Hello!
Today (Thursday, October 13), Mr. Forsey's class received their monthly report for September. Mrs. Stuckey's class will receive theirs either tomorrow (Friday, October 14) or Monday (October 17).
There are 2 assignments that the students should have completed. The first is simply answering five questions based on extensive discussions we've had in class and information from a website that they were directed to use. Each question is marked and their grades with descriptive feedback has been added to their blog post in red italics. They are also given the option of revising their answers and re-submitting them if they wish.
The second assignment is a poster or a 500 word report tracing the evolution of a particular piece of communication technology. Several options were given to them and they had to use Microsoft Publisher to trace how the technology in that piece has changed over time. Many of them have not been submitted yet and most that have been submitted have not included information about the technology behind the equipment. For example, they tell me that telephones have become smaller over time or that televisions now have flat screens, but have not told me about the changes in technology that have been behind these changes. The few that have been submitted have been published with private comments containing their grade and descriptive feedback.
By the end of October, students have to create a poster advertising the upcoming Scholastic Book Fair and a Photo Story based on their Mysteries unit in Language Arts. Before starting the poster we discussed the basic elements of Graphic Design, such as not using too much text, choosing an appropriate font, choosing colours that attract and stand out, and the use of "white space". These posters will be printed and displayed around town to advertise the upcoming Book Fair.
The Photo Story project is simply taking their photographs from their photo essay, importing them into PhotoStory3, adding titles and narration, choosing appropriate background music, and creating a video. As most of them are already familiary with the PhotoStory software and have their photographs from their photo essay, I don't expect this one to take very long.
Please make sure your child gives you their monthly report. If you have any questions, please email me at heatherchaulk@esdnl.ca or call me at the school.
Thanks!
