Which government is the best? This week, the seventh graders have been grappling with that question. We started with some basics definitions of monarchy, oligarchy, tyranny, democracy, and republic as students got to select music for the class with each… Continue Reading
An African boy goes to a grocery store in the U.S for the first time and cries. Japanese Americans are forced to leave their homes with little notice. A Mexican boy tries to avoid the border patrol and the drug… Continue Reading
In the book Predictably Irrational, the author, Dan Ariely, describes how two men created a market for Tahitian black pearls, which were originally thought to have little value because they are “gunmetal gray and about the size of a musket ball.”… Continue Reading
My objective in studying Shakespeare with the seventh grade is to help the students fall in love with the Bard and his words. They truly immerse themselves by reading, seeing, and then performing the play. I hope you enjoyed the… Continue Reading
Much like adult book clubs, literature circles allow students to investigate literature with a group of peers. Each student in 6F selected a book about immigration. All the protagonists in the books are immigrants, but they have very different experiences.… Continue Reading
Performances: Audrey “Poetry for the Pulitzer: Gwendolyn Brooks and Her Style of Poetry That Led to the Pulitzer” Shreya “Black Hawk: Leadership in Loss” Gemma “Emil Brach: How Emil Brach Led Chicago to Become the Candy Capital of the United… Continue Reading