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Dear Poet 2024: a multimedia education project that invites young people in grades five through twelve to write letters in response to poems written and read by award-winning poets.
Meet the 2022 - 2024 Young People's Poet Laureate: Elizabeth Acevedo
Listen to an excerpt of Clap When You Land. Stop by the LMC to check out this book and more written by Elizabeth Acevedo.
Think of each poem as its own chapter. String the poems together to create a plot-driven story.
The Name She Gave Me by Betty Culley: "Rynn was born with a hole in her heart--literally. Although it was fixed long ago, she still feels an emptiness there when she wonders about her birth family. As her relationship with her adoptive mother fractures, Rynn finally decides she needs to know more about the rest of her family. Her search starts with a name, the only thing she has from her birth mother, and she quickly learns that she has a younger sister living in foster care in a nearby town. But if Rynn reconnects with her biological sister, it may drive her adoptive family apart for good"--Provided by publisher.
Disappearing Act: A True Story by Jiordan Castle: "Moving and evocative, this YA memoir-in-verse follows author Jiordan Castle's coming-of-age as her family reckons with the aftershocks of her father's imprisonment"--Provided by publisher.
One Last Shot: The Story of Wartime Photographer Gerda Taro by Kip Wilson: "Tells the story of Gerda Taro, a headstrong photojournalist with a passion for capturing the truth amid political turmoil and the first woman photojournalist killed in combat"--Provided by publisher.
The Most Dazzling Girl in Berlin by Kip Wilson: In Berlin on the cusp of World War II, eighteen-year-old Hilde leaves her orphanage and takes a job at a vibrant cabaret full of expressive customers where she finally finds a place to belong until seeds of unrest force her to decide what's best for her future.
Other New Verse Novels Available from the LMC
Welcome to a new series combining two of my favorite things: libraries and travel. Let's "visit" the most beautiful libraries around the world starting with the George Peabody Library at Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore.
*Closed 4/25 for BOE meeting.*
*Closed 4/17 for Art Show.*
AI Prompt: What is Claude?
Claude's response: I am an AI assistant created by Anthropic. I have a large knowledge base that allows me to engage in conversation, answer questions, help with analysis and tasks across many domains. However, I don't have subjective experiences or a physical form like humans do. I'm an advanced language model trained to be helpful, honest and harmless. Please let me know if you have any other questions!
AI Prompt: What is the difference between ChatGPT and Claude?
Claude's response: ChatGPT and Claude are both advanced language models created by different companies, but there are some key differences between them:
Training Data: ChatGPT was trained on a broad dataset from the internet, while Claude's training data included more filtered and curated sources aimed at improving accuracy and reducing biases.
Capabilities: Both are highly capable at language tasks like writing, analysis, and answering questions. However, Claude may have some additional capabilities in areas like math, coding, and multi-tasking due to differences in training.
Knowledge Cutoff: ChatGPT's training data cutoff was around 2021, while my knowledge base was last updated in August 2023, allowing me to have more recent information on events and developments after 2021.
Biases and Safety: A lot of work went into trying to make me more honest, ethical, and unbiased compared to some earlier language models. I have strict rules about not causing harm.
Company: ChatGPT was created by OpenAI, while I was created by Anthropic, a different artificial intelligence research company.
Overall, while we have many similar language abilities, there are differences in our training, knowledge bases, capabilities, and the principles we were designed to operate under. I strive to be helpful while adhering to ethical guidelines.
Bottom line: Use technology but use it wisely. Read this linked article to learn more about AI misinformation, commonly referred to as hallucinations.
Go to HHS' homepage on Destiny.
Log into Infobase.
U: Hammonton
P: hhslib
Click on History Research Center to access all five history reserach databases.
Explore the world!
History Research Center offers single-search access to five history research databases.
African-American History: Covering more than 500 years of the African-American experience, African-American History offers a fresh way to explore the full spectrum of African-American history and culture, with tablet/mobile-friendly videos and slideshows, images, biographies of key people, event and topic entries, primary sources, maps and graphs, and timelines.
American History: American History is an indispensable resource for student research. Spanning our nation’s history—from prehistory to the present day—American History was developed and curated by leading editors and scholars in the study of American history. It is composed of a variety of learning assets, including articles, images, primary source documents, timelines, videos, and slideshows.
American Indian History: American Indian History offers fast access to more than 15,000 years of culture and history, covering more than 600 Native American groups, through tablet/mobile-friendly videos and slideshows, images, biographies of key people, event and topic entries, primary sources, maps and graphs, and timelines. This comprehensive database allows for an interactive, multifaceted look at the indigenous peoples of the Americas.
Ancient and Medieval History: Ancient and Medieval History provides thorough coverage of world history from prehistory through the mid-1500s, with special Topic Centers on key civilizations and regions, including the ancient Near East, ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient Rome, ancient and medieval Africa, ancient and medieval Asia, the Americas, medieval Europe, and the Islamic World. Each civilization’s history is brought to life through articles, videos and slideshows, primary sources, and more.
Modern World History: Modern World History offers a comprehensive look at world history from the mid-15th century to the present. Thousands of subject entries, biographies, images, videos and slideshows, maps and graphs, primary sources, and timelines combine to provide a detailed and comparative view of the people, places, events, and ideas that have defined modern world history.
April is the time to recognize, celebrate, and drive awareness for the following themes:
Check out Rowan University's LRC website for a curated list of themed resources!
Sora provides digital access to hundreds of eBooks, audiobooks, and magazines in multiple languages.
Download the app to your mobile device or go to soraapp.com.
Find Hammonton High School.
Log in with your school Gmail account.
Open a world of reading!
JerseyCat is an interlibrary loan service provided by the New Jersey State Library.
If the HHS collection doesn't have the selection you want, we can easily order it from another NJ public or school library. Go to JerseyCat to search for books, DVDs, and more! See Ms. Sieminski or Ms. Hunt to order today.
*Deliveries are scheduled for Mondays and Wednesdays.
Let's collaborate! From reader's advisory to digital citizenship, from source evaluation to research and inquiry, from Health to Physics and beyond. We can customize lessons to fit your classroom needs. Email. Call. Stop on down.