Wednesday, September 5, 2018

Sept 5 -Fairy Tale Project

Ladies and gentlemen,
Mrs. Lucarotti will be with you all today.  She is an amazing teacher and has been a Charger for many years.  We are lucky to have her with us today.
Today in class we will be continuing our Fairy Tale Projects! We will start with a little modeling of what a picture book should look like and how your presentation should sound. This is one of my favorite projects and I am so looking forward to seeing what you produce! Remember that you get two block days to work this week and I expect that you put a lot of effort into getting your work done! It's great to see you all after a long weekend apart! Below you'll find our agenda, homework, and resources for the day.
Objectives:
  • Create a fairytale book set in the geographic setting of a foreign country and aligned to the 5 Themes of Geography
Agenda:
  1. Connect -History Today.
    • Prompt: Stereotypes
    1. What is a stereotype that you have about your chosen country? What type of theme (of the 5 Themes) relates to stereotypes?
  2. Skill: Modeling Storytime
    • Harold and the Purple Crayon
  3. Collaborate: Fairy Tale Project (Google Classroom)
    1. The Goal of this project is Through a fairy tale, communicate the human and physical geography of a foreign country. You will research a country based on the 5 Themes of Geography and use your research you will rewrite a Fairy Tale as if it takes place, present day, in this modern country, incorporating your research into the story.
    2. Country Info Sheet and Rewrite
      1. You will start by filling out a Google Doc that shows your knowledge of the country you have chosen
      2. You will complete the Fairytale rewrite on the same document
    3. Rewrite
      1. The rewrite will be located in a Foreign Country and demonstrate knowledge and accuracy of the 5 Themes throughout the rewrite
    4. Design a 5 Themes of Geography Fairy Tale Book. 
      1. You will use Google Slides or Paper to create a visual book of the fairy tale 
      2. This will adhere to the guidelines of the information sheet
  4. HT Close
    • Prompt: Fairytale Check-In 
    1. Who is the target audience for your fairytale? When making the storybook how many words should be on a page (a lot or a little)? What needs to be submitted to Google Classroom?
Homework:
  1. Assign tasks to group members to work on completing country research for Country Infosheet and Rewrite

I hope that you were able to get through your research and start (hopefully finish) rewriting your fairy tale! I hope that you all have a wonderful evening!
at