Links for Students
Teen Ink is a magazine written by students. You can submit your own writing to be published at this site.
Here is a database of helpful articles for students and parents:
http://www.loveandlogic.com/articles.html
Use these links to find some quotes that you like:
http://www.famousquotesandauthors.com/
http://www.1-famous-quotes.com/
What's an idiom?
http://www.idiomconnection.com/
Update on Salva Dut:
Common Core Standards:
http://www.corestandards.org/assets/CCSSI_ELA%20Standards.pdf
Primary Sources for "The Light in the Forest":
The story of Mary Jemison:
http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/cap.htm
The Captivity of James Smith:
http://www.akronhistory.org/james_smith.htm
We are going to look at different versions of the Christmas Carol with each stave.
Christmas Carol links:
Stave 1: Ghost of Marley
1970 Animated version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iN6IMZFwY50
1935 version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqRl5K8sEuw
Stave 2: Ghost of Christmas Past
Alfred Finney version
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y7Pk1jcaLDI&t=10s
Stave 3: Ghost of Christmas Present
1951 Edition
http://www.bbc.co.uk/learning/schoolradio/subjects/english/a_christmas_carol/audio_clips/episode_5
Stave 4: Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come
We are going to watch the George C. Scott version to get a good look at this scary ghost!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=92befrZYBLE&t=121s
Stave 5: The End of It All
We'll see the end by reading a children's book. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoyaHDqPyOU
We will also read a modernized re-imagining which will serve as a mentor text for your video project!
This is the first movie version! It is a silent movie!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ILDHYYsC-g0
Mr. Magoos Christmas Carol
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKzfNu12Uqc
Use these links to find some quotes that you like:
http://www.famousquotesandauthors.com/
http://www.1-famous-quotes.com/