“In Jen’s history class, we’re learning about ancient Mesopotamia and how people lived and inventions that they created. We’re also learning about how they had kings, such as Hammurabi, how their social system worked, and that they fought over resources like water. Another thing that is interesting about the Mesopotamians is that they were the first civilization with a written language.” -Jenny B.
“In history we are learning about the characteristics of civ and how they were portrayed through ancient Mesopotamia.” - Mae
“We’re also doing this rap that teaches us that they were the first civilization with a written language.“ Cansu
“We have been examining different Mesopotamian artifacts to see if they match different characteristics of civilization. We’re not in our books the whole time -- it’s very interactive.” -Alekos
“When we wrote a poem about The Big Bang or the “Pale Blue Dot” speech we got to express our opinions about how the universe was created.” –Naziah
“We used inferential skills and knowledge about the world around us to channel our understanding into a poem.” – Ray W
“We learned about Paleolithic People and Neolithic people in a fun way. The Mesopotamia Rap helped us memorize accurate facts in a fun way.” – Jasmine
“The Mesopotamia Rap is like a whole chapter in the textbook that was fun way of learning about what happened way back in history.” – Sammy
“Everything is art, when you think about it. The study of “Why did humans create art?” connects us to each other and to the past.” –Sophie S
“In our Socratic Seminar, we discussed how we could change our community one person at a time. I felt that my peers who might not usually talk, had a lot to say in the discussion about our “Pale Blue Dot” of a planet.” - Noah
“Learning about the Big Bang kick-started something in my brain about all the things that humans create on our planet and how we are connected to humans from a long time ago.” –Cody
“Our style of learning allows us to use our creativity and research to show our understanding of a topic. For example, we make comic books or art to explain parts of history.” –Rayhan