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   Why do we tell stories? Why bother with research? Why reflect?
 
  R‘ Why do we construct stories? Why use digital media to communicate R‘ ow can reflection help me?
Why use digital media to tell my my research findings? ow can digital media illuminate my
personal story? reflections?

¦    Students will develop and produce a Students will develop and produce a Students will develop and produce a
digital story based on a memoir produced documentary or historical fiction movie personal narrative based on a reflection
in their Writers¶ Workshop. related to a social studies topic which about growing up.
they will research in their Library
Throughout the project students will classes. Throughout the project students will
complete a checklist to monitor progress complete checklists to monitor progress
and ensure success. Throughout the project students will and ensure success.
complete a checklist to monitor progress
At the midpoint and end of the course, and ensure success. At the midpoint and end of the course,
students will complete a reflection piece. students will complete a reflection piece.
At the midpoint and end of the course,
Students will present their work at the students will complete a reflection piece. Students will present their work at the SIS
SIS Film Festival. Film Festival.
 Students will present their work at the
 SIS Film Festival.

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 Students¶ views and/experiences. New York State Social Studies Students¶ views and/experiences.
curriculum
R‘ Native Americans 
R‘ ˜xplorers
R‘ ›olonial America
R‘ American Revolution
R‘

  Story mapping Story mapping Story mapping

   Importing image and sound files Importing image and sound files Importing image and sound files
Using still and video cameras Using still and video cameras Using still and video cameras

Using video editing software Using video editing software Using video editing software
 Importing image and music resources Importing image and music resources and
  and files. files.

Using library-taught search strategies to

locate copyright-friendly digital
resources (i.e. image and music).

!   ›ommunicating ›ommunicating ›ommunicating
   ›ollaborating ›ollaborating ›ollaborating
Problem-Solving/Decision Making Information literacy Problem-Solving/Decision-Making

Producing Problem-Solving/Decision-Making Producing
Presenting Producing Presenting
Presenting


  Locally developed image resources. Locally developed image resources. Students¶ images and copyright-friendly
›opyright-friendly image and music ›opyright-friendly image and music image and music resources on the
resources on the Internet. resources on the Internet. Internet.
SIS staff SIS staff SIS staff


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