This week, students began work on the Multi-Genre Project (MGP).
Each Core was able to choose a topic as a class. Once the class had chosen, I
researched the topics and found articles for the students to work with. We
focused in class on pulling out the most relevant information from the
articles, and had a mini-discussion to ensure understanding of the content.
We will start working on the first part of the MGP, the
collage, on Monday. Students will be able to visually represent what they see
as the most important information. The second part of the MGP is the
informative essay. Students had a little time today to work on the thesis tree,
but they will have more time before they begin drafts on Tuesday. We will spend
the entire class time on Wednesday working on the essay. Revisions will happen
in class on Thursday, and the essay will be due at the start of class Friday,
May 3rd. I will grade their essays according to the Informative
Essay Rubric, which is glued into their composition notebooks. Also on Friday,
we will begin working on the third part of the MGP, the interview. We will have
class time Monday to finish it. Students will create a book cover for the MGP as
the last piece of the project. Presentations will be on Wednesday, May 8th.
Core Topics (Chosen by Students)
Core One: Public Acts of Violence
Core Two: The FBI
Core Three: Terrorist Attacks
Important Dates
April 29th Collages to be made in class
May 3rd Informative Essays due at the start of
class
May 6th Finish Interview
May 7th Create Cover
May 8th Present Multi-Genre Project
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