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2011 Ray Bradbury Interview

Author of Fahrenheit 451, which 9th-graders have been reading, Ray Bradbury talks about how he became a science fiction writer and about his books in this video. Bradbury just died on June 5th, so this is probably one of his … Continue reading

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The Color of Water: Videos & Links

English 10 students started reading James McBride’s The Color of Water this week. Though it reads like a novel, it is actually his life story interwoven with his mother’s life story. A bit confusing at first, the shifting point of … Continue reading

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Story of a Writer: Ray Bradbury on Storytelling and Human Nature

[youtube]XESDRP82png[/youtube] This 1963 documentary is great background on Ray Bradbury, the author of Fahrenheit 451, which all AD English 9 students are currently reading. It’s also an excellent glimpse into the mind of a great writer, which is what all … Continue reading

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Video/Poetry: Touchscreen

Here’s the video we watched today, Marshall Soulful Jones’ “Touchscreen”: [youtube]GAx845QaOck[/youtube]

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Video: John Goddard

Today’s video corresponds to a lesson in life goals, in which we will analyze (and be COMPLETELY AMAZED by) John Goddard’s Life List, which he created as a teenager, and create a list of our own. Here are handouts of … Continue reading

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‘Where I’m From’ Animotos: 5th period

Hannah B.: Rentz B.: Dadrian C.: Jack C.: Maya D.: LaPrecious E.: Hydea F.: Sierra F.: Michael H.: Cierra I.: Raequan J.: Mayra M.: Courtney M.: Houston M.: Caleb M.: Mindy M.: Jaiquawn P.: George R.: Denelle S.: Monea S.: … Continue reading

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‘Where I’m From’ Animotos: 3rd period

Ahmani A.: Shariek C.: Jarondai C.: Khabeer E.: Jasmine F.: Raquel H.: A’Dontae H.: Marcus T.: Ciara K.: Regina L.: Jasmine M.: David M.: José R.: Jonathan W.:

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‘Where I’m From’ Animotos: 1st period

Donnica B.: Amanda D.: Dakei G.: Ricki J.: Ayuanna J.: Brandon J.: Junior R.: Tyquon R.: Andre S.: Ivonee T.: Levonte W.: Vernon W.:

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Videos: Eric Whitacre’s Virtual Choir & Helen Fisher’s ‘The Brain in Love’

Friday’s videos were different for different classes. English 10 watched Eric Whitacre’s TEDTalk about his experience of putting together a virtual choir, connecting people and voices around the world: And building on the love themes in Romeo and Juliet, AD … Continue reading

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Video: Nonverbal Communication (Ren and Sam!)

We watched a couple of viral videos on Friday about Ren and Sam, the toddler twins who “talk” to each other expressively, and talked about how they communicate meaning without speaking actual words. The first video has been taken down, … Continue reading

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Video: Nick Vujicic’s ‘I Love Living Life. I Am Happy.”

[youtube]H8ZuKF3dxCY[/youtube] This week’s video and writing prompt amazed us all! Before showing Nick Vujicic’s “I Love Living Life. I Am Happy” to my classes, I’d already seen the video at least twice, but even after four classes on Friday, I … Continue reading

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Video: ‘The Secret Powers of Time’

[youtube]A3oIiH7BLmg[/youtube] Our video for the week is about time and how our view of it affects who we are and how we live. Psychologist and Stanford professor Philip Zimbardo says that the extent to which we have the six “time … Continue reading

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Video: A Different Color Blue

Watch the film at POV: A Different Color Blue Today’s film and writing prompt, at about four minutes, is a really short one, but it packs a lot of sensory punch. It’s about Charles Curtis Blackwell, a San Francisco artist … Continue reading

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Video: Neil Pasricha’s ‘The 3 A’s of Awesome’

Today’s inspirational video and writing prompt:

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Video: ‘Validation’

[youtube]Cbk980jV7Ao[/youtube] I can’t believe I never posted this short film that we watched back in November! Written and directed by Kurt Kuenne, the movie stars TJ Thyne (before he was on the TV show, “Bones”) and Vicki Davis. It’s all … Continue reading

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