Language+Arts

Benjamin Guise
mrguise@gmail.com guiseb@cmsd.k12.pa.us http://mrguise.googlepages.com/welcome

Canon-McMillan High School
English 11 & 12

Social Networking: Bringing Literature to Life Explanation of social networking on Common Craft video "What is Social Networking" on YouTube

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Examples of social networking:
 * 1) Linkedin
 * 2) Facebook - not as good to use as an educational tool
 * 3) Myspace.com - not as good to use as an educational tool
 * 4) Windows Live Spaces
 * 5) Ning (www.ning.com) - what Ben uses with his 11th and 12th grade students

Demonstrate understanding of character development by creating a social network profile for and leaving messages as a character from William Shakespeare's "Rome and Juliet." When using Ning, students take on their character's role and do NOT reveal their own name and/or information. Assignment can be for the character's to interact with each other and explain themselves. Can have another assignment where the student finds the attire their character would wear.

=Other Examples:=

Northwestern High School
"Of Mice and Men" web page created and explained why particular characters would be their own friends.

10th Grade English (support class)
Cultural Diversity and Global Awareness Project - learning support
 * 1) Research the assigned country
 * 2) Compare and contrast the assigned country to the US
 * 3) Gather two current event articles that focus on the country you are assigned
 * 4) Read and summarize the articles
 * 5) Think of ways that your assigned country impacts the US
 * 6) Prepare presentation - information, multimedia, newspaper articles (handout), teaching activity; students use Microsoft Photo Story