As part of our classroom goals, we have been working on projects with a purpose. Third graders have been researching animals migratory habits as part of the "What Has Value?" interdisciplinary unit. One P.R.I.D.E. group worked together to research migratory habits of Salmon. The two samples below demonstrate how students with differing ability levels were able to complete the same challenging task within their own reach. And this was done very successfully. Students worked together to complete a planning page and then returned to their seats to draft a written informational piece about salmon. Their drafts were taken to the computer lab to be typed in a Microsoft Power Point Presentation. Later, Mr. Korkmaz, the Computer Technology teacher emailed student work samples to Ms. Amstutz who then collaborated with students on revising and editing their slides for grammar, spelling and visual appearance.
This student work sample is another technology piece that was completed as a "paired texts" writing assignment. After reading two different non-fiction texts about butterfly migration, students were to write a journal entry from the point-of-view of a butterfly who is migrating from northern U.S. to Mexico. Da'Marieon did a wonderful job of incorporating information gleaned from both non-fiction pieces by mentioning the use of the stars and sun to help guide his way during the migration process, how many miles he traveled, and what his food source was on his journey.
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