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Profile: Kristin Russo
BIOGRAPHY
Kristin's PROJECTS
As a follow up to an introductory unit on the American Dream, upper division students were asked to assess the role of censorship in American society through a study of banned books in America. Students engaged in reading a banned book, writing a pe...
Activities
Island Trees Union Free School District v. Pico Case Study (Background)
Banned Children's Books (Background)
Banned Books Introduction (Background)
Turkish Author on Trial (Background)
Banned Books Reading Process Project Description (Reading Process)
Banned Books Discussion Circles (Reading Process)
Banned Books Essay
Banned Books Essay Paragraph Structure (Writing Process)
Banned Books Essay Peer Critique (Writing Process)
Mock Trial Project Description
Mock Trial Organizational Chart/Court Scenes
Upper Division students prepared for a talkshow exhibition about the experience of slavery and civil war through various viewpoints. Students were required to compare an aspect of slavery/civil war in America and in a Spanish-speaking country. For ...
Activities
Research Paper Launch (Research Paper)
Working Bibliography (Research Paper)
Notecards (Research Paper)
Working Thesis Statement (Research Paper)
Arguments and Evidence (Research Paper)
Research Paper Outline (Research Paper)
Supporting Research Paper Documents
Exhibition Launch (Exhibition)
Exhibition Benchmarks 1-3 (Exhibition)
Pacing: Lesson for Exhibition (Exhibition)
Panel Questions (Exhibition)
Exhibition Reflection (Exhibition)
After students read and analyzed Othello through discussion and a written debate, they demonstrated that they deeply understood the literary elements (characters, theme, setting, plot, etc.), the language, and the historical significance of Shakespea...
Activities
Performed Monologue Preparation
Character Analysis
Contextualizing the Setting
Historical Research
Script Annotation
Reflection
Project Launch PowerPoint
Upper Division students created an evening of oral and digital storytelling. The student performances and projections, taken together, 'sang the song' or told the story of immigration in America as seen through the eyes of immigrants today. The oral...
Activities
"The Immigrant's Song" Project Launch
Models of "good" and "bad" monologues (Monologue Writing Process)
Reading an Oral HIstory/Interview (Monologue Writing Process)
Interview Skills (Interview Process)
After the Interview Fact Extraction (Interview Process)
Literary/Narrative Elements Mini-Lessons (Monologue Writing Process)
Peer Review (Monologue Writing Process)
The Rubric (Monologue Writing Process)
Performance Requirements (The Exhibition)
Performance Checklist (The Exhibition)
Digital Design Overview (The Exhibition)
Final Reflection