ATTENDANCE: Very important. Make it happen. Here.
ELA Introduction for the first 30 min in STUART and MOLLY's ROOMS TODAY.
(Tuesday>>Dan, Mike | Wednesday>>Drew,Tim, Tara )
GATHERING: Project Pitfalls >> Guess the card taped to your back.
- Each student should write down a specific project pitfall on an index card or scrap paper. Be specific and write something meaningful. (EXAMPLE: When the project is so obscure that no one can relate to it) They should be able to recall these from prior experience and conversations.
- Collect them.
- Tape one to the back of each person, without letting them see it.
- Students can take turns asking each other ONLY "yes or no" questions about what is on their own back. Other gestures are allowed, but not words. Continue until everyone has guessed the "project pitfall" that is on their back.
- Debrief: As we brainstorm, what can we do to avoid pitfalls? (Talk to people about your project idea. Search the world for similar, related projects in lots of different industries/disciplines....etc)
- Identify one approach for avoiding pitfalls, that you will attack today.
GOAL SETTING:
- Identify a whole group or individual goal for 30 minutes of studio time. Write down specific steps, how you know you are successful, and why you think this will help you get to a specific project idea.
STUDIO TIME: 30 minutes
CHECK IN:
- Circle up.
- Go around, share discoveries and questions/frustrations.
EXAMPLE Exhibition of Learning:
*Note this is an EoL, the PROJECT is everything done in order to get to this Exhibition.
- Watch the Exhibition (select a thinking routine to structure discussion after)
- Discussion (use thinking routine)
- Identify the VERY SPECIFIC what? how? why?: What is the claim/impression she makes? How does she achieve that through her art form(s)? Why is this claim/impression relevant to her? to others?
LOOKING AHEAD TO FRIDAY: All students will be asked to create a one minute, unedited video of themselves sitting in front of their chromebook camera talking about the "what" "how" and "why" of a possible project idea or "the" project idea you want to work with next week. You are allowed to write a script and read it in the video, but that is not necessary.
