142 matches with ELA.
Luke Callahan
In January, I wrote that a traditional assignment, submitted to the teacher, graded behind the scene and sent home to be recycled, is no longer an effective method for monitoring student achievement. In addition to lacking an authentic audience and not reaching students where... (Read more)
Max's Portfolio
I made a website about tennis for my final project. This was my second favorite project because I enjoyed working with HTML. Here is the code for the homepage; all the images were my own:
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html>
<head>
<title>Tennis</title>
<style>
#header
{
background-color: Chartreuse;
color: black;
text-align:... (Read more)
Annick's Portfolio
The above is an example of a pedigree tree Eleanor’s family, with the colorblindness, hemophilia A, and brown teeth mutations present. From this tree, it shows Eleanor carries the colorblindness and Hemophilia gene from her blood relatives, though is not affected by it herself. Both are sexed linked, and it is up to the father,... (Read more)
Christopher's Portfolio
Reflect on what stood out in your mind about this movie – what is something new that you learned? What is something that you kind of knew about, but now it makes much more sense to you? What did they do in the movie that helped you understand these concepts better? What is still confusing?... (Read more)
Eliana's Portfolio
Artist Statement
My artwork is a watercolor painting of an autumn dahlia flower. It starts out as pink in the middle then the petals are yellow and fade into a pink around the edges. The flower is in a ball... (Read more)
Nicholas' Portfolio
What was your ‘Essential Question’?
My essential question was, “How do I construct a fully functional maple syrup evaporator from scratch?”
What excited you about this topic?
What excited me about this project was being able to have the ability to boil more syrup at a time and boil it faster than I... (Read more)
Nancy's Portfolio
So I was recently tasked with the assignment of having to find an app or extension in the Google Chrome store, create a screencast, and then have a Google Hangout with a few fellow students. The first thing I did was search the Chrome store. I wanted to find an app or extension that would... (Read more)
Zachary Bissonnette
Why ThingLink?
ThingLink is a way to make images more interactive. I loved this add-on and use it with labeling in Spanish. When learning a second language, it is so important to learn the target language without going through multiple languages. For example,... (Read more)
About My Tool: EduCanon
EduCanon allows teachers and students to create interactive videos. They are very simple to use, having an extremely clear, user-friendly website to manipulate all of its features. As a teacher, I strive for one-hundred percent student engagement,... (Read more)
Gabriela's Portfolio
Welcome to GDRSD Portfolio Sites. This is your first digital portfolio post! Edit or delete it, then start using this tool to capture how awesome you are!
Pamela's Portfolio
The GD Players have been working tirelessly on their 2017 fall play, Twelve Angry Jurors. This grippingly intense production, written by Reginald Rose and directed by Chris Olson, centers around a jury deliberating the case of a family murder. A teenage boy, accused of killing his father, faces our 12 jurors. If they see him... (Read more)
Each year high schools are allowed to nominate two juniors for the All State application process. During the 2016-217 school year, I was rigorously interviewed by the All-State panel for the opportunity to be mentored by prominent artists in a two day program at U Mass Dartmouth in June.
(Read more)Submitted to the 2017 Scholastic and Writing Finals.
Madison's Portfolio
Maddie Donahue
Genetic Diseases
4/1/19
GM Foods and Crops
GM (genetically modified) foods and crops are a recent experiment conducted by multiple scientists, with many goals for the outcome of these new foods. These foods have been genetically modified to produce desirable traits and properties. The basis of this... (Read more)
Nicholas's Portfolio
4/24/2015
Dear Mrs. Maio,
My best poem I have written is my ekphrastic poem because I thought I did a very good job on it, and I thought that the art I was writing about gave me many ideas on how to get started. My other poems can be better and I could revise them... (Read more)
AnnaY2024
This is one of my many assignments from my 7th grade English class. This is the one I’m probably the most proud of, and the one I really would like to show off. It isn’t a poem this time, it’s a short story, and I worked really hard on it. So sit back, relax, and... (Read more)
CharlieP2024
Charlie’s Self Portrait Colored Pencil, Marker
My artwork is a drawing of my face with a bagel as my neck. On my forehead I have the celtics logo. On my eyelashes... (Read more)
Lauren's Portfolio
27 April 2015
Dear Ms. Maio,
The poem I consider to be my best is my mimic poem. I feel it uses great descriptive language, onomatopoeia, rhyme, other literary devices, and expresses feeling. In one stanza I wrote, “When flowers sprout up from the ground, In brilliant colors of all kinds, And the... (Read more)
RyanM2024
My artwork is supposed to look like me with symbols for other stuff such as a tree, clover, and the Lorax. The title of my work is called Portrait. On my piece of art, I used an instrument for... (Read more)
AllegraG2025
Artist statement
By: Allegra Gutermann
The setting of my artwork is a big t maple tree on top of a grassy hill. There is a boy leaning on the maple tree. It is around the fall time in my painting. The title of my... (Read more)
Maggie's Portfolio
April 15 2015
Dear Ms. Maio,
The poetry unit has almost been like a journey for me because I have learned so much and improved as a writer. I feel that my Ekphrastic poem, Reflections, is my best poem. Before writing this poem, this unit was very difficult for me. I was having... (Read more)
IsabelA2025
My artwork has a light blue background with a yellow outline around the flower. The subject matter of this painting is the Anemone. I created this painting by using the technique wet on dry. I used large paint brushes to color the background and smaller paintbrushes for the yellow outline. I... (Read more)
Jenna's Portfolio
The first source is called “Rainbow Connections” followed by “Excerpt from Believing in Horses” by Valerie Ormond, and last but not least is “Clownfish and Sea Anemone” These three sources show that Everyone needs each other, and is not alone.
First, in the video “Rainbow Connections” rainbows need sunshine and rain. An example is... (Read more)
RomanC2025
WaterColor Artist Statement
Roman Cirignano
My watercolor creation looks very soft with the colors starting to fade. I like how it looks because it kind of adds an effect that it is foggy out. Also, there is a... (Read more)
SadieF2025
My artwork is a picture of a begonia which is a type of flower. My flower is blue and purple and there is a shadow to the left. I created my artwork by looking at a picture... (Read more)
AudreyW2026
For my artwork I drew my eye and eyebrow. I put my symbols in the white part of my eye and colored the actual colored part of my eye, green with tints of yellow. I also colored my eyelashes and eyebrows... (Read more)
Anne's Portfolio
An Analysis of Sjogren’s Syndrome
Research Question: What is Sjogren’s Syndrome, and how do genetic and environmental factors compound to cause its symptoms?
Independent Project by Anne Madden
What is Sjogren’s?
Sjogren’s Syndrome is an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks... (Read more)
Jessica's Portfolio
We did a wevideo on climate change. Our topic and title were “Where does climate change affect most people?”. We showed pictures that related to our topic. We also had explanations for the answers we found for our question. We made a bibliography with all our sources as well.
EliseC2026
This is my tessellation that I made in art class. It is a color theory, these colors are purple, green and red. It is a mix of warm and cool colors, this is not consider as any animals, it is just a simple design. I outlined... (Read more)
Hailey's Portfolio
In Mr. Smith’s class, I wrote and produced an original green screen pizza box production, crafting my own backgrounds and puppets to tell a story about the American Revolution in Massachusetts.
InaraK2026
My rainbow eye was created by doing one color (red ) and blending it into the orange and so on.
So the colors were rainbow and going all around the eye. At first I wanted it to look like... (Read more)
Jackson's Portfolio
In Mr. Smith’s class, I wrote and produced an original green screen pizza box production with available technology, crafting my own backgrounds and puppets to tell a story about the American Revolution in Massachusetts.
Kyle's Portfolio
Saint George the Slayer
My fair maiden watches in awe
As my spear of justice stands
At the ready plunge into the beast’s head
I have stood ready waiting for the
foul creature to sliver
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Lily's ePortfolio
I feel like making my Social Studies House Project was a good experience to have. I learned a lot on how to do different things on the computer, like links and things like that. Before the project I didn’t know how to do all these things, but now I do! It was really fun... (Read more)
In Mr. Smith’s class, I wrote and produced an original green screen pizza box production with available technology, crafting my own backgrounds and puppets to tell a story about the American Revolution in Massachusetts.
Nora's Digital Portfolio
In Mr. Smith’s class, I wrote and produced an original green screen pizza box production, crafting my own backgrounds and puppets to tell a story about the American Revolution in Massachusetts.
Olivia's Portfolio
In Mr. Smith’s class, I wrote and produced an original green screen pizza box production with available technology, crafting my own backgrounds and puppets to tell a story about the American Revolution in Massachusetts.
SadieS2026
In Mr. Smith’s class, I wrote and produced an original green screen pizza box production with available technology, crafting my own backgrounds and puppets to tell a story about the American Revolution in Massachusetts.
Sydney's ePortfolio
In Mr. Smith’s class, I wrote and produced an original green screen pizza box production with available technology, crafting my own backgrounds and puppets to tell a story about the American Revolution in Massachusetts.
Patrick's Digital Portfolio
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Julia's Digital Portfolio
ForrestR2026 Portfolio
Forrest Rivard
Self Portrait
My artwork is a self portrait that shows things that relate to me in it. I chose to draw the things that represent me inside of my head because that’s where I think about everything I’m doing... (Read more)
Saanvi's Digital Portfolio
~Introduction~
What is connection? Connection may have many meanings such as internet connection, computer connections, or other terms. But in this hard time most of us focus on one part of connection, which is how we all share what we have in common to find ways to keep in touch and stay together no... (Read more)
Sample's Portfolio
Abstract: The Groton-Dunstable Regional School District (GDRSD) is a pre-kindergarten through the twelfth-grade regional district with a current enrollment of 2,500 students. All students are learning in a technology-rich learning environment with reliable network infrastructure, modern computing devices, and a standards-focused curriculum. With continued progress toward student growth targets on the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment... (Read more)
Christine's Portfolio
4/24/15
Dear Ms. Maio,
I consider either my villanelle or my ekphrastic poem to be my best. I consider my villanelle to be one of my best because I was able to take full advantage of this poem form. By this I mean that I took advantage of the repeating lines having the... (Read more)
George's Portfolio
Forensic Science
Unit 2: Physical Evidence
The Atlanta Child Murders: A Case Study in Fiber Analysis
Please research the Wayne Bertram Williams case and answer the following questions on a separate sheet of paper.
Who was Wayne Williams? 23 year old african-american freelance photographer
Tell me generally about the victims (the 5 W’s).... (Read more)
Jordan's Portfolio
Name: __Jordan Dorff_______________________ Date: ________2/5/15_______________
Landmark Forensic Science Cases
For this assignment, you are to research the Frye v. United States and Daubert v. Merrell Dow cases.
- Compare and contrast them in terms of how they relate to admissibility of scientific evidence in the courtroom.
- Find real criminal cases on which each of these... (Read more)
Paige's Portfolio
Elena sits on the couch in her apartment’s living room as she mindlessly scrolls through her phone’s contacts, deleting the multitude of people she no longer remembers off of the list. The room is small like the rest of the apartment, but the walls are covered in pictures of friends, artsy photos, and paintings that... (Read more)
Ethan's Portfolio
What did you find interesting in this movie?
I found the amount of specific, scientific investigation very interesting. So much detail and precision went into examining every shred of evidence. I also found it interesting that the jury chose to find Kevin Neal guilty when the evidence was beginning to point heavily towards his... (Read more)
What stood out to me the most in this case was how distinct connections could be made to almost every weapon that was found. When a 29 year old man was killed on October 10, 2003, one of the surviving victims was convinced her attackers were African-American. Several expended cartridges were recovered from a drunk... (Read more)
Cary's Portfolio
In this study, I researched the difference between the Frye and Daubert standards. I learned a lot from doing this research. I also worked hard to improve this study by adding more details to my writing.
Compare and contrast them in terms of how they relate to admissibility of scientific evidence in the courtroom.
They... (Read more)
Fernanda's Portfolio
- Compare and contrast them in terms of how they relate to admissibility of scientific evidence in the courtroom.
In the Frye V. case, a test that did not had scientific recognition (systolic blood pressure) was presented by the defense of the suspect, but wasn’t taken into account by the jury because it was... (Read more)
Let’s talk about the most famous detective (or should I say private consultant?) to ever exist: Sherlock Holmes. Created by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and published for the first time in 1888, Sherlock Holmes, John Watson and their criminal adventures are, even 120 years after being published, still, not only a literary success, but also a massive... (Read more)
Sydney's Portfolio
Kids think that reading is boring and dumb,and maybe a waste of time like in library kids just get a book and don’t read it. But I disagree. Reading is one of the best things you could do for your brain. Reading is fun. Come on just go and read. Don’t just read... (Read more)
Charlotte's Portfolio
Have you ever thought of not giving your class homework? Well if I were you, I would.It is not fair that kids have homework. Kids should not have homework because they do enough work in school, they should play outside instead, and if they are busy they won’t have time. You should agree.... (Read more)
Andrea's Portfolio
You will need to research the case and answer the following at a minimum.
I The Case
Brief description of the case
Shirley McKie was a police officer in Kilmarnock, Scotland. She was investigating the murder
of Marion Ross when she arrested David Asbury and took him in. She was testifying in the
murder trial... (Read more)
What have you learned about crime scene management and evidence collection? Do the guidelines make sense to you? What steps do you think are the most important to secure the crime scene and minimize tampering/maximize evidence location?
Based on the notes from the PowerPoint that we took, and the video that we watched,... (Read more)
Andrea Whitney
You will need to research the case of Richard Munoz Ramirez (The “Night Stalker”) and answer the following questions.
I Background: Detail the following:
- Where was he from?
Richard was born in El Paso, Texas.
- Who was his family?
His parents were Mercedes and Julian Ramirez who worked as... (Read more)
Kylee's Portfolio
Are you thinking about going on vacation? Do you have a vacation spot? You should go to Ogunquit, ME. Ogunquit is the best vacation spot. Ogunquit is the best vacation spot because it’s very relaxing and quiet, the beaches are gorgeous, and you can do a lot of fun stuff. Did you know... (Read more)
Tanner's Portfolio
Do you like vacation? Do you have a vacation spot yet? Well I have the perfect spot for you and your kids (if you have kids). It is a 9 letter word. No, it is not Minnesota it is the Caribbean home of the the white sand beaches and the shady palm trees.... (Read more)
Holden Costa School Blog
In the past several years, a new technology has arisen known as Genetically Modified Organisms, or GMOs. GMOs are organisms that have had their genetics purposefully changed by humans in specific ways. This is different than selective breeding where the genetics are changed slowly and imprecisely. GMOs are also different because the introduced genetic code... (Read more)
Huntington’s Disease is a genetic disorder caused by an inability to produce properly formed Huntingtin Protein. The day’s functional protein is caused by a series of CAG repeats along one part of Chromosome 4. The altered Huntingtin causes neurological breakdown in the Basal Ganglia and cortex leading to difficult cross-brain communication and motor control... (Read more)
The Human Genome is a complex and intricate environment that, through mutations, inheritance, and relative strengths of genes, can change and develop over time. Sometimes, these changes prove valuable, an example being the loss of hair in humans leading to better performance in long distance running, but this change can also prove problematic.... (Read more)
Little Details
There are monogenic and complex traits within us. People are mostly taught how traits have two alleles and can be influenced with those genes. They provide a classic pattern with dominant and recessive. This is classified as monogenic traits. Yet, there are the traits that are influenced by several genes causing different variations, not following... (Read more)
We were given a worksheet where we had to find the one “puzzle piece” (mutation) from a family. Since it was color-coded, we were given a laminated version to use to see the colors better. I found it relatively easy to find the... (Read more)
There were a few things I had known before watching the movie, “What Darwin didn’t know,” but there were some things I had not known and learned from the movie. To start, we learn that a single human has 23,000 protein-coding genes. From that, there can be mutations within the DNA. What I found interesting... (Read more)
Gordon's Digital Portfolio
- The four blood types are A, B, AB, and O
- Blood type AB has both a and b proteins. Blood type O has both antibodies.
- Genes are parts of chromosomes passed down from parents that determine a certain characteristic in their offspring. An allele is a form of a gene, where humans have two... (Read more)
The ballistics unit proved to be very engaging. The job of a ballistics specialist is extremely detail-oriented and meticulous. We used a simulation online to attempt to match 4 bullets to 4 reference bullets. A bullet is super difficult to match, because it is a clyndrical object. There is no direct face, or place that... (Read more)
Frye and Daubert both deal with judging evidence during a case. Each case contains the presentation of scientific fact, and the ruling on how legitimate the evidence is comes into play. Both cases have expert witnesses, which do not, in the eyes of... (Read more)
Garrett's Digital Portfolio
My time in 7th grade was amazing in ELA with Mrs. Leung. I always felt the same here but the entire time I changed without noticing. So from looking at it here and now I want to show you one of the many ways this class changed me for who I am about reading.
1:... (Read more)
My Digital Portfolio
There are some things that I liked a lot in seventh grade! One of my favorite things were learning was the book groups. I hated the reading but making the project was fun.
Also when we went to the theater and saw... (Read more)
My Digital Portfolio
5. Thesis statements- Learning about thesis statements helped me a lot with my writing, it improved my introductions and summing up my piece.
4. Summaries- Improving my summaries helped me improve my reading, \summaries are very important when you are thinking about what you just read.
3. Descriptive Paragraphs- Learning more about descriptive paragraphs... (Read more)
My Digital Portfolio
My Digital Portfolio
- clay project
- Rambling Autobiography
- Rikki-tikki-tavi
- Topic sentences and Theisis statements
- Helping circle stories
- 30 day challenge
- Why lobsters aren’t food
Ashleigh Siciliano's Portfolio
This year in ELA I learned about everything from understanding poetry to Thesis statements. Over this year I feel that I have grown a lot with my writing and reading abilities. All these skills that I have learned I feel will really help me throughout the rest of middle school and even High school education. Also... (Read more)
My Digital Portfolio
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aE_V1BEOrSrMkGuq5kG3BWtMhMO-rp1PETIrufscO0E/edit
This was my independent writing project on my fiction story about Orabs. This was the story where an Orabs was trying to be a human.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13RX-jMNK5_CE3fe4_EGlx9RKv5TbWIScoYa2R6CLPuk/edit
This the 30 day challenge that I truly hated but it helped me with my typing skillz. But the first time we had to type 200 words was... (Read more)
My Digital Portfolio
This is my Red Scarf Girl poster that I did with my group after we read the book. The Red Scarf Girl is about a Chinese family during the time of the Cultural Revolution. In the book, Ji Li’s (the main character) father was being accused of being a rightest. Chairman Mao made it so... (Read more)
My Digital Portfolio
Throughout the year my knowledge has built on top of my prior knowledge. We’ve done projects that include writing stories, completing challenge’s, and reading books all throughout the year. As the school year winds down, we were asked to reflect back on how ELA class has helped us.
For me writing stories has always been... (Read more)
My Digital Portfolio
Emiko Clark
ELA-D Block
Mrs.Leung
April 14 2016
The Secret Within the House
Emma didn’t have a lot of friends. She was extremely shy, so most of the time she stayed at home. Emma sat in the family room on... (Read more)
Al French
18.1 Finding Order in Diversity
Questions Answers
| 1. What is the problem with using common names to describe and categories organisms? | There can be many of them, and they might refer to different species. | |||||||||||
| 2. What is binomial nomenclature? Which two parts of an... (Read more)
16.1 and 16.2 Darwin’s Voyage of Discovery Questions Answers
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The four corners activity gave me new insight on the topics and questions that are difficult to answer. For the questions there was no right or wrong answer, but they are very important questions. I agreed with some questions, but disagreed with others. The question which involved the... 