Both the sixth and eighth graders have just completed projects for LA/SS that required them to use their computer programming skills. The sixth grade created an interactive timeline of Frederick Douglass’s life, and the eighth grade created games about the… Continue Reading
7F has been hard at work preparing for next Friday, November 4. After reading the epic Ramayana, the students will share their knowledge of the epic with the entire middle school. They will then lead some common traditions. All 7F… Continue Reading
This year’s convention abolished slavery, made a single house legislature based on population, and included a Bill of Rights. These are all major changes from what occurred at the real convention. Students demonstrated excellent knowledge of the areas of debate,… Continue Reading
Sixth graders made up their own codes and tried to teach them to one another on the sly. I designed this activity to help them understand how difficult it was for Frederick Douglass to learn to read. He learned to… Continue Reading
In preparation for writing essays, students discussed the values in Ramayana. Many of the issues discussed are still major issues for our culture today. For example, is it okay for Hanuman to destroy Lanka because it is the home of… Continue Reading