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A Sound of Thunder Comic

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! There were so many options that I found myself doing more playing than creating :) Anyway...here is what I created so far. I'm excited to see what students come up with! I'm hoping to publish student work when projects are completed!
 

Watch for upcoming student blogs

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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A new year

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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