06.15.2009 - Class Gift Sibling Matchups

Now THIS is really exciting. I've just finished uploading my 2008/2009 Class Gift to my Doodle Page (Link). While I was so inspired, I also finally got around to posting the current Sibling Matchups. In short, I had a student 3 years ago who received a 4x6" panel. This year, I gave one to his brother. They match up. Essentially. I mean, not really. But, through the wonders of Photoshop, they kinda do.

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03.18.2009 - The Sleeper in bloom! and Class Challenge

It seems silly to make my first post in over five months about a plant. But, as I entered the classroom on Monday, I found the Sleeper in full bloom. The Sleeper is a bulb that I took from a friend before she moved out west. Since I've owned it, the thing has mostly sat there and done nothing. Imagine my surprise when I saw THIS!

Anyhow, I promised some lad or other that I would post the text to the class Writing Challenge #5 on my website. Enjoy:

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10.08.2008 - Class Writing Challenge

As you can tell by the derth of challeger updates, I no longer have time for anything that isn't school related. But I'm starting a series of writing challenges at school. So long as it doesn't take too much time, I'll post them here as well. Here is the first challenge in the school series:

We’ve been talking about Transitions. It is important to be able to sense a thing’s path. To make predictions. You need to be able to look at your argument (or story) and know how to get it where you need it to be. Your challenge is to take the story start below, and guide it, with your own writing, to the ending provided. Good luck!

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