Please ask your kiddos about this amazing documentary!
Tuesday, April 24, 2018
Chasing Coral
We are watching Chasing Coral on Netflix for the next couple days to prepare for Zack Rago, our guest speaker on Monday, April 30. Zack is a graduate of Pomona High School and CU Boulder, and is our "Person Who Is Making a Difference" this year.
Please ask your kiddos about this amazing documentary!
Please ask your kiddos about this amazing documentary!
Monday, April 23, 2018
Friday, April 20, 2018
The Line and Nothing Will Change
We analyzed these videos to determine similarities and differences in their message and delivery.
Analysis Questions:
1. What is the overall message of the videos? Give evidence.
2. How do these videos relate to making choices? Be specific.
3. How does the speaker's word choice and tone affect the meaning of the video?
4. What words or phrases are important to the messages of the videos and why?
5. Connect these videos to our overarching concept of MAKING A DIFFERENCE.
Friday, April 6, 2018
Natural Disaster Brochure Project
Today we chose topics for a brochure students will be creating about a natural disaster. At the start of class today, students chose a natural disaster they would like to learn more about. They then were able to search three separate instances of that disaster that they'd like to focus on for their research.
Some examples of topics and subtopics are:
Blizzards
Hurricanes
Monday & Tuesday, April 9 & 10 - Complete research on (3) subtopics
Wednesday, April 11 - Plan layout of brochure
Thursday & Friday, April 12-13 - Create brochure
The brochures must have nonfiction text features to enhance the reader's understanding of the topic. Students identified and reviewed nonfiction text features earlier this week.
Example completed brochure
Rubric for this project
Some examples of topics and subtopics are:
Blizzards
- Colorado Blizzard of 2003
- 1972 Iran Blizzard
- 1940 Armistice Day Blizzard
Hurricanes
- Galveston Hurricane, 1900
- South Florida Hurricane, 1928
- Hurricane Katrina, 2005
Monday & Tuesday, April 9 & 10 - Complete research on (3) subtopics
Wednesday, April 11 - Plan layout of brochure
Thursday & Friday, April 12-13 - Create brochure
The brochures must have nonfiction text features to enhance the reader's understanding of the topic. Students identified and reviewed nonfiction text features earlier this week.
Example completed brochure
Rubric for this project
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