Literacy Project

This lesson is part of a unit on personal narratives.  This lesson falls toward the very end of the unit. Students have written and been scored on a pre-assessment piece, reviewed the components of Writer’s Workshop, conferenced in small groups and with the teacher, collected and gathered ideas, reviewed the writing cycle, reviewed exemplar pieces, have access to and practice with their Writer’s Notebooks, and practiced organization and elaboration strategies.  The students selected for this activity are general education students.  Pre-assessment data collected determined that these students would benefit from this guided & independent practice that will highlight their strengths and provide opportunities for growth. The objectives of this lessons were to complete a personal narrative and to create a digital story as their published piece. We used iMovie to create this story. I guided the students with this process and assisted with timing. This story was written, illustrated and narrated by a student who shows some difficulty with writing concepts and skills. I found this lesson to be highly motivating and engaging. I plan to work with other students to publish their work in similar manners.

Web 2.0

Thank you EDUC 584 and Judy Arzt for assisting me throughout this process.  In addition to my growth, my students, their families, and the school community have greatly benefited from my interactions and work in this class.

MORE Digital Storytelling!

After reluctantly embracing this process, I am pleased to say that I have completed another digital story. My grade level colleagues and I were planning a math lesson that integrated the book, Two of Everything, by Lily Toy Hong.  The problem was that we only had one copy for 3 classes to share. And then, it struck me!  I could create a digital story for my peers to project in their classrooms!   In addition to this, I have posted the story on my classroom website for students and parents to access at home.  The second time around was much easier than the first...I hope you enjoy this!

Digital Storytelling

This is the first time that I have created a digital story.  I plan to use this as a way to introduce personal narratives to my class.  I will also provide a link to this on my website for parents to access.  In addition to students drafting a personal narrative, I plan to have an enrichment group use a digital storytelling tool to create their own project.