Last Day of Science Fair

Night so long….just arrived home from a weekend away in Dallas, TX and thought I would make an update before I am off to sleep. Friday marked the last school day of our preparation before our projects are due on Monday. Of course we were scrambling like crazy to finish our projects. Students only took…

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Alternative to Bell Work

In my graduate classes we use discussion boards on a regular basis as a complement to our normal classes. I have decided to test the waters of using discussion boards as bell work for my homeroom class. These discussions will consist of conversations that we begin in class and then continue our topic discussions on…

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Emotional Persuasion

As apart of our communication arts lesson this week, we are studying the different types of emotional persuasion. The other day in class we created a list of different types of emotional persuasion strategies used in advertisements: better your health, better your self-image, make your friends jealous, give you energy, etc….. Today, we will continue…

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Emotional Persuasion

As apart of our communication arts lesson this week, we are studying the different types of emotional persuasion. The other day in class we created a list of different types of emotional persuasion strategies used in advertisements: better your health, better your self-image, make your friends jealous, give you energy, etc….. Today, we will continue…

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Science Fair Break

We have been hitting our science fair topics very hard for the past two weeks. I don’t know about my students but I personally need a bit of a break. What a better way to break from class than to do some blogging? Students, your job for today is to read a blog post from…

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Science Fair Break

We have been hitting our science fair topics very hard for the past two weeks. I don’t know about my students but I personally need a bit of a break. What a better way to break from class than to do some blogging? Students, your job for today is to read a blog post from…

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Science Fair Progress

Today we continue to work on our science fair projects as we come closer and closer to our upcoming deadline. Everyday we are continually working on our science fair projects daily. Above is a picture of of Jeffrey displaying his “leak-proof bag”as apart of his science experiment. Find more videos like this on Mr. McClung’s…

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Blog Check: The Trucker’s Wife

This week I am very excited about my blog check. For this week I choose to feature a blog from a parent of one of my students. Ms. Driver started her first blog at the beginning of this month and has already began to build an online community. She primarily uses this to keep up…

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Charlie Brown Reflections

After we watched Will You be My Valentine, Charlie Brown, I asked my students to post their reflection questions on Ning. You can check out their reflections on Charlie Brown by clicking here. Mr. McClung

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Charlie Brown Reflections

After we watched Will You be My Valentine, Charlie Brown, I asked my students to post their reflection questions on Ning. You can check out their reflections on Charlie Brown by clicking here. Mr. McClung

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