Student Blog Spot

Future City Planning

12/17/2019

Hi All Please post your comments about your progress with your Aquatopia buildings
Guidelines: Stick with greens and blues

Take A look at this creative architectural concept inspired by the Syrian Refugee Crisis
These weaved homes collect and store rain water and solar energy. Click HERE

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A Place Called Hope - The Musical

5/21/2019

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Book of the Month - October 2013

10/27/2013

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Inspirational story of a young girl from Pakistan who fought the Taliban with her wit and brawn. Today she works purposefully to ensure that every girl around the globe has access to education..

Reading this book should inspire us all to support every young girl's right to go to school and receive an education.

Quote from Malala
"I don't want to be thought of as the girl who was shot by the Taliban but the girl who fought for education. This is the cause to which I want to devote my life."

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Power of Speech - Child + Teacher = Infinite Hope

7/13/2013

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Hard work and talent equals infinite growth
A Child plus a teacher equals infinite hope

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Digital Memoir Project

6/19/2013

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I'm a writer,
but I teach.
6 word memoir
~ P. Andega

Digital Storytelling is a great way to write your own personal experience narrative or your memoir. Using the book
Bad Boy by Walter Dean Myers as inspiration, try to produce your own digital memoir!
Here are some more guidelines for your digital storytelling project. Click Here
Click Here for Grading Rubric

View the digital memoirs below and vote for your fave.
Eighth Grade Memoirs Seventh Grade Memoirs
Memoir #1 Memoir #1

As an additional fun challenge see if you can compress your memoir into a six word phrase or sentence that perfectly describes you. It may be a little bit harder than you think.
Add your comment here.

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Summer Time 2013

6/13/2013

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It's summer time! Let's hope you're having fun, relaxing, staying safe and also keeping up with your reading.

Bad Boy is a great book by Walter Dean Myers. Read the book and share your thoughts about this very funny and engaging memoir.

Click below for a suggested booklist of additional summer time reading titles.
HAISLIN Booklist Summer 2013 Grade 7 -8

Author: Walter Dean Myers

Watch Author Walter Dean Myers: 'Reading Is Not Optional' for Kids on PBS. See more from PBS NewsHour.

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Tornados

5/22/2013

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Our prayers are with the families who were recently affected by the deadly tornadoes that ravaged homes and lives in the Southwest.

The book, Twisters pictured here is a combination of realistic fiction and expository writing. The text is an excellent way for readers to get a better understanding of tornadic activity.

Please click on the picture to read the story online and then write a response in the blog comments.
Thank You

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JBC Book of the Month - May 2013

5/2/2013

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Setting: Indonesia

The Killing Sea
by Richard Lewis

How do you survive the fury of the sea
What is the recipe
For recovery
From a Tsunami

Read the Killing Sea....

Hope you enjoy the Journeys Book Club pick for the month of May 2013.

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Harmony in Nature: The Play

5/2/2013

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The Play : Time SAVERS
Written by Evelyn (4th Grade-HSNA 2013)
...The setting is Modern Time – Millions of Forests have been cut down...
NARRATOR: James and Stephanie are walking to the forest where their tree house used to be)
James: ( exclaims frantically) What happened to the forest and where is our tree house?!
Stephanie: I don't know.....What on earth is going on here.......?!
Click here to read the entire script

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