Summary
After studying the American Revolution and the Bill of Rights, students work together to research information about a specific amendment. They will use the information to create a multimedia poster (Glogster was chosen for this project) that will help share information with their peers. The poster will include the definition, images, and a headline to demonstrate that amendment in today’s society. The poster for each amendment will be pulled together to create a comprehensive class review of the amendments that include modern connections.
TIPC Ratings
The lesson is Approaching in Research and Information Fluency. Students constructed the questions to guide the research for their amendments. The teacher supported the students in their investigation, and modeled strategies for research. The students organized their information into a collaborative format to then use in the authentic task.
This lesson is Approaching in Communication and Collaboration . The students used Glogster to facilitate collaboration within the class. They critiqued each digital poster upon completion through a gallery walk. Students collected research and posted it in discussion forum without direct supervision. Groups were formed by the students and norms were set forth to better address the authentic task.
This lesson is Approaching in Critical Thinking and Problem Solving. The students were able to justify which picture(s) and headlines best represented the amendment they were depicting. They also used Glogster, a digital poster tool, to show how the amendments are relevant to their lives today.
This lesson is Developing in Creativity and Innovation. Students included connections between the amendments and headlines from contemporary issues. Students did have a limited aspect of personal choice both for the content and the digital tool they used. The final product, a glogster, was a creative, meaningful, original work within the parameters of the assignment.
Student Artifact
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