Big issue: Ghana sessions, Mesopotamia, Asbury meets Ghana, Pearl Harbor, Ghana’s history, Black Panther, dinosaurs and more

Just recently Mr. Wronko, his class and the students in Ghana had multiple video conferencing sessions at the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

Mesopotamia Ghana session

The first session was on Mesopotamia.

At this point in time Mr. Wronko’s students and the students in Ghana were studying Ancient Mesopotamia. To enforce the learning experience, both sides gave each other an in-depth presentation.

Mr. Wronko’s students led by Brandon Cifuentes-Perez and the students in Ghana spoke about King Sargon, Tigris and Euphrates Rivers, the Sumerians, Cuneiform, the Old Babylonians, King Hammurabi, Hammurabi’s Code, King Nebuchadnezzar, and much more. Both sides during this session learned a lot and made learning about Ancient Mesopotamia an enriching experience.

Asbury Park meeting Ghana

Later that day in the afternoon, Mr. Wronko and his students had another afternoon session with Ghana. This time the session was about the city of Asbury Park meeting Ghana.

Ghana

The session began with students in Ghana giving a presentation about their country’s history, culture, politics, which involved president Barack Obama’s visit, sports, food, entertainment, and life.

After the Ghana presentation, students on Mr. Wronko’s end gave a presentation about the City of Asbury Park.

Asbury Park

This presentation dealt with the beaches, culture, life, entertainment, and restaurants located in Asbury Park.

In addition, within this presentation Bruce Springsteen’s contributions along with The Stone Pony were mentioned.

Pearl Harbor session

Last Thursday December 5, 2019, Mr. Wronko and his class and the students in Ghana held a special remembrance of the attack on Pearl Harbor session.

Pearl Harbor was attacked by Japan on December 7, 1941. This attack brought the United States into World War II.

The students in Ghana gave a visual presentation about the attack and Mr. Wronko’s students once again led by Brandon Cifuentes-Perez gave a power-point presentation as well as showing special news reports from that time frame.

In the afternoon on that same day, the students in Ghana gave students in the Afterschool program two presentations.

History of Ghana and Black Panther

The first was the history of Ghana and the second was their famous and incredible Black Panther Wakanda compared to Ghana presentation.

From the Back Files: Here is a posting about Cape Coast Slave Dungeon in Ghana.

Video from our Native American Session:

Bruce Springsteen’s Rising in Asbury Park:

Pearl Harbor Postings:

Ghana Session: Remembering Pearl Harbor

https://classroomcloseup.org/segments/project-ghana/

SEE THE BLACK PANTHER PRESENTATION IN THIS POSTING:

Videos of The Final Ghana Session!

Ghana Session: The Importance of Veterans Day 2019

Beat The Streets Program At The Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Middle School

Ghana Afternoon Session: Making Global Connections!

2019-2020 Ghana Sessions: Prehistoric Times, Famous Historians and Archaeologists, Meet and Greet, Columbus Day

2019-2020 Ghana Session 2: Native Americans.

First Ghana Session Of 2019-2020 School Year/18th Anniversary Of 9/11

Ghana Super Session: Memorial Day with Wilbur V. Martin

Steam Fair and Project Ghana’s Final Session

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From the Back Files: Mock Trials Held At The MLKS Middle School:

Mock Trial at Asbury Park Middle School

From my most recent past. The image below shows me with my students celebrating their growth to reading towards a college level with Achieve 3000.

Below are dinosaur drawings from my students Graciela Perez-Bautista, Isaura Vazquez, Lisette Riano-Ruiz, and Allison Asegurado Mejia. These drawings will appear in the next issue of Prehistoric Times Magazine.