I’ve added a few more of my AVID students’ six word memoirs, bringing the total number to 18.  Next week I will be adding even more, including some produced by Ms. Radford’s 7th grade AVID class.

To view the gallery, click here.

My AVID students recently wrote six word memoirs about themselves.  These mini-autobiographies have been added to photos for your viewing pleasure.

To see the gallery, which is being updated almost daily, click here.

These segments were recorded and edited using Audacity.  The segments cover a wide range of topics, including safe online talk, strong passwords and the dangers associated with pop-ups and spam.

• Abdul and Forrest’s Online Safety Radio Spot
• Ana and Alexis’ Online Safety Radio Spot
• Andrew’s Online Safety Radio Spot
• Brenda and Shariah’s Online Safety Radio Spot
• Edley’s Online Safety Radio Spot
• Kirstina and Meena’s Online Safety Radio Spot
• Makayla and Caleb’s Online Safety Radio Spot
• Margaux and Alaina’s 1st Online Safety Radio Spot
• Margaux and Alaina’s 2nd Online Safety Radio Spot
• Marissa and Andrew’s Online Safety Radio Spot
• Namie, Rana and Nataliya’s Online Safety Radio Spot
• Nurjis and Itzel’s Online Safety Radio Spot
• Phillip and Samantha’s Online Safety Radio Spot
• Samantha, Tessa and Phillip’s Online Safety Radio Spot
• Zeiva’s Online Safety Radio Spot

These informational podcast segments were produced by my Communication Arts students during the 2009-2010 school year.

Interesting Interviews
Alex Interviews Gavin
Darian Interviews Brooke
Deven Interviews Even
Georgia Interviews Danielle
Jasmine Interviews Juanita
Juanita Interviews Jasmine
Madeline Interviews Maddie
Maddie Interviews Madeline
Merrick Interviews William
Orlando Interviews Nicklis

Bad Jokes, Good Jokes
Christian’s Good Joke, Bad Joke
Even’s Good Jokes, Bad Jokes
Mustafa C’s Animal Good Jokes, Bad Jokes
Mustafa S’ Good Jokes, Bad Jokes

Reader’s Corner
Ben’s Reader’s Review- Percy Jackson and the Olympians
Merrick’s Reader’s Corner- Enders Game

Vocabulary Theater
Ben’s Vocabulary Theater- Abrasive
Even’s Vocabulary Theater- Adventure
William’s Vocabulary Theater- Scream

College Minute
William’s College Minute- Evergreen State College

Music Reviews
Darian’s Music Review of Plain White Ts
Deven’s Music Review- The Beatles
Merrick’s Music Review- Jason Mraz

Did You Know?
Diana’s Did You Know Segment- Lynx
Kodiak’s Did You Know Segment- Stress

Favorite Class
Ilce’s Favorite Class- Reading
Jasmine’s Favorite Class- Block
Miguel’s Favorite Class- Math

Wonderful Websites
Kodiak’s Wonderful Website- Addictinggames.com

Poetry Corner
Tristien’s Poetry Corner- Shapes

With copy change, you bascially borrow another writer’s structure and use it as the skeleton for your own work.  The following are examples of copy-changes made to poems by Shel Silverstein.  These were created by my AVID students during the 2008-2009 school year.

In the style of “Captain Hook”-

The Horse by Allison

In the style of “One Sister For Sale”-

One Cute Cat For Sale by Leticia
Giraffes to Love by Chloe
Kitties for Sale by Alyssa
Monkey by Allena
Skateboard for Sale by Jacob
Trade Me That Cat! by Jennifer

In the style of “Hug O’War”-

Christmas by Tatyana
My Best Friend by Andrew
My High Score by Damian
Summer by Paola
A Typical Story by Yasmin
Valentine’s Day by Hailey

What a Day!

Josh awakes from a particularly wonderful dream involving a rogue of a pirate and his one true love only to discover that he is late for school. He quickly, and clumsily, heads out the door on his way to school. Along the way he will storm the beaches of Normandy, accuse an unsuspecting janitor of a conspiracy plot, and ultimately end up face to face with the girl of his dreams. Did I mention that Josh has a very active imagination?  This play was written by myself, Mr. Altermott, and recorded by students in my 2006-2007 Block class.

Click to listen to What a Day?!

 WKID: Easy Radio Plays: 2009-2010 3rdTrimester
Written by Carol Adorjan and Yuri Rasovsky

• A Night on Bear Mountain: (Period 5) (Period 7)
• Quark Raygun, Interplanetary Hero: (Period 1)
• A Day at the Dickersons: (Period 1) (Period 5) (Period 7)

2009-2010 2nd Trimester Radio Plays

These plays were adaptations of short stories.

• The Babysitter: A young babysitter is terrified by a mysterious caller.
• The Balloon Man: Dr. Wiseman helps the police solve a mysterious kidnapping.  Based on a Two-Minute Mystery by Donald J. Sobol.
• Becoming (Part 1): Dusie awakes one morning to find that her hair has turned into snakes.
• Cemetary Soup: An old woman steals a bone from the cemetary, planning to use it to make soup, but the original owner has other ideas.
• The Forgotten Island (Part 1): An Alfred Hitchcock short story.  Two young teens find themselves on a strange island.
• Idun’s Golden Apples: Thaizi has stolen Idun and her golden apples, the source of the Gods eternal youth.  Can Loki rescue her and save the gods of Asguard?  Based on a Viking legend.
• In Your Hat: A young man who puts off a book report finds himself under pressure to finish it in time.  His crush offers to help him, but are her intentions honorable?

WKID: Easy Radio Plays: 2009-2010 2nd Trimester
Written by Carol Adorjan and Yuri Rasovsky

• A Night on Bear Mountain: (1st Period) (5th Period) (7th Period)
• Quark Raygun, Interplanetary Hero: (1st Period) (5th Period)

 “The Mysterious Door”
by Amelia

The Mysterious Door, which won Balance Publishing’s Radio Script Writing Competition in 2005, examines the mysterious events plaguing a new homeowner who awakes one night to find a mysterious door in her bedroom; a door that takes her into the past and into the life of a young girl.

Listen to Mysterious Door

“A Night On Bear Mountain”
from WKID: Easy Radio Plays by Carol Adorjan and Yuri Rasovsky

“A Night on Bear Mountain” was recorded by students from my 7th grade block class (Reading and Language Arts) during the 2005-2006 school year. Written in the style of a classic mystery/suspense program from radio’s golden age, the story tells about a young girl named Cindy and her experiences babysitting an imaginative child named Ira.

Listen to A Night on Bear Mountain.