This week in Social Studies class students will be researching a battle from the American Revolution, and creating a comic strip about the battle. Students will use the Comic Life app on their iPads to create a comic strip about their battle. Below is an introduction to the week from me, as well as a video tutorial about how to use the Comic Life app! Students will watch both videos on Monday, February 23rd. 8th Grade Objectives for the Week of February 23rd Welcome back from the break everyone! Please watch the video below for an overview of the week. Students will be finishing theNational Park Word Clouds using the Visual Poetry App this week, and then they will be learning about the U.S. gaining power and new territories around the world! While students are finishing up the National Park project on Monday, they will also be watching/listening to the Panama Canal Video below! Video for Tuesday, February 24th |
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About the AuthorMrs. Jennifer Hesseltine teaches United States History at the Malone Middle School in Malone, New York. When not at school, Mrs. Hesseltine can be found researching innovative ways to peak student interest in learning. Mrs. Hesseltine was recently accepted into the first cohort of TED-Ed Innovative Educators, the education initiative of TED Talks. Mrs. Hesseltine is also a contributing author of the Teaching Channel Blog, and has also contributed ideas to the TED-Ed Blog and Education Week Teacher with Larry Ferlazzo. Contact Mrs. Hesseltine via email at jhesseltine@malonecsd.org, or via Twitter @jenhesseltine. Class Links |