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Ms. Penn from Atlanta, GA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books! From the Page to the Stage

Help me give my students a voice through plays, scene studies, and monologues to enhance theatre arts!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Penn's classroom raised $658

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are thriving young performing artists. They are exploring all aspects of performance from music literacy, character development, solo performance, and ensemble experiences. Performing arts experiences encourage collaboration.

Meeting students with 21st century, real-world learning opportunities is essential to providing relevance in a traditional performance ensemble.

I share this idea with my students often. "We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a habit." ~Aristotle.

Our school is in the heart of a community that supports education and knows its value. Students are motivated and engaged. Students are eager to learn; they embrace a challenging work environment and express the desire to be the best in all endeavors.

My Project

Students will utilize print material to discover their voice in theatre/performing arts. From their readings, students will cite textual evidence while writing and exploring events and people that have shaped all mediums of art. Students will also participate in, in-class scene studies with the requested resources. Through the collaboration process students, writings and ideas will be discussed and combined to create informative projects that go beyond performance in an ensemble-based class.

The print material listed would definitely increase student perspective and knowledge of people and ideas that have shaped arts and culture in our society.

The amount of funding provided for fine arts is often limited. Finding alternative funding sources helps to stretch the fine arts allocation. Understanding the value of performance is crucial for young artists. This project will definitely help enhance my student performances.

Ms. Penn Benjamin Mays High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Atlanta, GA 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

HBCU Alum 150 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flocabulary Lite Annual Teacher License • AKJ Education $120.00 1 $120.00
For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide/When the Rainbow Is Enuf A Choreopoem • AKJ Education $9.48 10 $94.80
Five Plays • AKJ Education $8.98 10 $89.80
Sensational Scenes for Kids • AKJ Education $6.73 10 $67.30
All Talk • AKJ Education $9.99 5 $49.95
Spinning into Butter • AKJ Education $6.05 5 $30.25
Reader's Theater: Grades 5-6 Set • AKJ Education $29.99 1 $29.99

Materials cost

$482.09

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $33.26

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.23

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$558.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$98.57

Total project goal

$657.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $657.15

1 Donor

-$328.57

Donations toward project cost

-$279.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.28

match offer

-$328.58

Match offer toward project cost

-$279.29

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.29

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 $0.00

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