These are the actual @7thGradeRevolt tweets from the NC classroom exercise.
These are "quacks" created as if the characters in the book were using QuackerMe.
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Rebellion is brewing!
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Bristol is uninterested in revolution
The school dog.
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Teachers are informed of revolt!
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Guidelines for the revolution. Kids begin deliberation at 1:30
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Reporter arrives.
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Students insist...What are the rules???
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Students see twitter feed.
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Girls form a circle and use rainstick. All is quiet. One at a time.
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It begins...
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total gender division
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The students in the sunroom attempt to elect an official: one male and one female
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Students flee chaos and join circle.
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Another faction forms!
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More science demanded... Only 4 students hear.
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Noise is an issue for some groups
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Looking for someone with "natural leaderrship skills" - Lots of people think they qualify
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Use of microwave gets loud cheers. So loud that security steps in...students volunteer to move.
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Students draft schedule
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Potential leader removes name from nomination list.
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Quote: "I need to get out of this room...they're talking about doing school work."
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The girl circle has disintegrated...about half left
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Some thinking small groups might be more effective, but arguing about that, as well.
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Quote: "guys I want to have a good future, let's not mess around"
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No general plan for getting together as a large group arising...everyone off on separate tangents
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Hey, we really need to talk about academics...everyone leaves!
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One student becomes the self-proclaimed president of his democracy. Begins recruiting members by offering offices - vp, senator, etc
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Student who longs for learning finds small audience of 5.
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I Can't believe this! This is the best school in the world! a student says and he heads off to find a leader.
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My head hurts.
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We could all teach the things we know best. The real teachers could watch.
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Suggestion of Nap Time gets mixed reactions...
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Meeting scheduled at 2:35 for two representatives from each group
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Who is someone that everyone listens to?
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No one is listening...except to us. Want to join?
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Video games about to become subjects.
@Ellen
Does everyone have their secret QuackerMe account setup? Check in, please.
@Maddie
I do.
@Rhonda
Here.
@Curtis
Yep.
@Dennis
Do we really hafta do a roll call? We're all in the same room!!
@Selena
I'm here.
@Ellen
We need to make sure all the accounts are working and we can all see each others quacks, @Dennis.
@James
@Dennis
Fine.
@Trent
@Brooke
Meeeee!!!
@Ellen
Spencer? Did you get your account setup?
@Curtis
Dude, quit goofing off and check in.
@SecretAgentDuck
Secret Agent Duck reporting in. Can't wait to start on a new mission.
@Maddie
Do you EVER take anything seriously???
@SecretAgentDuck
Awww, C'mon Mads... You said to set up a secret account, and that's what I did. You can all call me Your super secret duckness
@Selena
No. We'll just call you SAD!!!
@SecretAgentDuck
Harsh much, Selena? You're just sorry you didn't think of it.
@Selena
Not harsh, just using what YOU setup. Secret Agent Duck = SAD
@SecretAgentDuck
Oh... well, in that case ...
@Spencer
@Rhonda
Booooo!!!
@Dennis
I never figured it'd be Rhonda who threw the first egg. 😉
The Tweet stream from the North Carolina classroom experince continues below.
Read the left column, then the right column before continuing to the next line to read in accurate order.
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Everyone hates me since I tried to be governor - former leader
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3:00 pm - 9:00 pm school day proposed...opposed by group that wants free time at night.
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The orange leader asks,"Are you joining?"
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The girl room has less yelling...
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Lots of groups publishing ideas...
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It's the same thing that's happening in the middle east - people are splitting up by beliefs. It's not going to work. - concerned student
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Press plans to attend 2:35 meeting.
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Voting for sunroom leader takes place.
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A.B. and O. D. become leaders of the sunroom through majority vote.
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All representatives step forward...
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A.B. calls meeting to order.
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Lots of side conversations...even with rainstick and requests to get quiet.
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Followed by boos.
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Boo erupts from dissident while L.F. and W.S. share vision for school.
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O.H. and C.D. propose electives such as origami.
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A.B. and O.D. insist that everyone's opinion is included in their plan.
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O.D. proposes individual calendars for TOAST and math.
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M.A. suggests one room for quiet and one room for free time.
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M.A. and L.A. insist that new cube configuration will be more equitable.
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Three girls leave...reporter is there capturing their ideas.
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Final option for one 7th grader - flee 7th grade!
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V.G.- get rid of morning meeting
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One student is all alone in the red room. Why?
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Students call for no more Gotchas (proofreading exercises). Half the words on the board are misspelled.
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Great discussions about who should be the representatives
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Some truly serious educational conversations going on. Some truly inane conversations, as well
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Tension rising! Frustration felt by many!
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shorter classes, time left over to be used as study hall and "downtown Raleigh" time one suggestion
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Half of girls write a mission statement. Do other factions have this?
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I'm just trying to decide what group I'm going to be in.
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Representatives from all groups scheduled to meet at 2:35. So far, no one has shown up.
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Students have arrived in the yellow room for the group meeting. Somewhere in the distance, I hear a rainstick in an attempt to gain order.
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Girls on one side of the room, boys on the other. We seem to have everyone's attention.
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Each group will present ideas, then the public will vote. Difficulties keeping order continue.
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W.S. presents a campaign speech.
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L.F.'s proposal: teachers blitz, video games, dance, and Nash Square for an hour.
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C.B. proposes off campus lunch. L.F. chimes in, "with a parent's permission."
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C.D. and O.H. suggest daily electives taught by students, lunch off campus, and outside time.
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Apparently, study hall= free time.
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O.H. and A.B. suggest extended periods of free time with shorter classes. We want everyone involved. We will compromise.
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We finally get it! - M.A.
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C.F. advocates for algebra students by asking that math time not be changed.
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E.E. wants more choice in theme material and shorter Prime Group time.
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V.G. proposes double math on Mondays, then no math on Tuesdays, giving time for "practice".
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Meeting still in progress.
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R.M. and A.R. suggest shortening math and TOAST by 15 minutes. Or is it 10? Even elected representatives seem to disagree.
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It seems that students have been deprived of ipods.
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Students are reminded that it is time to leave. Revolution will be brewing overnight.
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Everyone applauds, then leaves.
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C.F. while walking out..."Imagine if there were millions of us and not just 64!"
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8th graders jealous as they hear about the revolt.
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Teacher asked to call local radio station.
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The new schedule...
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We've gone national. CBS Radio NYC just called.
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Students are currently attending Global Arts classes - Art, PE, Spanish, French. Revolution talks in small groups - more action at 1:30
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The AP has picked up the story. Numerous versions on the web.
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Large student migration from sunroom to red room.
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Large group meeting...is anyone listening?
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Faction of boys still trying to find ways to contribute, they start by making shadow animals with computer projection of twitter feed.
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Small group advocates for long term change. They are hoping to organize a whole class discussion.
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One student proposes whole-group meeting at 1:50. Another student's response: "It's like we're starting all over again."
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8th grader offers input. "Let students attend any class they want."
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Several boys sign up for a group with an unclear purpose.
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Students' rights? On the board students write, "I have the right to attend meetings and state my opinion."
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Critical mass?
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Morning meeting one day a week?
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A list of suggestions is voted on by approximately 30% of the students
oops! CBS Seattle radio wants the interview
oops! CBS Seattle radio wants the interview
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Some feel that the loudest voice should be the most important
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This is chaos! one student says while storming out of the room.
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A.R. and R.M. share as the last group. Students whisper "This is taking forever".
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W.S.- A house divided will fall. We need to get our ideas together and communicate.
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Teachers signing off. Time to regroup and get some rest. It could be an interesting week...
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L.H. says "This is going to be a complete disaster, a COMPLETE disaster". This was after he was accused of stealing ideas.
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Whispering and discussions begin.
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Sunroom faction develops new daily schedule.
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Article about the revolution in the News and Observer:
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FOX news just called.
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Some students plan during lunch. Those who were absent get pulled in to the most vocal group.
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Emphasis placed on the fact that the revolution was a success...now students must focus on the future plans.
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Meeting begins in the Red Room: "representatives only" we were told.
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Now...a real conversation takes place. Ideas are pitched and questions asked.
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Meeting of leaders still happening in Red Room. Girls propose freedom for those not in "working lunch" boys want to abolish "working lunch".
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this could go national and I don't want to look like an idiot - frustrated student
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Students work close to twitter feed.
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Attempts to begin meeting fail. Some want new schedules. Others say it isn't important.
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Request that students vote on new ideas. Denied.
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Ideas are posted for all to see.
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Suggestion that "only certain people be allowed to talk" greeted with loud outcries
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Seattle radio station wants an interview with Karen at 3pm today
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Declaration made...We need to have some academics.
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Principal monitors the situation closely.
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Students realizing the entire grade needs to agree on ONE schedule! Meeting set for 2:;15 in the yellow room.