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Writing Our Lives with Stephen King

Help me give my students an engaging mentor text that supports and inspires them as they write their own personal narratives.

  • 7 donors
  • $471 still needed

expires Aug 07

  • 7 donors
  • $471 still needed
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This project aims to purchase multiple copies of Stephen King’s On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft for senior English classes to enhance students' writing skills and inspire their personal narratives. Combining memoir and practical writing advice, King’s book provides a solid model for storytelling, self-expression, and clarity in writing.

Students will read On Writing as a mentor text to explore key principles of effective communication, including voice, narrative structure, and personal reflection.

These lessons will then be applied to crafting their own personal narratives, which may also serve as potential college admissions or scholarship application essays. By connecting literary analysis with real-world application, this project fosters creativity, strengthens writing skills, and empowers students to share their unique stories in meaningful ways.

Ms. Kelly Rice Charleston High School Grades 9-12

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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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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (A Memoir of the Craft (Reissue)) • Amazon Business $10.91 100 $1,091.00

Materials cost

$1,091.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$16.36

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,137.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$200.71

Total project goal

$1,338.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,338.07

5 Donors

-$500.00

Donations toward project cost

-$440.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.00

match offer

-$350.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$297.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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 $470.42

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