Today was such a wonderful day at school! Not only were my kids super well behaved, but they also presented their Book Flap projects!
We've been spending a lot of time lately on sequencing stories after we read them, and then giving our personal opinions about the stories. We learned about transition words and using evidence to better explain our opinion. We also worked on giving our opinions in a respectful way and making sure that we include all the important aspects of a book in a sequencing piece.
This project as a result was not only a way for me to assess the success of their learning over the past few weeks, but also give them a chance to share their favorite books in class.
Each student picked one of their favorite books and created a "Book Flap." They drew or traced the cover of their book and then gave their personal opinion backed by evidence on the inside cover and a carefully written sequencing piece on the back cover. They used the writing process to create high quality writing and received both peer and teacher help with editing. They then practiced presenting their projects, making sure to use a loud and clear voice and answer questions from their friends with respect.
It took us an extremely long time, but they're done! And... they turned out awesome!
I used the above rubric to assess my students. If you're interested, let me know and I'd be happy to send it your way.
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