SummerWrite- Week 2, Friday
7/6/12
Morning Classes:
Read Around the World -
- Read Strega Nona and learned about Tommy Dipola
- Read a pop-up version of Strega Nona
- Made pizzelles- an Italian cookie
- Learned about Italy and wrote down recipes
- Read Beans and Rice and learned about Mexico
Hogwarts Notebook of Natural Magic and Other Things -
- Writing spells and incantations
- Symbols in spells
- Workshopping
- Rune stones
- Quidditch
- Evaluations
- Graduation
Hunger Games -
- Did our own Hunger Games!!!
- Compiled our Hunger Games anthology
Afternoon Classes:
Step Into Fantasy-
- Finished writing our pieces
- Practiced our performance pieces
- Workshopped stories
Magic Tree House-
- Had “visitors and introduced a Greek slave
- Rehearsed our magic tree house skits
- Made clay pots and various other objects out of clay
- Read “pigs and pirates”
- Presentation for the parents
- Had fun :)
Directing for Film & Video-
- Shooting individual projects (Day 1)
- Discussions (Day 2)
- Watched short films
- Making of…
Full Day Classes:
Myth, Mystery and Me! -
- Rehearsed our play
- Created the backdrop
- Played quidditch
- Performed our myths
- HAD FUN!!!
