One of the projects I have done with students this year is creating Book Trailers. The latest book trailer releases come to us from the Decker Colony School Grades 7 & 9 class. This group of students began by planning their trailers with a graphic organizer. We viewed some sample book trailers (both professionally-created and student-created) and set criteria for their work. Next, students had an overview tutorial of WeVideo. We reviewed the basics of how to use this video creation tool, which we are currently accessing as part of our Edwin pilot. Students eagerly got started with this video creation project.
When I returned to visit this classroom last week, it was evident that students had worked diligently to create book trailers which convey the mood and message of their chosen novels. I was impressed by their video design skills, including their choice of music, images and fonts to enhance their trailers. These book trailers sure do the job of hooking a viewer - I want to read them all now that I've watched these!
Check out their awesome work below:
Camp Blackeagle by Sigmund Brouwer
Book trailer by Matthias
Ranger's Apprentice: The Ruins of Gorlan by John Flanagan
Book trailer by Alex
The Emperor's Code by Gordon Korman (39 Clues)
Book trailer by Gabriel
The False Prince by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Book trailer by Daniel
The Night They Stole the Stanley Cup by Roy MacGregor
Book trailer by Jesse
This is an education-related blog written by Mrs. Leah Obach @LeahO77. Leah is currently working as the Literacy with ICT Teacher Leader for Park West School Division, working with K-12 students and teachers to help them use technology for teaching and learning. She has taught at the early years, middle years and high school levels. Student work, teacher reflection, resources and samples from classrooms around PWSD are included in this blog.
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Thursday, June 13, 2019
Sarah's Passion Project: The History of Dance
This is a guest blog post written by grade 6 student, Sarah.
Our grade 6/7 Character Ed class is working on projects, but these projects aren’t just normal projects, they’re Passion Projects! All of us are putting together a project that shows what we’ve accomplished over the days. We got to choose what our projects would be about! My passion project is about the history of dance and how it has become what it is today. Our passion projects are about what we love! This is my Passion Project:
King Louis the 14th first invented ballet for a wedding in 1459. Dancers would dance about the dishes being served. Pierre Beauchamp, King Louis’ teacher, became the first dance director in Paris for the first ballet training school in 1671. In the 1700s, ballet became more popular and King Louis performed as a dancer. Pierre also invented the technical term “turnout” in ballet.
People from different cultures even incorporate dance into their cultures. Dancing is important for different cultures because it helps them embrace who they are and their cultures. Some cultures dance during celebrations.
Some of the most popular dances are…. Hip-Hop, which is street dancing performed with usually Hip-Hop music. Tap Dance, which is basically just tapping on a hard surface with technical form, of course! Belly Dance, which is when people move their bellies in different ways. Break Dancing or B- Boying, which is when people pop and lock and resist your motions, or just doing awesome tricks! Lastly, ballet, which is a VERY VERY technical art that is performed with such grace, passion and emotion!
In the 1830s a lady named, Marie Taglioni, made dancing on Pointe very popular. She danced a ballet for her father and after her last beautiful, moving performance, the people were so sad to see her go that one chef took her ballet shoe and cooked it! They say that all of her fans ate it too!
Also in the 1840s, a man performer named, Marius Petipa, made more than 60 ballets. His assistant, Lev Ivanov, choreographed some of the most popular ballets today! His work included, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty!!
There are many places around the world that dance in different ways to express their culture and religion. China has the dragon dance, Cuba has the Salsa, Russia has ballet, Switzerland has the traditional folk dance, Argentina has the tango, and Brazil has the Samba, just to name a few! Not all countries or cultures just have to stick to one type of dance, everyone can just dance to their own rhythm!
Dance today is all about freedom and imperfection, (unless you’re in a competition, but if you’re not then you can just dance freely!) You should just be able to do what you really love! Dance today has many more styles that suit everyone, and it has lots of movement and freedom!
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Our grade 6/7 Character Ed class is working on projects, but these projects aren’t just normal projects, they’re Passion Projects! All of us are putting together a project that shows what we’ve accomplished over the days. We got to choose what our projects would be about! My passion project is about the history of dance and how it has become what it is today. Our passion projects are about what we love! This is my Passion Project:
History of Dance
By: Sarah Chappell
King Louis the 14th first invented ballet for a wedding in 1459. Dancers would dance about the dishes being served. Pierre Beauchamp, King Louis’ teacher, became the first dance director in Paris for the first ballet training school in 1671. In the 1700s, ballet became more popular and King Louis performed as a dancer. Pierre also invented the technical term “turnout” in ballet.
People from different cultures even incorporate dance into their cultures. Dancing is important for different cultures because it helps them embrace who they are and their cultures. Some cultures dance during celebrations.
Some of the most popular dances are…. Hip-Hop, which is street dancing performed with usually Hip-Hop music. Tap Dance, which is basically just tapping on a hard surface with technical form, of course! Belly Dance, which is when people move their bellies in different ways. Break Dancing or B- Boying, which is when people pop and lock and resist your motions, or just doing awesome tricks! Lastly, ballet, which is a VERY VERY technical art that is performed with such grace, passion and emotion!
In the 1830s a lady named, Marie Taglioni, made dancing on Pointe very popular. She danced a ballet for her father and after her last beautiful, moving performance, the people were so sad to see her go that one chef took her ballet shoe and cooked it! They say that all of her fans ate it too!
Also in the 1840s, a man performer named, Marius Petipa, made more than 60 ballets. His assistant, Lev Ivanov, choreographed some of the most popular ballets today! His work included, The Nutcracker, Swan Lake and Sleeping Beauty!!
There are many places around the world that dance in different ways to express their culture and religion. China has the dragon dance, Cuba has the Salsa, Russia has ballet, Switzerland has the traditional folk dance, Argentina has the tango, and Brazil has the Samba, just to name a few! Not all countries or cultures just have to stick to one type of dance, everyone can just dance to their own rhythm!
Dance today is all about freedom and imperfection, (unless you’re in a competition, but if you’re not then you can just dance freely!) You should just be able to do what you really love! Dance today has many more styles that suit everyone, and it has lots of movement and freedom!
Dances in different cultures are more traditional and dances in my culture/country can be more technical and professional, but it can also be non-competitive and flowy!
Clearly, dance was very different a long time ago compared to dance now! But they do have some similarities, freedom, commitment, and passion! What I’ve learned is that dance is a passion and it’s….. I can’t explain it but, it just makes you feel free and safe and it takes your mind off of everything else in the world! Dance is my passion! Sources:
Friday, February 17, 2017
A Polar Bear Project: Collaborative Knowledge Building with OneNote
This month, during a Skype call with Mrs. Caldwell's class, the Oak Lake Kindergartens told us that they were learning about polar bears and planning to participate in the 2017 World Wildlife Fund Polar Bear Walk. The kindergartens asked our grade 1 class if we would like to collaborate with them for this special project. The grade 1s were very enthusiastic about the idea, so we agreed to start by doing some research about polar bears. We decided to use Microsoft OneNote so that we could take notes and collect resources collaboratively. Mrs. Caldwell set up a shared OneNote file with sections for facts, resources, questions and project planning. Having a shared file is working very well for this project!
Our class has really enthusiastically started researching polar bears. We've been doing a lot of reading and writing about polar bears. Many of our read aloud sessions focus on reading non-fiction texts about polar bears. As we learn new things about polar bears, we write or type new ideas into the shared OneNote file. We also read the new ideas that Mrs. Caldwell's class has added from their research. In addition to our whole-class research and reading, students have also learned new things while listening to reading (recorded books from Epic) and during guided reading lessons. We have found some interesting educational videos and we like to watch the live polar bear cam from Churchill, MB. We continue to build our knowledge and share our findings with our partner class.
Our class has really enthusiastically started researching polar bears. We've been doing a lot of reading and writing about polar bears. Many of our read aloud sessions focus on reading non-fiction texts about polar bears. As we learn new things about polar bears, we write or type new ideas into the shared OneNote file. We also read the new ideas that Mrs. Caldwell's class has added from their research. In addition to our whole-class research and reading, students have also learned new things while listening to reading (recorded books from Epic) and during guided reading lessons. We have found some interesting educational videos and we like to watch the live polar bear cam from Churchill, MB. We continue to build our knowledge and share our findings with our partner class.
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