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Mingle and Munch 2009
Vincent Van Gogh brought his ear and Michelle Kwan brought her figure skates. Steve Jobs displayed his iTouch and Sir Edmund Hillary arrived with ropes.
Each sixth grader impersonated someone famous from past or present at the annual Mingle and Munch biography program in the Ceres M. Horn Theater and lobby on December 2.
Mingle and Munch is the culmination of the students' biography research project in reading teacher Jeanne Mulligan's class. Students choose their subjects and learn all they can about them. They prepare "foldables"—biographic summaries—that they wear around their neck for the activity. Few rely on the summaries for their conversations, however. Most converse well as a result of their thorough research.
Not only did the famous folks describe their lives to inquiring parents and teachers, they conversed among themselves. Chuck Yeager talked about breaking the sound barrier, Dian Fossey about saving gorillas in Africa, and Edwin Hubble about inventing the telescope that bears his name. Mohandas Gandhi described his philosophy of non-violence. Juliette Low spoke about establishing the Girl Scouts. Ernest Shackleton explained how he kept his crew safe during expeditions to the South Pole.
Some lesser-known minglers had to introduce themselves with more than their names. "I am the inventor of algebra," said Muhammad al-Kwarizmi.
"They did a great job staying in character," said social studies teacher Joe Bakewell. An authentic exchange between baseball players Satchel Paige and Jackie Robinson impressed him, as did his conversations with Andy Warhol, Wyatt Earp, and others.
"Every year I think Mingle and Munch can't get any better, and it does! The sixth graders did a tremendous job. They were well-prepared and convincing," said Mulligan.
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Vincent Van Gogh brought his ear and Michelle Kwan brought her figure skates. Steve Jobs displayed his iTouch and Sir Edmund Hillary arrived with ropes.
Each sixth grader impersonated someone famous from past or present at the annual Mingle and Munch biography program in the Ceres M. Horn Theater and lobby on December 2.
Mingle and Munch is the culmination of the students' biography research project in reading teacher Jeanne Mulligan's class. Students choose their subjects and learn all they can about them. They prepare "foldables"—biographic summaries—that they wear around their neck for the activity. Few rely on the summaries for their conversations, however. Most converse well as a result of their thorough research.
Not only did the famous folks describe their lives to inquiring parents and teachers, they conversed among themselves. Chuck Yeager talked about breaking the sound barrier, Dian Fossey about saving gorillas in Africa, and Edwin Hubble about inventing the telescope that bears his name. Mohandas Gandhi described his philosophy of non-violence. Juliette Low spoke about establishing the Girl Scouts. Ernest Shackleton explained how he kept his crew safe during expeditions to the South Pole.
Some lesser-known minglers had to introduce themselves with more than their names. "I am the inventor of algebra," said Muhammad al-Kwarizmi.
"They did a great job staying in character," said social studies teacher Joe Bakewell. An authentic exchange between baseball players Satchel Paige and Jackie Robinson impressed him, as did his conversations with Andy Warhol, Wyatt Earp, and others.
"Every year I think Mingle and Munch can't get any better, and it does! The sixth graders did a tremendous job. They were well-prepared and convincing," said Mulligan.