Summary
Students were asked to create a festival that centers around the pumpkin. After completing research students are required to develop a plan for their festival that meets requirements. Their final product is a photobooth video. The video must be persuasive and informative. The videos were posted to the class blog and voted on.
TIPC Ratings
This lesson falls into the Ideal/Target category for research and information fluency. The students are required to come up with their own questions to research. They were also required to select the most appropriate digital tools to help them answer their questions. They were required to assimilate the research that they completed into a cohesive and persuasive advertisement for their festival.
This lesson falls into the Ideal/Target category for communication and collaboration. Students were required to establish group norms and group roles to appropriately divide the work that they were doing. They were required to use work together using a digital tool to collaborate with others. Students reflected on their products as well as their process.
This lesson fits into the Ideal/Target category. During this lesson students were required to write their own questions about their subject matter and then find the appropriate answers to their questions. They then had to synthesize this information and put it into a format for others to understand. Students have to find appropriate pictures that enhance their content and complete the task assigned. Students were required to complete a reflection at the end.
This lesson falls into the Ideal/Target category. Students were required to complete an authentic task of how to design a festival that would be appealing to others. Students were required to research festivals and pumpkins. They then had to synthesize information that they researched and plan a festival that was based on this new information. They then had to put all of their ideas into a format that was visually appealing, informative, persuasive and fun. Student videos were shared on the classroom blog where others viewed them and voted for the festival that they would most like to attend. After viewing survey results, students completed a reflection to see if their final products met the challenge and were effective in the communication of the assignment.
