An Icon is Worth (at least) a Dozen Words
5 Common Teaching Practices I’m Kicking to the Curb
Digital Breakout EDU Games
Overwhelmed? Do 5 Things
0 Comments
Grade 4 students had an opportunity to work with Mr Juan Felipe and Ms Ashley to create a persuasive radio message to raise awareness for a cause they felt strongly about.
Students incorporated elements of persuasive language, and techniques they identified that advertisers use to make their message more compelling to the listener. Below are some examples of completed student work: G4 have been exploring a unit of inquiry on how we express ourselves. Central idea: We are exposed to many messages that can influence our behaviour. Lines of inquiry:
As a culminating task, students could choose to produce either a radio advertisement or a poster to raise awareness for a cause they felt strongly about. Our resident expert Juan Felipe, together with Ms Ashley, supported students in using Garageband to create their radio advertisements (more details to come in a future post), while their teacher Ms Julie and I guided students in using Keynote on the iPad Pro to produce their poster.
Please enjoy looking at some of our finished products below. |