Monday, June 3, 2013

Memorial Projects - 2013

The judges were completely impressed by this year's projects! Here are photos of some of the standouts. These memorials were made in honor of: Holocaust victims, Holocaust survivors, Armenian Genocide victims, suicide victims, the Boston Marathon Bombing, and local hero Mildred Fish Harnack.
Katherine's memorial: "Hope"

Daniel, Ed and Taha's memorial for all genocide victims from the 20th Century

Natalie and Kalena's Boston Marathon Bombing Memorial

Eden, Ellie H. and Lily's anti-suicide memorial

Nick, Benjamin and Clayton memorial for victims of bullying

Marla and Hailey S.'s memorial honoring the Mengele Twins of Auschwitz

Martha's memorial for Holocaust Rescuers

Yousaf, Grant and Ben's memorial for the Bielski Brothers

Joe, Payton and Riley's Armenian Genocide Memorial

Ben Huff. and Joe Hershey's Genocide Victims' Memorial

Hira's Lithuanian Genocide Memorial

Stewart, Liam and Shivam's memorial for Mildred Fish Harnack, Milwaukee-native and Nazi resistance fighter

 Madeline and Amanda's Polish Holocaust Memorial

Talulah, Grace and Addie's Holocaust Memorial


Mary's Lithuanian Genocide Memorial - The Lithuanian Flame

Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Book trailers for The Giver


J.D., Liam and Stewart

Ella




Silma and Steph








Wednesday, July 9, 2008

On the hunt for Charles Dickens' legacy


In a few weeks I'll be traipsing around London, England looking for the legacy of our language's most loved and celebrated writers: Charles Dickens. Check here for updates from my travels: www.usmenglish7dickens.blogspot.com

Friday, January 11, 2008

Students book talk some of their favorite reads using Voicethread

Seventh Period's Book Talks

Sixth Period's Book Talks

Third Period's Book Talks

Second Period's Book Talks