June+27,+2011

Record-keeping/Report Back by Meta

Bookmarks and Poems to describe our second orientation day from May 19th

Zooming in on a moment We discover Pink and Say Graphic organizers help us focus As the story unfolds… ///\\\///\\\///\\\//

With new collaborations The time quickly flies. We want to work together And also understand the why.

/\\\///\\\///\\\ Sheldon Curtis, Pinkus Aylee and Moe Moe Bay, Less famous than the railroad or even John Brown, Let’s reclaim your stories and also pass them down. ///\\\///\\\///\\\//

Claudette Colvin fought Jim Crow when she was just fifteen. She went to jail for justice, and we just learned her name.

/\\\///\\\///\\\ They say Rosa sat, Martin marched, and Obama ran so our children could fly. I say remember Claudette and all the Young people who take on battles and remember to try. ///\\\///\\\///\\\//

/\\\///\\\///\\\ We began our essays on a metaphor, And we also got online. We joined committees, met new friends, and learned new lessons in short time. ///\\\///\\\///\\\//

Writing, sharing, asking questions, we talked and listened on our second day. Teaching, learning, reflecting, growing, reaching out and looking in.

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Summer sun and unexpected rain, we see demonstration lessons start to grow like budding plants. Mentors guide the process while we tend the ground. Fruits & flowers, sun & weeds – Our classroom is our garden…

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