http://blogs.dalton.org/younge Come on in! Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:55:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today Younge House had the wonderful opportunity to visit L & M Arts, a gallery owned by the grandfather of one of our classmates.  This gallery represents the estate of Joseph Cornell.   We were treated to a private viewing of several original Cornell works, including boxes and collages.  Scarlet, the ... http://blogs.dalton.org/younge/2009/11/10/visiting-the-cornells/ We are going to be creating "Joseph Cornell Inspired Boxes Reflecting on Themes in E.B. White's Books for Children".   Here are some of the themes we are thinking about reflecting on: Life and Death Change Journeys Goals and Dreams Arriving and Leaving The Power of Words Adventure Friendship The Life Cycle Being Small but Mighty Nature Saving a Life Relationships Humans and Animals Irony Comparisons Foreshadowing Five Senses Celebrity ... http://blogs.dalton.org/younge/2009/11/04/possible-e-b-white-box-themes/ Joseph Cornell (1903-1972) was a self-trained New York artist who made masterpieces from wood, photos, feathers, cut up words, string, glass bottles, blocks, and lots of other objects he found. He is best known for his boxes and collages, some of which we examined as a class today (see our ... http://blogs.dalton.org/younge/2009/11/04/thinking-inside-the-box/ Tuesday we went on a field trip to the Tenement Museum and then toured the Lower East Side, gobbling down pickles, candy, noodles, dumplings, crepes, and bubble teas galore. Long a haven for newly arrived immigrants, the LES hosts a plethora of cultures. Check out these photos for ... http://blogs.dalton.org/younge/2009/10/29/les-learningeatingsightseeing/ WOW! Our trip to Black Rock Forest on Wednesday was awesome! The ride up was spectacular. We could see acres and acres of changing trees - it really looked like fall. When we arrived at the Black Rock Forest science center, we were greeted by our guide, Jack. In ... http://blogs.dalton.org/younge/2009/10/23/younge-house-takes-a-hike-2/ We are currently preparing for our concluding E.B. White project. Many of us have read all three of E.B. White's novels for children, along with several articles and essays by and about the author. We have started to look for similarities in theme across all three novels. ... http://blogs.dalton.org/younge/2009/10/23/comparing-the-novels-of-eb-white/ WE CAN DO IT! Practice at home with: 1. http://www.sense-lang.org/typing/ 2. http://www.typing-lessons.org/ http://blogs.dalton.org/younge/2009/10/23/20-wpm-by-the-end-of-the-year/ Last Friday, Chandni Prasad and Deepti Mittal offered a wonderful opportunity for Younge House to learn about an Indian celebration that has made its presence known here in America:  Diwali, the Indian festival of lights.  After telling us the Hindu-based story of  Lord Raama returning to his kingdom after defeating ... http://blogs.dalton.org/younge/2009/10/22/happy-diwali/ Here are a few photos of our recent trip to Ellis Island.  Enjoy! Click Here For More Photos http://blogs.dalton.org/younge/2009/10/20/ellis-island-photos/ Now that we have conducted and recorded our Oral History/Immigrant interviews, it is time to transcribe them! We have received some tips on how to make it easy: Write on ONE side of the paper. Skip lines between each question and each answer. This will make it much easier to read. Use ... http://blogs.dalton.org/younge/2009/10/15/transcribing-the-interview/