Duel Grade Level Blogging

During the month of March both the sixth grade and eighth grade students were learning about the Holocaust and World War II.

The eighth grade students were assigned to read the story Anne Frank: Life in Hiding. They learned through literature what it was like for the Jews to hide in Germany during World War II when Hitler and the Nazi's were trying to establish a New Order.

The sixth grade students were learning about what life was like in America during World War II. They learned about the sacrifices that had to be made by everyone, including what life was like for children during that time.

An eighth grade class and a sixth grade class began blogging with each other about what they learned throughout their units. The eighth grade students took on an assigned role of one of the characters from the story. They summarized events that occurred in the story and shared what life was like in Amsterdam during World War II. The sixth grade students took on the role of a child in America during World War II.

Each class was paired with a student from a different grade level and they carried on a dialogue over a few days asking each other questions and composing posts that depicted what daily life was like. It was amazing to see the progression of the posts and the engagement of all students throughout the project.

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