We have finished our study of the five regions of the USA, and...let me tell you...these kids are expects on both the regions as well as identify elements of economy, geography, government, history, and people. They can discuss not only features of our entire country, but explain what makes a region a region. Woohoo!!! Learning goals accomplished!!!
Our final project with this unit will be to choose either a region or topic (i.e.: economy) and write an essay explaining our learning.
Yesterday we each chose our topic and started recording key information and notes on notecards. This morning we worked through the process of reading each of our notes, sorting them into groups of information with a common topic or theme, giving each a category or title, and then arranging topics and subsequent details into one long row to create the structure for our writing. Tomorrow's task will be to begin building our essays using our knowledge of well-structured paragraphs, transitions, etc.
Here we are...working away!!!
Here is an example of how to set up our content for the filmstrip project. The graphic organizer shows one way to explain and sequence key events from the book Because of Winn-Dixie. Under the categories of Beginning, Middle, and End I summarized the purpose or the main idea of each of these three "sections" of the book, and under these described three main details or events that supported this. You can see in the second sheet peeking out to the left of this is the beginning of my sketches of the filmstrip I would create to accompany the information I chose for my graphic organizer. Tomorrow I will begin distributing the actual film to those students who have completed these steps.
Steps that you can support:
- Finish reading the book (if your kiddo hasn't)
- Analyze the book to determine roles of characters, significant events, theme or overarching issue...
- Choosing the right type of graphic organizer to help organize information from your book and focus on either a key character, the full storyline, or a significant event or turning point
- Plan what your filmstrip will look like and what you will want to say to accompany the slides as it's presented
We'll begin presenting these next Friday! Can't wait!!!!!!!
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