The bell rings to signal 7th graders to go to their first period class.
Students begin entering class in staggering intervals and sit down.
T explains to me that the students have been researching the development of small historic towns in Texas and today they will present their results to the class. The students have prepared a two page paper and a trifold project board displaying specific aspects of their town. Students tell T they are not prepared to present their projects and ask for a few minutes. T says that is fine and reminds them to organize the order of their presentation. Zach asks what she wants to hear first, but T just tells them to make sure there is an identifiable sequence of facts.