By hook or nook

This photo was taken about six years ago. (Campbell High School in the background.) For $50 I purchased this chain mail as a hook for our Middle Ages unit in British Literature. Not only did it help captivate interest, it also became a badge of honor to make it through a whole English class wearing the heavy device!

Currently I'm trying a blog with my 8th graders. Feel free to post a comment on one of their observations on The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank. http://8ladms.blogspot.com/