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Ms. McPherson from New York, NY is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Colorful Pens for a Rainbow of Ideas

Help me give my students colored pens and pencils to help annotate poetry.

  • $399 goal

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My Project

My brilliant students will be embarking on a poetry unit in the spring semester, and I have a great idea to help them uncover layers of meaning within each poem. I envision a routine where students will be tasked with annotating for different ideas using different colored pens. Students will annotate ideas about themes, literary devices, tone, the poem's speaker, title, etc. all in different colored pens. I'm really excited to share this strategy with my students, but I need multicolored pens to put this idea into practice.

My students have such great ideas.

Help me provide them with the tools to bring these ideas out.

Ms. McPherson Beacon School Grades 9-12

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At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pentel EnerGel-X RollerGel Retractable Gel Pens, Medium Point, Assorted Ink Colors, 8/Pack (BL107CRBP8M) • Staples $17.59 6 $105.54
Paper Mate Profile Retractable Ballpoint Pen, Bold Point, Assorted Ink, Dozen (1788863) • Staples $13.59 6 $81.54
Paper Mate InkJoy Gel Pens, Medium Point, Assorted Colors, Capped, 20 Count • Staples $31.29 1 $31.29
Paper Mate InkJoy 300RT Retractable Ballpoint Pen, Medium Point, Assorted Ink, 8/Pack (1945921) • Staples $4.59 6 $27.54
Crayola Kids' Colored Pencils, Assorted Colors, 24/Box (68-4024) • Staples $4.56 6 $27.36
Paper Mate InkJoy 100 RT Retractable Ballpoint Pen, Medium Point, Assorted Ink, 20/Pack (1951396) • Staples $9.69 2 $19.38
Pilot Acroball Colors Ballpoint Pens, Medium Point, Assorted Inks, 5/Pack (31808) • Staples $11.49 1 $11.49

Materials cost

$304.14

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$338.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.77

Total project goal

$398.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $398.47

1 Donor

-$398.47

Donations toward project cost

-$338.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.77

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 $0.00

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