Mrs. Slaviero's Blog

Students today are demonstrating their understanding of life in the North by creating a pictograph. The factual information students draw into their pictograph will prove that they understand the uniqueness of the North before the Civil War. When students are assessed in this way they show their "Big Picture" knowledge of a topic and that will in turn help them remember history in a powerful and meaningful way. Students will complete a pictograph about life in the South after we've studied that subject and will write about the similarities and differences in both pictographs.  

Here are some of the completed haiku. The students did a very good job of capturing the essence of working in an New England textile factory in the 1800s. Their hands were destroyed Tough work in the hot summer The work was boring                                                                 --Nick, Joel, Neil and Ganesh Stuffy, hard to breathe Cotton whirls about in the light Small cuts dot my hands                                                                 --Kaila and Christina This is my winter The treacherous long hours The dull day is slow                                                                 --Emily, Rubab, Iris First—optimism Then, exhaustion and boredom Last—is it worth it?                                                                          --Joey, Sai, Eric Looking through the dust Bloody hands, swollen fingers Dreading every day                                                                 

Students have been learning about the Industrial Revolution in the mid1800s and how it changed life in New England. Today students processed their learning by creating haiku poems on the subject. They were challenged to think about and evaluate this topic within the structure of a haiku, a 3 line poem with 17 total syllables--5 in the 1st and 3rd lines and 7 in the second line. The poems have been impressive and some will be posted here soon.