Ummm,
I’m spent. And so are the students. We spent the entire day preparing for
Exhibitions. And I’m not exaggerating. The…entire…day. They worked really hard,
and if they followed along, they got the help they need and their work is
complete (or very close to complete).
We
are putting together a wiki page that will serve as a digital portfolio of many
of their awesome fifth (and some fourth) grade projects.
This
note today covers some of the last minute stuff, particularly the answer to
this question: What should students talk about at their exhibition?
Here’s a short response to that.
·
INTEREST PROJECT—discuss everything you learned and show your visual
aids.
·
POETRY RECITATION—Student must recite the poem they chose from memory!
NO NOTES! Be sure to stand tall and talk loudly.
·
10 PLACES PROJECT—Show us your ten places page. Choose 2 to tell us
about (where they are and why you chose them). Don’t read it off the board,
just talk!
·
POEMS TYPED—Their poetry collection will have 15 poems. All of these
must be typed. They should pick 3 of their favorites to share and talk about
what’s good about them.
·
COLLEGE PROJECT—Facts and Figures and notes must be done. Article about
the college must be typed. Talk about the facts that you learned and why you
think it’s a good school.
·
CURRENT EVENTS/SOCIAL JUSTICE—The essay final draft must be typed.
Discuss your essay…what was your thesis and what are your reasons?
·
MYTHOLOGY—Newspaper must be done. (all reading classes except Ms.
Dinning) Show your newspaper and discuss what you wrote about.
·
AUTHOR STUDY—My reading class only…author study must be typed. Talk
about the books you read and how they were alike and different.
·
VIDEOS & PODCASTS—You must show your Langston Hughes poetry video
and talk about why you chose the pictures that you did. Hopefully you will
choose another video to share and discuss, too.
·
READING WORKSHOP PROJECTS—ONLY if you are in my class…choose 1-2
projects and talk about what you learned.
·
OTHER PROJECTS IN YOUR PORTFOLIO—Are there other things you’ve done
that you want to share and discuss? Feel free!
PLEASE
NOTE: The stock market project isn’t going to get done! I am removing it from
the requirements list. We will finish it in the remaining weeks of school and
add it to their portfolios.
ALSO:
Check on their progress by looking at their portfolio page on this website: http://currangateway.wikispaces.com
.
FINALLY…I
sent home checklists that will help you make sure that they have all the
required parts of the biggest pieces of the exhibition (10 Places, Current
Events, College Project, Mythology Newspaper).
PLEASE
email any questions bcurran@uprep.com
See
you soon!
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