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Mrs. Dax from Indianapolis, IN is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Dax's classroom raised $511

Portraits that Capture Character II

My students need 2 digital cameras.

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Mrs. Dax Northwest Middle School
Indianapolis, IN Grades 9-12

I teach 2-D Art and Ceramics in a Public High School in a high-need community and my students are great.

We don't have a lot of supplies and a very low budget. I am trying to teach all forms of 2-D art and would like to introduce photography to them as well.

I submitted this same project last year and was funded for 1 digital camera and the project was great, but it was hard only having one camera for 30-35 students to all share. For this reason, I am asking for 2 more cameras. This is the project I am planning on doing with them. • Students will define the meaning of the term "portrait." • Students will discuss, analyze, interpret, and compare two images by Dorothea Lange, determining whether they are portraits and describing why or why not. • Students will interview a classmate in preparation for making a photograph of him or her. • Students will borrow strategies used by Lange and emphasize certain art elements and principles of design to create a portrait that captures the distinctive character of a classmate.

Your help will ensure that students will learn about photography as well as a part of art history and the history behind the portraits of Dorthea Lange. They will learn to create a photograph with meaning and form a deeper relationship with one of their classmates. The students loved this project last year. Some students said to me, "Mrs. Dax I have never done anything like this before." They were very excited about the process of taking pictures.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

80 students impacted 4 donors
Mrs. Dax Northwest Middle School Grades 9-12

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Indianapolis, IN 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

80 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
NIKON COOLPIX S230 DIGITAL CAMERA, WARM SILVER -- Nikon Digital Cameras; Coolpix S230, Warm Silver • Quill $199.99 2 $399.98

Materials cost

$399.98

Vendor shipping charges

 $4.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$418.98

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.97

Total project goal

$510.95

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $510.95

2 Donors

-$146.00

Donations toward project cost

-$119.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.28

match offer

-$364.95

Match offer toward project cost

-$299.26

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.69

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 $0.00

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