Students are finishing up their second social project, and we have talked with students what we are expecting from them. Parents have been wondering, so hopefully this post will answer some of your questions!
The first thing that is important is what they write. Anyone can copy and paste information from the website, but we are looking for how they explain it to show their true understanding of the information. Can they put it in their own words? Can they show that they understand where the region is by giving some of the attractions that are found in the major cities etc.
The next is audience. If students have chosen to write a post card, it shouldn't be a list of facts that they found - they should be writing it as though they are in the region and experiencing it for themselves.
The final thing that is important is does the way they have written it, or the way they have presented it, leave a lasting impression? The point of these projects is to help them understand the regions, not to just learn it for the project and then forget it later.
Below you will find some examples of some of the projects so far. Some are teacher generated, but most are student examples from the first project they did.
This post will be updated with more examples as we move through the unit.
The first thing that is important is what they write. Anyone can copy and paste information from the website, but we are looking for how they explain it to show their true understanding of the information. Can they put it in their own words? Can they show that they understand where the region is by giving some of the attractions that are found in the major cities etc.
The next is audience. If students have chosen to write a post card, it shouldn't be a list of facts that they found - they should be writing it as though they are in the region and experiencing it for themselves.
The final thing that is important is does the way they have written it, or the way they have presented it, leave a lasting impression? The point of these projects is to help them understand the regions, not to just learn it for the project and then forget it later.
Below you will find some examples of some of the projects so far. Some are teacher generated, but most are student examples from the first project they did.
This post will be updated with more examples as we move through the unit.