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Teachers- Mrs. Kragen, 6th grade AGATE English and Social Studies
                Mrs. Gibbons, 9th grade Honors World History
Mrs. Kragen was the first teacher who actually challenged me with the work. She gave us a lot of work but also made the class fun. When we learned about Ancient Greece the classroom was divided into 4 polises and we competed against each other for points and extra credit. I haven't learned any new writings skills (noticeable) since her class and I have aced all of my paper because she graded so hard with her papers. We also had to do something called National History Day in her class. We were divided into groups of 2 or 3 and had to do a lot of research on one person or thing in modern U.S. history. People from all over the U.S. competed and there were different levels of judging. I was with my friend and we did William Boeing and made it into the regional finals. We spent about half the year working on the project and one group in our class went to state. She really affected and improved my work habits and my writing skills.
Mrs. Gibbons gave a lot of presentations in her class and we had to do a lot of research. Up to that point in time she was one of three teachers that actually gave difficult work. Our class was small and there was only 10 people in it, all of which I have known since 7th grade, so everyone talked a lot and helped each other learn more. Mrs. Gibbons would have discussions on the readings and actually taught us how to read a real college level textbook and take the information out of it and turn into presentations or tests. She also assigned a big powerpoint presentation on one great empire that was to be completed throughout the year for quarter finals and then the year final. I had the Mongol Empire and had to research the 12 main components that make a civilization and relate it to the Mongols. I learned how to give presentations in her class and how to perform in-depth research.
In both classes I had a lot of fun, learned a lot, and got to hang out and work with my friends. These are my two favorite teachers.