Robert+Fleming,+Round+2

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The students will accountable for assessing members of their group in order to help give an overall assessment grade. The students will be graded on a rubric scale that has been determined with the help of the students. The students will present their project to their classmates to show how they applied their learning. || The students really enjoyed having a choice in the matter. The challenge came with the computer software. Students wanted to use Power Point, but some computers (most) did not have that software. Some students began their work on Keynotes, but the teacher computer at the time was not a MAC. This posed a problem when the students were ready to present. Other students did not want to implement technology when it came to a final product. While the hope was that the students would utilize technology, the teacher left it open for them to choose. Ultimately, the students asked if they could present using Prezi or Glogster since these platforms hold their work in the cloud. It allowed them access outside of the school classroom. Next time, I think I might want to reflect on what our capabilities are before taking on a project. I felt that I was a little naive on some things. The students showed/taught me some things about different platforms that I had not experienced. I came to expect a messiness to the process, but appreciated the work the students put into the project. ||
 * **Title**: ||< Creating a Cultural Society ||
 * **Subject**: ||< Social Studies ||
 * **Grade**: ||< 6th ||
 * **Time Frame**: ||< Week ||
 * **Summary:** ||< The students will be creating their own cultural society in groups of four. They will be allowed the choice on how to display their work (i.e. wiki, prezi, blog, glogster, etc.). The students should reflect the cultural elements : PERSIA within their project. They have read the story Weslandia as an example of a fictitious society. ||
 * **Tasks**: ||< 1) Students will work together to organize a cultural society based on the information they have learned this nine weeks. They are to incorporate the type of political state their society operates under. They will need to spell out the rights and responsibilities of the people within their society. The students will have to create a physical and political map of their society and determine what would be the best economic resource for their society. The students will also need to decide on the type of religion that is practiced in their society or if there is no religion. All of these categories will be dependent upon each other depending on the society the group picks (politically). Students will need to answer how the society relates socially, intellectually, and artistically as well.
 * The students are able to pick the platform in which they would like to deliver their work.
 * Objectives: ||< * TSW apply what he/she knows about culture to create his/her own cultural society.
 * TEKS: 6.4D, 15A, 15B, 15C, 16A, 17A, 17B, 17D, 18A, 4D, ||
 * Assessment: ||< The teacher will conference with the students while they are working in their own groups.
 * Assessment: ||< The teacher will conference with the students while they are working in their own groups.
 * Resources: ||< * Computers.
 * Class notes. ||
 * **Teacher**
 * Reflections:** || Please share what went well, what was challenging and what you might tweak or modify for your next round....
 * **Examples**: ||< * Links to teacher or student work examples. ||

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