Today in ELA:
- We'll again be focusing on our environmental issues projects W.6.7: Conduct short research projects to answer a question, drawing on several sources and refocusing the inquiry when appropriate. that coincide with our persuasive essay W.6.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas, concepts, and information through the selection, organization, and analysis of relevant content. that we've been researching and writing the past couple of weeks.
- Yesterday in class, we discussed the different types of projects that students may wish to do. They are as follows:
- A poster (you may wish to include some kind of model)
- A tri-fold presentation board (you may wish to include some kind of model)
- A diorama (a "scene" depicting your point of view; you have to have written information included to inform the viewer)
- A video
- A commercial
- A Public Service Announcement
- A skit that is recorded
- The poster and tri-fold presentation board, we discussed, are basically the same thing. It's just that some students prefer working with the poster material, and some prefer the tri-fold material.
- For the video, we discussed that students are allowed to have others perform with them, with a couple of points to remember:
- If the other members have environmental issues that are different, then they also have to have their own, separate projects.
- If the other members have environmental issues that are the same or are similar, they may work together and earn the same grade.
- All projects must include the same basic parts/points:
- A statement that grabs the attention of the viewer
- Multiple pieces of evidence that illustrates your position on this issue (including data/facts/information learned from websites)
- Some part of it must illustrate the opposite opposition to yours
- Some mention of a career related to your environmental issue. It could be a career that:
- Prevents the issue from occurring
- Controls the issue after it occurs
- Researches the issue
- Enforces laws that are designed to punish perpetrators of the issue
- A bibliography of the websites/publications that you used for research.
- All projects must include a "call to action" portion.
- All projects must be completed by Thursday, June 4th. That is the day of the Learning Fair. These projects will be displayed for others to see.
- There will not be a quiz today, but you are responsible for keeping up with the reading. Make sure to read Chapter 17 - Frightful Feels The Call Of The Sky.
