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Today in class we watched new clips about the "Subway Hero." Wesley Autry showed selflessness when he jumped on top of a man who had fallen on the New York City subways tracks,
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Today, we got in groups of four to discuss heroes in books we have read in class. Two of the books that we discussed are To Kill A Mockingbird, where Atticus Finch was the hero and Tale of Two Cities, where Sydney Carton was the Hero.
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Today in the library I chose to do my report on Clara Barton, a civil war nurse and founder of the American Red Cross. I chose her because I want to be a nurse, and without the American Red Cross I would not be able to have all the lifeguard training that I have.
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Today we are looking for our online sources about our hero. I found a very good article on ABC-CLIO and another on Gale Group.
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Despite not being able to find a book on Clara Barton at the CRHS library, I found one at the public library and also purchased one on my Kindle, that is Ms. Barton's autobiography.
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Even though it's not due until Thursday, I finished up my first post so I went ahead and turned it in today!
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Today in class we get quiet time to read, or research our person.
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Today, Mrs. Wade, the technology teacher, came and showed us how to post our blog to posterous.com using email. She also gave us some ideas and tips about doing our interview.
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Today in class we brainstormed novels that we have read that have heroes in them. Some that we came up with are To Kill a Mockingbird, The Book Thief, Harry Potter, and Kayak.
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Today was the due date for our second blog, about our new ideas about heroes, and our childhood heroes.
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Today in class we got quite time to read our books to find a passage to share with the class for Monday!
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During class, each person is sharing a passage from their book about their hero. I shared a passage about the bravery and courage Clara Barton showed during the Civil War
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Today in class we get free time to finish our Time Toast or read our book.
