This week in history we focused on wrapping up the Great Depression by analyzing three different songs for their historical components. Links to the songs are below and I will take some pictures of our final collective pictures we drew as we listened to one of the songs. It was kind of like musical chairs, except with drawings and no one gets booted out when the music stops! Students started a picture of something related to the Great Depression and kept drawing until the music stopped. Then they would pass it to someone else who would pick up where they left off so at the end of the song we had a bunch of pictures created by multiple artists!
How Can a Man Stand Such Poor Times and Live by Blind Alfred Reed (a native of Floyd, national recording artist, an artist at the 1927 Bristol Sessions, and this particular song was picked up years later by a guy by the name of Bruce Springsteen).
We also started another PBA where we are assuming the role of WPA workers during the depressoin. This project comes with lots of choice to highlight our learning in a way unique to us. We have photographers, music composers, writers, collage makers, and more! Pictures coming soon as we finish up!
We also wrapped up fraction operations this week and finished out division using KCF (ask your student)! Mrs. Brevard came in to help us out last week and we really put that knowledge to good use!
Other exciting things this week:
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| Students did a trust and synergy exercise in guidance. They start on chairs and someone pulls them out one by one slowly and everyone must rely on the other to keep the structure from falling! |
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| I attended and presented at the Appalachian Studies Association conference at Virginia Tech and got to check out a photography show in the Armory, which happened to be constructed by the Works Progress Administration! |
Ms. D's weekend snapshot:
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| This exhibit was titled Beyond Coal. It highlights what coal removal does to a place and it's people here in Appalachia and as far as Romania. Other features included a tent revival selection and caves and caverns as a tourism source in the Appalachian region. Check it out if you get a chance! |
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| I had the pleasure of meeting Robert Gipes (middle, greenish gray shirt) a few years ago at Marshall University and hear him speak about his community work in which he brings members together to conduct plays that highlight cultural issues throughout their Kentucky homes. I finally got to attend one of their productions and it was well worth the wait! |
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| I was intrigued by this dried flower mobile at the Armory! |
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Theses pups guys came for dinner and hung out for a bit! #cousins |
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| Springing forward never looked better with a 7pm sunset! |
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