So now we are creating artifacts for our Arrival Box (based on the reproductions in The Ellis Island Collection). I love what you have done so far! Today you will be writing about these artifacts. Then Ms. Kirsch and I will take photographs of all of your artifacts, combine them with your writing, [...]
Archive for October, 2007
Yesterday we began a new Language Arts unit on Cinderella. I have been teaching this unit for a long time and still love it. (I’ve written about it in a book, in articles, and last summer taught a graduate course on fairy tales featuring Cindy!).
We began by telling the story we knew [...]
Community Service Knitting Project for afghans for Afghans
Published by October 24th, 2007 in afghansforafghans. 0 CommentsToday we began our new House Community Service project. We are learning to knit so we can all make squares to put together baby blankets (afghans) for newborns in Afghanistan.
Right now most of us are learning to knit. Once we get comfortable doing so we will begin our squares. When these are completed we will [...]
Here’s the podcast for yesterday’s Literary Salon:
After I showed you a book about Joseph Cornell, I suggested you try to make boxes inspired by your reading of E. B. White’s books. And so now you are making some wonderful boxes. Here are a few photos of you as you work and some of the unfinished boxes. They are already looking wonderful [...]
Wow. Your final presentations were as thoughtful as all previous ones. Here’s the podcast:
Here’s your podcast of Part IV. Great job!
Here’s the podcast for your presentations about the third part of the book. I’ve been SO impressed with your keen observations and thoughts about the book. Makes me rethink some of my ideas about it.
One of you wrote this little poem in response to Part II (particularly to the way the main character is literally dropped into his new country via a balloon).
Balloon Poem
Dropped here,
dropped where
dropped when
dropped where.
Dropped down,
dropped fast,
dropped scared.
Will he last?
And here is the podcast of today’s presentations:
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