World's Fair

On June 10, 2015 the seventh graders presented their research on countries of the world at the annual World's Fair. Please enjoy this video showcasing a sampling of the wonderful work they did.

The library media center has been a hub of research activity as term 4 projects and papers are well underway.  Some highlights of ongoing projects are the World's Fair country research by the grade 7 geography students. Students have become experts on a particular country and will have the opportunity to share this knowledge on June 10 from 5:00-7:00 PM in the MMHS library.  AP Human Geography students are creating documentaries. Grade 8 World History students are creating postcards to reflect their Washington DC travel experience. Grade 10 English students are writing argument papers based on research from the Opposing Viewpoints in Context database.  In this project students are applying skills in MLA citation, research using multimedia sources from a database and Google Classroom for real time feedback from teacher and peers.  Way to go MMHS on making term 4 a valuable learning time!

On Friday May 8,  five local young adult authors visited the school.  Several English classes were able to experience first hand the writing and publishing process as the authors shared their most recent books and answered questions. Author Kate Conway walked her groups through the "What if" process she uses when starting a story.  The students enjoyed outlining story plots using their English teachers as main characters. Authors Jen Brooks and Trisha Leaver provided insight about college majors that lead to writing career options and shared their personal stories of becoming published writers. Books by these authors are available at Titcombs Book Shop in Sandwich. 

Tomorrow's Writers Today

If you are an aspiring author, you don't  want to miss this opportunity! The Cape Cod Writers Center is offering a writers workshop, Tomorrow's Writers Today, on May 2, 2015. This is an chance to work with other teen writers and collaborate with professional writers.  Applications are due by April 20, 2015.  See Mrs. Pons for an application or visit the Cape Cod Writers Center website.

Can I use this photo in my project?

Photos and images posted on the internet, unless you took them yourself, are not always free to use in a project, blog or website. Check out Photos for Class for photos that have been licensed for school use. Another bonus, the photos also contain the attribution information (similar to a citation) to give credit to the photographer.

 Fair Use Policy for copyrighted materials should also be kept in mind before using the work of others in your classroom. These sites help explain "Fair Use" U.S. Copyright Office and OWL, The Purdue University Online Writing Lab.

Happy Spring!

Here's hoping that April brings us the sun and warm temperatures we have all been craving as we think about baseball, poetry and gardening. Stop by to check out our displays featuring titles on these topics. The library media center hours are 7:20-2:00 Monday and Friday and 7:20-3:40 Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday. Check back for more updates on technology tools, class projects & research, and featured books.

Animoto

Here is an Animoto video slide-show. It highlights some of the sites and monuments we visited. Animoto is an easy way to convert pictures to a slide-show. Enjoy!