More on Stewart from "I Was Beyond Crying"

I did some digging about Stewart. I found this article from 1985. The accident happened in the Washingtion, D.C. area. He was in a summer school for gifted students...interesting since many of you thought he had bad grades! :) Some of you questioned the experiment, and you were right to do so. The school would NOT have approved it. And, a student did not follow the teacher's directions, which then resulted in the explosion! Read the article to learn more.

If you are curious about things, do your research. Do a simple google search and grab the information you seek! This article provides another point of view and more information. It helps us better understand that day.

http://www.ugelow.com/1985/08/13/explosion/

Chase knowledge!

Mrs. Boltz

Celebration Video

                                                                             lancasteronline.com

Today, we wrapped up our reading of the novel Wonder by watching a lip dub video created by local Elizabethtown Middle School. The video, while amazing in its undertaking, also speaks to themes in the book Wonder. I hope you enjoy it!

http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/850767_Watch-600-Elizabethtown-middle-school-students-lip-dub--Home--by-Phillip-Phillips.html 

It's hard to blend in when you were born to stand out.

Don't judge a Book boy by its cover his face.

6th grade students at MMS are thoroughly enjoying reading the novel Wonder by R.J. Palacio. In class we are analyzing characters by "STEAL"ing information from the text: S-what the character SAYS, T - what the character THINKS, E-what EVERYONE ELSE says about the character, A- the character's ACTIONS and L - how the character LOOKS. We've also been analyzing text structures such as varying points of view and flashback. In addition to English topics, the story has a strong message of courage, friendship and growing up. Happy Reading! Mrs. Boltz