Posted by Danielle Helzer on Tuesday, May 18, 2010,
My English 9 classes just finished reading my favorite classic novel,
"To Kill A Mockingbird." We only have a few days of school left, so we
are watching the video the rest of this week. But to make things more
exciting we had a southern food day to kick off the film. The book is
filled with references to foods, so as we read we kept track of these
and the kids could bring an item that was mentioned in the book or
bring food that is southern in nature. Here are the different things we
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Posted by Danielle Helzer on Thursday, April 15, 2010,
For Literature Circles today we will start class with 20 minutes of reading time to focus your brains back on your books. Then I'd like you to complete a set of individualized lessons (see below):
Blake and Tyler--Your book discusses Operation Iraqi Freedom on pg. 6. I'd like you to research this and post a comment to each question (comments must be in your own words and should be grammatically correct). Please copy and paste the web address where you found the answer beneath your answer.1. W... Continue reading ...
Posted by Danielle Helzer on Tuesday, April 6, 2010,
For today's literature circle, I'd like each student to post a response to the following questions/statements. You will be scored on the completeness of your post as well as your grammar, spelling, and punctuation. Please include your first name at the end of each post!
1. Find
5 new vocabulary words from your reading for today. List the words and their definition.
2. What do you like about the book so far?
3. What do you dislike about the book so far?
4. What ideas do you have for final project...
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Posted by Danielle Helzer on Friday, March 19, 2010,
Posted by Danielle Helzer on Friday, March 19, 2010,
Posted by Danielle Helzer on Friday, March 19, 2010,
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Posted by Danielle Helzer on Tuesday, March 16, 2010,
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Posted by Danielle Helzer on Friday, March 5, 2010,
In English 9 we just finished reading Ray Bradbury's "A Sound of Thunder." Students now have the choice to either create a comic book of their take on the story or to create a brochure advertising a trip to an era in the future/back in time. I thought I would experiment with a few different comic creators to find the best one...so....I used
ToonDoo.com. The website is so cool! I spent about an hour tinkering. Despite the amount of time I put into this, I only managed to get 3 pages done! Ther...
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Posted by Danielle Helzer on Friday, December 11, 2009,
Next semester we will be delving into the world of literature! We will be using this blog as a way to respond to readings, so watch for upcoming announcements and student posts!
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Posted by Danielle Helzer on Tuesday, August 11, 2009,
At this time last year I was going through the same routine 20 miles down the road at Perkins County High School. It was my first teaching job (and actually, I was a student teacher for the first semester...strange situation and a long story!) and I was nervous beyond belief. Typically I'm a "grab life by the horns" type of gal, but last August I experienced a new set of emotions. We had just moved to this end of the state, far away from our family, friends, and everything we knew and this wa...
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