{"id":1810,"date":"2017-11-17T19:00:12","date_gmt":"2017-11-17T19:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/?p=1810"},"modified":"2025-02-13T15:05:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T20:05:46","slug":"every-clue-counts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/2017\/11\/17\/every-clue-counts\/","title":{"rendered":"Every Clue Counts"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kadence-column1810_a865ff-9d > .kt-inside-inner-col{padding-right:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-bottom:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);padding-left:var(--global-kb-spacing-lg, 3rem);}.kadence-column1810_a865ff-9d > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1810_a865ff-9d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1810_a865ff-9d > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1810_a865ff-9d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1810_a865ff-9d > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1810_a865ff-9d > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1810_a865ff-9d{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1810_a865ff-9d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 991px){.kadence-column1810_a865ff-9d > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1810_a865ff-9d dynamic-main-col\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1810_35936e-26, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1810_35936e-26[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1810_35936e-26\"]{font-size:1.5rem;font-weight:500;font-style:italic;font-family:proxima-nova;color:#808080;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1810_35936e-26 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1810_35936e-26[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1810_35936e-26\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1810_35936e-26 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1810_35936e-26[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1810_35936e-26\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1810_35936e-26 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1810_35936e-26\">Twenty-seven students from the John R. Downes Elementary School in Newark, Delaware, are authors thanks to WilmU alumnus and Special Education teacher Bryan Andress.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The fifth-grade class conceptualized, researched, storyboarded, wrote, edited and illustrated \u201cEvery Clue Counts,\u201d a young Sherlock Holmes mystery novel. They also created an hour-long documentary depicting the production of the book using school-issued iPads.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image1810_1a4b8f-46.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .kb-image1810_1a4b8f-46 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{max-width:300px;width:100%;}.wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image1810_1a4b8f-46.kb-image-is-ratio-size, .wp-block-kadence-column > .kt-inside-inner-col > .kb-image1810_1a4b8f-46 .kb-image-is-ratio-size{align-self:unset;}.kb-image1810_1a4b8f-46 figure{max-width:300px;}.kb-image1810_1a4b8f-46 .image-is-svg, .kb-image1810_1a4b8f-46 .image-is-svg img{width:100%;}.kb-image1810_1a4b8f-46 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1810_1a4b8f-46\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-medium_large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"535\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.test.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Bryan_Andress-1407-1024x713-1-768x535.jpg\" alt=\"teacher with students\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1813\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Bryan_Andress-1407-1024x713-1-768x535.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Bryan_Andress-1407-1024x713-1-250x174.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Bryan_Andress-1407-1024x713-1-689x480.jpg 689w, https:\/\/blog.wilmu.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/Bryan_Andress-1407-1024x713-1.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Andress never thought the project would evolve in the way it did. \u201cIt started as an outlet for a small group of students who started a writing club,\u201d he says, adding that the group\u2019s excitement spilled into the classroom and he found ways to harness their creativity while supporting the curriculum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rachel Gould, who is now a sixth-grader in the Dickinson IB Middle Years Programme, worked on the project as head storyboarder and assistant writer. \u201cI was amazed at how much we accomplished with our project at our young age,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gould plans to apply her newly acquired knowledge to character development in future creative writing projects. She also developed respect for teamwork.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide wu-blockquote-row is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ad2f72ca wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote wu-blockquote-simple is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>\u201cWe had lots of kids working on the project, so we had to split up roles and make it fair for everyone. Everyone had to give their own piece of the story because even the smallest details mattered.\u201d<\/p>\n<cite>\u2014 Rachel Gould<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The class received an official letter from Sir Conan Doyle Estate, Ltd. acknowledging its creative efforts. Doyle was the original author of the Sherlock Holmes books and his step-great-grandson Richard Pooley wrote the letter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This was Andress\u2019s first full year as a teacher since graduating from WilmU in 2015 with his bachelor\u2019s in Elementary Education K\u20136. It\u2019s a year that will stay with him forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhen you start teaching, it can be rough,\u201d says Andress. \u201cBut I have a memento to remember my first class. It\u2019s rewarding to read the different chapters and see each student\u2019s personality jump off the pages.\u201d WU<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u2014Britney Gulledge<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cEvery Clue Counts\u201d is available on Amazon and at Barnes and Noble. Proceeds will benefit the school\u2019s PTA<\/em>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Twenty-seven students from the John R. 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