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August 11, 2004
Drought Stricken Area
Today the students learned their classroom jobs. It has always been my idea that this classroom belongs to all of us and we must work together in order to excel to our fullest.
In Language Arts we worked on our Vocabulary Unit 1 and went over our AR point goals and levels. The students should be getting their AR folders signed this evening. Since it is Wednesday, our journal was an art history topic, and today was Drought Stricken Area, by Alexandre Hogue. Set in the mid 1930’s this prompt allowed the students an interesting visual, with a great deal of history. I was most impressed with Demitri Adams, who made the connection with the Great Depression. Great Job Demitri!
In Social Studies we utilized the Visual Presenter to project the map of South America onto the white board in order to draw in the answers to the map activity we had. For a group that is so opinionated and open many of them did not relish the idea of standing before the class and putting their knowledge out front for all to see. Self-confidence and a willingness to lead the classroom discussion are two of the personal growth goals I have for this group. The visual presenter is an excellent tool to have in the classroom all the time. Every student can see any map, text, or picture at a moments notice. This will be the next item I write a grant for, so that it is always available to my kids.
Posted by hlperson at August 11, 2004 04:35 PM
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these kids are lucky to have a good teacher like u Mr. P
Posted by: Ed at August 11, 2004 06:06 PM
Hope you have a GREAT time this year with those kids of yours... We're still your favorite, Right? *wink*wink* haha.
Posted by: Alicia at August 11, 2004 06:45 PM
hey mr person this web site is off the bangin'
thanx for being a great teacher mr P *wink*wink*
Posted by: Jenny at August 13, 2004 05:29 PM
ya'll have a great teacher
treat him w. respect and he'll respect u!
lots of luck and best wishes to ya'll
luv ya lots Mr.P
Posted by: Emily Jordan at August 14, 2004 08:13 PM