Quarter Two & Project One

We've shifted into second quarter and are picking up more grammar, building writing skills, reflecting on personal learning, and beginning to apply more reading strategies to texts as we apply our knowldege of elements of fiction. Quarter One personal observations and investigations have allowed students have a good knowledge of the self and others within our learning communities--both Room 222 and http://spaulding.edu20.org --now students will use and build on that knowledge independently and collaboratively.
Our first project, due after the Thanksgiving holiday, focuses using and building on research skills, creating informational media (text or image), and presenting knowledge and learning to our class. Students have chosen a god or goddess of a culture of interest to investigate, learn about, teach us about. Students who are working independently will focus on their singular cultural icon while students working collaboratively will be researching one type of icon of two cultures. Students will have all of class time both Monday 11.22 and Tuesday 11.23 to work in the library on research, project planning and drafting. Since students are presenting their learning to others their project will not only be visual but also oral. Students are encouraged to finish formulating their project and presentation over break and have a finished product due to me on Monday 11.29. They will have most of class time on Monday 11.29 to polish their project and presentation. Students will prepare further with a run-thru with me before the end of the day. Presentations will begin on Tuesday 11.30 and Wednesday 12.1. Please let me know if you'd like to attend!