Below are examples of lessons, teacher's guides and student work my classes have completed. You will also find examples of resources for teachers that I have created.

The teacher's guides and some student examples are .pdf files and require Adobe Acrobat Reader while others are Windows Media files and require Windows Media Player. You can download these free applications by following the links below.

Students researched the lives of Japaneese Americans and German Americans in order to better understand that how countries have dealt with foreigners or "alien emenies" during war time. Studnets used their research to write a first person account of life during World War II for those of Japaneese and German descent.

An integrated research project in which students assumed the role of an individual involved in the American Revolution. Students researched a person or event and wrote a first person account of the American Revolution. Student stories were recorded and coordinated with historical images to create digital stories.

The student project page can be accessed here.

In conjunction with a Language Arts novel study of My Side of the Mountain, students researched aspects of wilderness survival and created a guide to inform others about common wilderness dangers and resources. Students used research skills and desktop publishing skills to design appealing and informative brochures.

.As part of a Language Arts unit on Poe and poetry, students learned about deciphering and interpreting poems and visualizing what the poetry means. To reinforce these skills and strengthen students' visual literacy, we worked to create a multimedia interpretation of a Poe poem.

Student Examples

 

Wilderness Guide 1

Wilderness Guide 2

Poe Poem 1

Poe Poem 2

Podcasting Newsletter

Word Web Pages

As eighth grade students studied World War II, they put their research and design skills to work creating PowerPoints on different aspects of World War II. Students researched and analyzed topics such as women's roles in the war, propaganda poster, life in the trenches and songs of WWI. To enhance their presentations, students added video and audio relating to their topic.

The student project page can be accessed here

American Involvement in WWII

Songs of WWII