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NEWSLETTER 5/02/00
From Franki Young FCP,
Dear friends and fans, Doug appeared in a Cincinnati newspaper
for his involvement in a class project.
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Hi Doug Brown Fans! My name is Marybeth Shipley, and I am a teacher at East Elementary School in Cincinnati, Ohio. Throughout the month of April and some of May, my fourth and fifth grade students worked on a "Doug Brown Project". The first step was for the students to complete the "Doug Brown Website Scavenger Hunt". I created a list of questions about Doug and his music based on information that could be found on the website. The students had to locate, look at and read the site to find the answers to the questions. They enjoyed using the computer to find out information about the musician. The second step of the project had the students listening and critiquing Doug's newest CD, Magna Nova. They loved this activity! They all had different "favorite songs" from the CD, but 'Get Up Get Out Get Down' won hands down in our group. (My favorite is 'First Sight'). During the next activity, students wrote letters to Doug telling him what they liked about the website and the CD. They asked him many questions as well. The kids were really surprised when they received a lengthy hand written letter back from Doug Brown! He sent a group letter answering their questions and commenting on their letters. He also enclosed an autographed picture for each student. The students were excited that he took the time to write each of their names on the pictures and then sign each of them. The fact that Doug took the time from his busy schedule to sit down and write a very lengthy letter to some 4th graders really impressed me! The last thing that the students did was to write thank you letters back to Doug thanking him for the pictures and the very nice letter. I sent my own letter of thanks to Doug--he made a group of students extremely happy. Sincerely, Marybeth Shipley |
