Now that you have spent the week introducing yourselves, your assignment for this week
is to discuss The Diary of Anne Frank. By now, you should have read half of the book. Within
your group, discuss what you would have done if you were in Miep Gies’ position. Would you
have been able to hide Anne and her family from the Nazis? Or would you have been too afraid
to risk your life as well? Feel free to discuss other aspects of the diary, but please address this
issue in your post for your assigned day. Remember that the discussion board is also a great way
to continue conversations!
Here are a few articles you may want to keep in mind while writing your post:
Scholastic's Article
NY Times Article
Cheers,
Mrs S and Mr J
Sunday, October 23, 2011
WEEK ONE: Intros! Thursday Greg Cohen
Hello, group!
My name is Greg, and I am from New York. I am fourteen and have two older brothers and one younger sister. I live in New York City in an apartment with my mom. It can get a little crazy with all of us in the house (my brothers and I like to fight a lot), but being right in the city makes it all worth it. On weekends my mom takes us all to Central Park where we can play football and fly kites. We often get to eat something at the vendors or grab some ice cream while we’re there, which is always the best part of our trips.
My friends would describe me as very outgoing. I would also think that they would describe me as athletic. I play on a football team in my area and my dad came to watch me a couple times and he says that I’m pretty good. I’m the quarterback for my team, and last year my team came in first in our league. While my friends would most likely say these things about me, they would probably have no idea that I really like learning about biology. I know it’s hard and that I will be in school for a long time, but I really want to be a doctor when I grow up. My dad is a doctor in Africa helping kids who don’t normally have access to doctors, and I think I might want to do that, too.
In my spare time, I really enjoy listening to music. I really like rock music, but not the stuff on the radio. It’s overplayed anyway. I really like Modest Mouse and OK GO. I’ve posted a few videos to give you an idea of what I like. The video for OK GO is one of my favorites.
My name is Greg, and I am from New York. I am fourteen and have two older brothers and one younger sister. I live in New York City in an apartment with my mom. It can get a little crazy with all of us in the house (my brothers and I like to fight a lot), but being right in the city makes it all worth it. On weekends my mom takes us all to Central Park where we can play football and fly kites. We often get to eat something at the vendors or grab some ice cream while we’re there, which is always the best part of our trips.
My friends would describe me as very outgoing. I would also think that they would describe me as athletic. I play on a football team in my area and my dad came to watch me a couple times and he says that I’m pretty good. I’m the quarterback for my team, and last year my team came in first in our league. While my friends would most likely say these things about me, they would probably have no idea that I really like learning about biology. I know it’s hard and that I will be in school for a long time, but I really want to be a doctor when I grow up. My dad is a doctor in Africa helping kids who don’t normally have access to doctors, and I think I might want to do that, too.
In my spare time, I really enjoy listening to music. I really like rock music, but not the stuff on the radio. It’s overplayed anyway. I really like Modest Mouse and OK GO. I’ve posted a few videos to give you an idea of what I like. The video for OK GO is one of my favorites.
WEEK ONE: Intros! Kate Vernon
Hello group!
My name is Kate, and I'm very excited to get to know all of you better, (especially our dear friends in New York City!) This week we are doing introductions. Mr Jones has given us some questions that we can follow if we can't think of anything to say about ourselves:
As for me, I am a 13 year old girl in a family of 4. We live on a farm in Louisa County. We don't have cows or horses or anything, but we do grow a lot of hay. I have a little brother named Todd who likes to follow me around--it can get sort of annoying sometimes.
My friends think that I'm really quiet and shy at first, but they say that I can be quite talkative and hyper once I get comfortable around you.
I like to write short stories in my free time, though I don't have much of it because I have to take care of my brother and help do chores. When I grow up I want to be a fashion designer. Do yall know any fashion designers in New York? Have you ever been to a fashion show? I absolutely adore all of the clothes in Teen Vogue Magazine!!
Here are some pictures of dress I like:
What do you all think?
So excited to meet you all,
Monday Kate.
My name is Kate, and I'm very excited to get to know all of you better, (especially our dear friends in New York City!) This week we are doing introductions. Mr Jones has given us some questions that we can follow if we can't think of anything to say about ourselves:
As for me, I am a 13 year old girl in a family of 4. We live on a farm in Louisa County. We don't have cows or horses or anything, but we do grow a lot of hay. I have a little brother named Todd who likes to follow me around--it can get sort of annoying sometimes.
My friends think that I'm really quiet and shy at first, but they say that I can be quite talkative and hyper once I get comfortable around you.
I like to write short stories in my free time, though I don't have much of it because I have to take care of my brother and help do chores. When I grow up I want to be a fashion designer. Do yall know any fashion designers in New York? Have you ever been to a fashion show? I absolutely adore all of the clothes in Teen Vogue Magazine!!
Here are some pictures of dress I like:
What do you all think?
So excited to meet you all,
Monday Kate.
WEEK ONE: Intros! Mr Jones and Mrs Smith
Hello groups!
These next few weeks will be exciting ones for all of you. You will be introducing yourselves to your new pen pal friends this week by using this blog as a forum for discussion.
EXPECTATIONS
Each of you will be assigned a day of the week to post on a given subject. We expect your posts to thoroughly address the discussion questions provided at the start of each week. In addition, try to answer these questions in a way that will foster discussion between you and your penpals--this is, after all, a group project!
Here's the line-up:
Monday Kate
Tuesday Victoria
Wednesday Simon
Thursday Greg
Friday Abdul
And here are this week's questions:
1. How is your family like?
2. How would your friends describe you?
3. What do you like to do in your spare time?
4. How would you describe your neighborhood?
5. What do you want to do when you grow up?
We also ask that you do not post pictures of yourself or share personal information such as your address, telephone number, or Skype ID. Also, please use repectful language (no obscenities) and school-appropriate links. Aside from that, have fun meeting each other and do remember that you can comment on each other's posts using the "Comment" button below each posting!
Bests,
MR J and MRS S
These next few weeks will be exciting ones for all of you. You will be introducing yourselves to your new pen pal friends this week by using this blog as a forum for discussion.
EXPECTATIONS
Each of you will be assigned a day of the week to post on a given subject. We expect your posts to thoroughly address the discussion questions provided at the start of each week. In addition, try to answer these questions in a way that will foster discussion between you and your penpals--this is, after all, a group project!
Here's the line-up:
Monday Kate
Tuesday Victoria
Wednesday Simon
Thursday Greg
Friday Abdul
And here are this week's questions:
1. How is your family like?
2. How would your friends describe you?
3. What do you like to do in your spare time?
4. How would you describe your neighborhood?
5. What do you want to do when you grow up?
We also ask that you do not post pictures of yourself or share personal information such as your address, telephone number, or Skype ID. Also, please use repectful language (no obscenities) and school-appropriate links. Aside from that, have fun meeting each other and do remember that you can comment on each other's posts using the "Comment" button below each posting!
Bests,
MR J and MRS S
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