Submitted by Kimberlie Peterson
Time Frame:
Two periods of 40 minutes each day.
Materials Needed:
- Computers loaded with Hyperstudio or PowerPoint.
- Projector able to project students powerpoint presentations onto a screen
- Paper and materials to create invitations
- Rubric for grading
Description of Task:
Pre-task:
Students will compile the unit activities (Graphs, stories, poems, etc), and any other information, pictures or work that will compliment their emotion, into a powerpoint or hyperstudio slide show.Students will complete their Hyperstudio project, which will be guided by the rubric.
Students will spend several class periods practicing with and in front of their peers.
During Task:
Students will present their hyperstudio projects to an audience of younger students in a formal presentation. The teacher can evaluate using the rubric while each student is presenting.
NOTE: Please note that another language activity that will compliment the slide show would be writing formal invitations to younger students.
Post Task:
1. After their audience has left, the class can debrief and talk about how the presentations went, feeling beforehand and afterwards, observations, etc.
2. Students can do a quick write to share their feelings of the project, presentations, give feedback to the teacher etc.
References and Resources:
Attachments:
NOTE: some attachments are in PDF form (get Acrobat Reader)Scoring Rubric for HyperStudio (or PowerPoint) project