Assortment (10 packs) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $15.05 2 $30.10
SHARPIE FINE 24 COUNT ASST. -- Sanford Sharpie Fine-Point Permanent Marker Sets; 24-Color Assorted Set • Quill Corporation $14.84 1 $14.84
SCISSOR TEACHER PACK,6 BLUNT -- Acme Scissor Teacher Pack;6-1/4" Blunt; 12 Per Pack • Quill Corporation $14.39 6 $86.34
SCOTCH(R) TRANSPARENT TAPE, CADDY PACK, 3/4IN X 850, 4 RL -- Scotch Tape with Built-in Dispenser; Transparent, 3/4Wx850"L • Quill Corporation $7.19 1 $7.19
COLORED PENCILS, 36 CT -- Crayola Colored Pencils; 36/Box • Quill Corporation $6.29 2 $12.58
Glue Stick for Item #20083, 24/Pkg. • Highsmith Inc. $4.79 1 $4.79
TRU-RAY 12 X 18 CONSTRUCTION PAPER WHITE -- Tru-Ray Fade Resistant Art Paper in "A" Colors; 12x18", White • Quill Corporation $4.31 6 $25.86
#2 PENCILS,HB -- Economy Entre Pencils • Quill Corporation $3.14 1 $3.14
COLOR CODED INDEX CARDS, 3X5, ASST -- Oxford Index Cards; 3x5", Ruled, Assorted Color Coded • Quill Corporation $1.19 18 $21.42
RIGID WOOD RULER,12 LONG -- School Rulers; 12", Heavy-duty Wood • Quill Corporation $0.98 36 $35.28

Materials cost

$277.07

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

3rd party payment processing fee

Fulfillment labor & materials

Total project cost

$330.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.45

Total project goal

$402.50

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $402.50

2 Donors

-$380.68

Donations toward project cost

-$330.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.18

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.37

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