Investigating the Past in a Cross-Curricular Scheme
Hi! I'm Ron Kates, an English Teacher at
Middle Tennessee State University, and I have this neat project I'm
working on. I have created a class for the Honors program that will enable
students to write and think across the curriculum while pursuing a team
goal. In the fall of 2000, this class will investigate an aspect of Rutherford
County or Murfreesboro history, compile historical facts, complete interviews,
and eventually write a collaborative children's novel as the class project.
For this first class, I have chosen the setting for the project: the area
in and around the confluence of the East and West branches of the Stones
River where the towns of Jefferson and Jefferson Springs formerly existed.
There is a wealth of information pertaining to these places (and opportunities
for interviews that will offer first-hand observation about both locations),
and I see this as an exciting investigative opportunity. I will be posting
pictures, documents, and observations as I research. If you have any information
to share with me, or if you're interested in taking the class (click here
for course outline click
here to see Honors College guidelines, e-mail me or leave a message
at (615) 898-2595.
