Project: The students were given the task to write a narrative story. …
Project: The students were given the task to write a narrative story. Grade 3/4’s theme was adventure and the grade 5/6’s theme was mystery. We had covered the two writing traits - Ideas and Organization and therefore that was our focus for this writing task. Students took their stories through the writing process and included a hand drawn cover page for their published story. Hollywood then called and was looking to turn their stories into a big screen production. We kicked this excitement off with a PowerPoint presentation sharing the details of their assignment. Students used the iMovie app to create movie trailers promoting their stories. We hosted a red carpet event – Kenaston Golden Globes where we viewed all of the movie trailers and a variety of awards were handed out. The day was full of excitement with everyone dressed up in their formal wear. Popcorn and drinks were served during the movie premier. Everyone was pleased to receive a Golden Globe Award.
This year I had a goal to try and do more collaborative …
This year I had a goal to try and do more collaborative projects. I decided to choose an Art/ELA based project for the 21 CC artifact. The students wrote and produced a stop motion film in small groups. They used LEGO blocks, used still cameras and software to edit the project. Students chose the soundtrack and special effects.
My 21st century goal for this year was to find creative ways …
My 21st century goal for this year was to find creative ways to integrate higher order thinking, encourage student collaboration of different levels and abilities, and develop higher order thinking in the classroom. One of the ways that I achieved this goal was with a collaborative Book Trailer project at the end of our ELA and Social studies unit on Deborah Ellis’ Breadwinner. Students were assigned to use the content of the novel and their acquired knowledge on life in Afghanistan to create an engaging and suspenseful book trailer. Students worked in partners for this project, and collaboratively planned and created a book trailer using a new movie program, One True Media.
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