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Bright Ideas Lesson PlansCreating a Wrinkle in TimeStudents used their entire newspaper daily. They each selected a place, event or topic of interest. Once the event/place was selected; it became their topic for the entire project. The students searched daily for information on their particular topic, event or geographical choice. They created a scrapbook with the clippings they collected and supplemental research they attained. The scrapbook, when finished, detailed the "who, what, where, when, why and how" of the selected topic/ event. The students then "recycled" the rest of the newspaper into papier mache, using it to "sculpt" their projects. The students were allowed to choose to create a representation their topic including; the terrain of the geographical place or a product of the event or culture. The sculptures are worked on daily. At the conclusion of the semester the projects will be refined, painted and displayed with their accompanying journals. The project will receive a major grade, the journals are checked and graded each week and each student gets a daily participation grade. The completed projects will be saved and entered by each student in the Volusia County Fair next year in the Craft Division. The students loved the creative format, the ability to make choices and the lessons that sprung out of their inquisitiveness. Students started staying after school to dedicate more time to their projects. Sample project and journals may be brought to the reception if we are selected. We used this for History, but it could be adapted for any subject. Some of my students have requested to do this activity in other classes for extra credit. By Kim Pertler and Julie Mitchell Home | Workshops | Projects | Publications | Lesson Plans | Links | Bright Ideas | |||||
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