SLMC Lorie Steed and English teacher, Chad Killebrew, collaborated on a Roaring Twenties event Friday, Jan. 18 at Central Davidson High School. After his classes finished reading The Great Gatsby, Killebrew reached out to Steed for ideas to help make exam review more engaging. Lorie had learned about an idea using stations from a library colleague, Robin Rhodes, from Wilkes County. She incorporated Rhodes' ideas with similar lessons from her days as an English teacher. She and Mr. Killebrew modified the assignment to emphasize synthesis skills students will need for their N.C. Final Exam. Students rotated among 10 stations to research different aspects of the '20s (such as Prohibition, Art, Sports, etc.) It offered a fun way to end the semester while still helping students use skills they will need both on their final exam and in future research. Students interacted with the content through digital media, engaged in substantive and dialogic conversations, and practiced writing constructed responses in preparation for the upcoming exam. For example, after reading Walter Dean Myers' Harlem, students had to discuss how imagery helps develop tone in texts. Students were highly engaged and expressed approval of the hands-on activities.
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Libby Ferrell
1/18/2019 02:56:53 pm
What a great and meaningful way for students to extend their learning! Way to go, Lorie! Thanks for sharing.
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Tracy Varner
1/18/2019 03:02:32 pm
Wow!! What an awesome and fun way to review their material!! Great ideas, Lorie!! Thank you!
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