I added a gallery plug in to the site and you can see some of the pictures that I've added to the Story Quilt Student Example section.
Howtoons (self proclaimed "World's Greatest D.I.Y. Comics Website) has a comic that tells how to make a Zoetrope out of a CD, Chapstick and paper!
Using Shaun Tan's book, "The Arrival", in the classroom
Written by Administrator
Friday, 29 January 2010 07:22
Free lesson plans and ideas to incorporate Shaun Tan's book "the Arrival" into your classroom.
Coming in February 2010
Memories of Immigration- Supplimentary Video
Written by Administrator
Thursday, 28 January 2010 06:42
Use the following video to help students understand what Ellis Island and immigrants from the early 20th century looked like.
Images of immigrants coming to America and the immigration process at Ellis Island.
Music: String Quartet No. 4 (Buczak) III (1990) by Phillip Glass
Performed by Kronos Quartet
Memories of Immigration Lesson Plan
Written by Administrator
Wednesday, 27 January 2010 20:31
“I never saw such a big building [Ellis Island] – the size of it. I think the size of it got to me. According to the houses I left in my town, this was like a whole city in one, in one building. It was an enormous thing to see, I tell you. I almost felt smaller than I am to see that beautiful [building], it looked beautiful. My basket, my little basket, that’s all I had with me. There was hardly any things. My mother gave me the sorrah [kind of sandwich], and I had one change of clothes. That’s what I brought from Europe.”
Celia Adler
Russia
Arrived in 1914 – age 12
Objective:
Students will read and listen to excerpts of oral histories of immigrant’s experiences coming to Ellis Island. They will look at images of steamer ships and Ellis Island and make collaged illustrations of these accounts.
Historic Tale Construction Cit is a Flash based site where you can make your own Bayeux Tapestry. You can add castles, forts, beasts, brave warriors, long boats and trees! Finish it off with your own "embroidered" text.
