If you are a dreamer, come in,
If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar,
A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer ...
If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire
For we have some flax-golden tales to spin.
Come in! Come in!
from Where the Sidewalk Ends--Shel Silverstein
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Virtual Worlds is a classroom curriculum used with gifted students grades
5 and 6. Using the elements of a culture students develop a world based on
imagination and creativity. Reading science fiction and fantasy literature and
writing a short story about their world augment their study.
You can view pictures of the 3D Virtual Worlds using the links
below:
Virtual
Worlds 2008
Virtual Worlds
2003
All of the students wrote a short story about their Virtual
Worlds. Click on the links below to see some of the best stories.
Penny Moor by: Graciey
Garrison 5th
India by: Allison Walter 5th
Gliselda's Journey by Jessica McMillen 5th
The Plight of the Golden
Mushroom of Poco
by: Sydney Nordhagen 6th
The Quest of Roy Leon by Clay Showalter 6th
Carmelia and the Mermaid by Bailey Reimer 6th
Mirobi Curse by Daniel Munro 6th
image courtesy of http://visualparadox.com
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To find background information on Virtual Worlds click here.
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