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Online Newspaper

Posted by acowens On February - 27 - 2010

Ms. Landis works with her 8th grade creative writing class to create an online newspaper.  Students decided the layout of the paper as well as the content that was included.  The students conducted interviews, created original editorials, along with other staples that you would see in your local newspaper.  The class in continuing to improve the online paper and wants to include blogging so that students can respond to editorials and create a discussion on important topics relevant to our students.

Online Newspaper for Rolfe MS

Popularity: 4% [?]

Literature Circle Book Project

Posted by acowens On February - 27 - 2010

Ms. Alcazar used literature circles in her 6th grade reading classroom to allow students to openly discuss topics within the assigned book Surviving the Applewhites.  After students read and discussed the book in class they were given the task of creating a digital project.  Students were allowed to choose the media in which they would present the project but were asked to include the following criteria:  book title and author, main character(s), conflict (and what type of conflict it is), important vocabulary words from the book, a one paragraph summary of the plot, using the words exposition, climax and resolution, a one paragraph review of the book – what was good or bad and why.  The 1st picture is from an iMovie and the 2nd is from a keynote presentation.

Popularity: 4% [?]

Magazine Magic

Posted by acowens On February - 13 - 2010

Ms. Landis 8th grade Creative Writing Class created their own magazine publications, which included a variety articles along with other basic magazine fillers such as horoscopes, book reviews, star interviews, and games.  This lesson reinforced English Standard’s of Learning that student’s cover in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade as well as giving students a real world experience of creating their own magazine.  Allowing the students to be creative and design the theme of the magazine and relate all of its contents to that theme develop creativity skills and give students a personal connection to the assignment.

The articles were created by the magazine’s authors and then edited by other students in the class, which also enhances student’s collaboration and grammar skills.  Research was done through a variety of sites and personal information.  Graphics were also located and downloaded from the Internet for student’s to organize into a power point presentation that was later printed and bound just as a magazine would look.

Popularity: 6% [?]

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