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CJHS will be hosting guest speaker Mark G. Mitchell in the Junior High auditorium on May 21, 2008. Mr. Mitchell is an author/illustrator and will conduct a program based on one of his books Raising La Belle: The Story of the La Salle Shipwreck. Mr. Mitchell will be visiting us courtesy of grant funding presented to us by the CISD Education Foundation.  The 4th graders from B-K will see the first performance at 8:30 a.m. The seventh grade classes will see the next performance at 10:00-11:00  (3rd period classes then dismiss to 4th period, then lunch) the  8th grade will see the last performance at 11:00-12:00 (4th-5th period classes, dismiss to lunch). Here is a brief description of the program taken from Mr. Mitchell's flyer:
 
      "Under the mud below twelve feet of water lay La Belle, the prized ship of famous French explorer Robert Cavelier de La Salle. In 1995 the ship was discovered by the Texas Historical Commission. For the next year, archeologists labored to extract the ship and her amazing cargo. The excavation made headlines worldwide. The Belle was the last hope of escape from Fort St. Louis, a Texas settlement in trouble. When the ship sank, the fort's inhabitants--including pirates, missionaries, and orphans--confronted an unmapped wilderness and hostile Karankawa Indians. Raising La Belle interweaves highlights of one of America's most exciting archeological finds with the story of Texas' lost French Colony."
 
Mr. Mitchell will have actual photographs of the excavation and will be drawing/illustrating as he tells the story of  La Belle.

Carthage Junior High LRC Offers a great collection of books and materials for young adults. We also offer lessons that are coordinated with the teachers to meet curricular needs, and an occasional "just for fun" program to encourage reading. We participate in the Accelerated Reader program and have a vast collection of AR books available for our students to read.

Research plays a significant role in the education of Junior High students. We subscribe to the Texas Library Connection through Thomson/Gale Group, Inc. Students can access this website from our campus or from their home by clicking on the first link below. The second link is a web site geared toward boys who are reluctant to read.

Lonestar Books

Sarah Holbrook Poet

Jeannine Pasini Beckman

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Browse here for some great book titles and suggestions!
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  http://www.guysread.com
especially suited for guys

 http://www.wiredforyouth.com/books/ 
Sponsored by the Austin Public Library

http://noflyingnotights.com
Dedicated to the graphic novel

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/13594096  
The Quill Book Awards, like the Oscar nominations for books

http://www.txla.org/groups/yart/lonestarlists.html   
Lonestar Books for Junior High
 
http://www.txla.org/groups/yart/tayshaslists.html    
Tayshas List for High School
 
www.professornana.com  
Many lists of great books
 
http://www.professornana.com/reluctantreaders.htm 
another website for reluctant readers

 http://www.scholastic.com/librarians/ab/booktalks.htm 
More booktalks

 

  


Storyteller Jeannine Pasini Beckman comes to CJHS
Often called the Ferrari Testa Rossa of modern storytelling, Jeannine Pasini Beckman roared into CJH, Nov. 2 and delightfully entertained students. Drawing from an extensive repertoire of folklore and literature, Ms. Beckman presented a developmentally appropriate storytelling session for students and followed up with a small group creative writing workshop. Ms. Beckman's visit was funded by a grant from the Carthage ISD Education Foundation. She is known throughout the country for the wit, passion, and integrity of her work. She has been in the vanguard of the storytelling revival in the Southwest and is co-founder and past president of both the Houston Storytellers Guild and the Tejas Storytelling Association. She has been and is involved in many other storytelling activities and associations and is the recipient of numerous prestigious awards. She has told and taught all over the United States and in many foreign countries. Ms. Beckman practices traditional storytelling without props, books, or AV materials. Storytelling is one of the few activities in which individuals of any age are able to participate on an equal level; there is no wrong way to listen to a story.