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Title |
The
Alphabet Project |
Biographical |
Suder Elementary
School, Chicago Illinois
Carl
Sannito |
Operational |
My
project was to have my 5th grade students create new posters for our primary
students that depicted the alphabet through pictures. We brainstormed ideas,
wrote poster proposals, took digital pictures of students, edited pictures,
and printed out their pictures. Each picture was printed at 8 1û2 by 11
size, and glued to larger construction paper, in the form of a poster. After
the posters were completed, each child wrote about their individual experiences.
The students then typed their stories and we created a book for all to share.
Finally, I turned this into a web page for all to see. |
Standards |
This
assignment addresses the writing standard, “Write to communicate for
a variety of purposes.” |
Assessment |
Students
are required to use Standard English, use the writing process, and write
in a manner that reflects focus, organization, and coherence using a variety
of supporting evidence and elaborative detail. |
Students |
Regular
students |
Value |
Through
this project, students will learn to use a digital camera, word processing
software (MS Word), digital imaging software (MS Picture It!), as well as
a color printer. You will wind up with vivid, wonderful representations
of students, as well as some great writing! |
Details |
Subject Areas:
Language Arts
Grade Levels: 5th
URL: The
Alphabet Project
Teacher Tips: This project is something that can be done slowly over the
year, but I enjoyed the immediacy of taking the pictures and printing
them out. I think that is one of the benefits of using a digital camera.
This project could also be a collaborative project, between two classes.
An older class (4-6th grade) could do the work, but a younger group could
help chose words and be photographed. This project has also been
adapted to other subject areas to create things like “The ABC Science
Book”, with photos specifically revolving around science subjects. |
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