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Entries from October 2nd, 2009

Comic learning

October 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Content- Cross Discipline

First you read a fictional personal narrative. Then you created a rough draft for an essay on your own personal narrative.  What do you think the final product would be?  The students in Kim Jaremczak’s class have the answer.  Her students used MakeBeliefsComix to construct a comic strip of their story.  The frame above is [...]

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Where did the wild things go?

October 2nd, 2009 · No Comments · Content- Cross Discipline

I bet Max would approve of this mission.  This is another exhilarating online prospect hosted by Jen Wagner.  You can select any (or all) of her three ideas- extending the story, investigate endangered animals, or working with verbs.  This opportunity, geared to PreK-6th grades, is open for registration now (click here for information).  The project [...]

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