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Mr. Harshman from Saint Louis MO is requesting computers & tablets through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Writing Old School!

Help me give my students a typewriter so they can write stories and poetry old-school style!

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This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

As a writer and an English teacher, I frequently share my quirky writing routine with my students. Whether I need to have a certain music playing, wear a certain shirt, have a certain candle burning, etc. My students are likewise fascinated with the fact that I often use an old-school manual typewriter to write letters, short stories, and poetry.

And since all things retro are en vogue, my students want to write on a typewriter.

Really, anything that gets my students interested, engaged, and passionate about writing, I try to encourage. Anytime my students can share one of my peculiarities (like my obsession with Edgar Allan Poe... or writing with a typewriter) I am pleased as pie.

My students will use this typewriter in my Creative Writing class to write poetries and short stories, which I will then post on my wall before it goes on my 'fridge at home.

If you could help make this passion project a reality, I would be much obliged.

Mr. Harshman
Grades 9-12

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Royal Classic Manual Typewriter (79104P) • Quill.com $288.89 1 $288.89

Materials cost

$288.89

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.33

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$323.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.04

Total project goal

$380.26

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Total project goal

 $380.26

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 $380.26

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