Below are type 1 writings written when the students returned from art.

In art we made paper cranes. This is called origami. We did this to honor Sadamo. Sadako was a little girl that had lukemeia.. She heard that if she made 1,000 paper cranes the gods would grant her a wish. During art we made paper cranes to donate to the statue of Sadako somewhere in Japan. Junior high kids helped mentor us if we got lost. My crane was a red one and it turned out good. i wish I got to keep it, but it was alright to donate it for a good cause. I hope we get to do it again soon. ...Jake G.

I liked this activity a lot. It was very hard to make. It took a long time to finish. There was a jr. high person there to help us. We are making these canes to send them to Japan because we dropped an atom bomb there. Paper cranes are a sign of peace there. Our Art teacher read us a story about Sadako. ...Aaron

In art we are making paper cranes. They are hard to remember how to make. We are making them for the movie Sadako. When this girl was very litle there was a big bomb that made a whold lot of people sick. There is a myth that if a person makes a thousand cranes they will be better. So that is how we are helping her. ...Zac

First our Art teacher showed us how to make it step by step. When we were done we had to blow air in a little hole so it is blown up and puffy. Then we got to do it by our salf but we had a junier hi person help us when we got stuck on a part. W did the cranes because of a girl named Sadako. When Sadako died they bilt a statue of her and her class mates folded the rest of the cranes for her so she could be barried with 1000 paper cranes. her sperit is in a good place now. She is not suffering any more. ... Ryan M.

When we were in Art Class we made paper cranes. Why? Because there was a young girl named Sadako. This young girl died because she had laukimia from the atom bomb but she never gave up. When she was in the hospital her older brother reminded her about a myth that you had to make 1000 paper cranes so she tried but she did not make it but kids all over the country sent paper cranes for Sadakio. That's why were doing the paper cranes. ...Hunter

When I did my paper crane in art class I had a high school student help me. She didn't help me the whole time but only sometimes. It was really fun making paper cranes. When the whole school makes 1,000 cranes we are going to send them to a statue in Japan. I only made one but the rest of the school is probably going to make the rest. I think it will take another two weeks to fold the rest of the paper cranes. ....Chad

Monday we made some paper cranes. We ferst wached the movie Sadaco a week before. The thing I liked the most was when we were doing this we got to see different colored cranes. We are making the cranes for a memorial. ...Andrew C.

In art today we made paper cranes. We had a Jounier high kid come in and help us. they were a big help. I did not really understand it . But my partner helped me. The cranes are so cool and cute. ...Gabe H.

I think making paper cranes is very fun. Making the cranes is hard because you have to fold and fold and fold. Our partner was Nick. He can make cranes very fast. He has made a total of 204 cranes! Mrs. Woolman let us keep our second crane. I can't make paper cranes. We are hanging our cranes in the library. ...Travis

December 6, 2001

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