This lesson is for : Grade 6:
Summary
Everyone faces struggles in life, some of which are individual crises, and others that are faced by entire groups of people; artful expression can bind people together in the face of trying situations. This project, My Story, is a culminating activity from the unit The Opposite of Fear in which students reflect on their lives to tell a story using a variety of digital media tools of their choice. The message of their story focuses on the student’s experiences with troubling times or challenges, and the message the student want to portray to their community and world. Students share their creations on a class website, where their peers have an opportunity to view, critique, and reflect upon the stories.
TIPC Ratings
Research & Information Fluency
Rating: Not Observed – Explanation:
Communication & Collaboration
Rating: Developing – Explanation: Students worked on this assignment individually, but the final projects were posted on a classroom website. This allows the students to view each others’ work and resources and communicate with each other to provide feedback. In addition, these students helped one another take risks with trying digital media and helped one another learn programs.
Critical Thinking & Problem Solving
Rating: Not observed – Explanation:
Creativity & Innovation
Rating: Ideal – Explanation: This lesson falls in the Ideal/Target range for Creativity and Innovation for the teacher provided an environment in which students were able to take risks and tap into their creativity and innovation skills. For this project, students used a variety of computer applications to create their stories such as Windows Movie Maker, Microsoft Publisher, Soundcloud, and comic animation software. They were able to choose the program of their choice, and relied on their pre existing knowledge before selecting the program. During the project, students reflected on the stages of their process as well as the end result. This project provided a meaningful, authentic experience for the students because student experience and choice were the driving factors.
Student Artifact
Moviecomic 0001 from HCPS Instructional Technology on Vimeo.
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