A+Differentiated+Project+-+French+Revolution

Presenter: Jennifer Thompson Time: 9:30 - 10:15 Room: Contact:

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Technology plays a very important role in the classroom. One of my last remaining units that I do not have technology play a big role in is the French Revolution unit. I have decided to use this class to find a way to integrate technology and use the knowledge from my previous classes to create a truly authentic and differentiated lesson that uses technology as its base. My unit will use the knowledge I have gained to create a new way to teach the French Revolution to my sophomore students in Western Civilization.

Power point w/assignment and rubric

** Session Notes ** Jennifer’s Background: Teacher at Solanco for 5 years Likes using the technology and laptops Likes facilitating 10th grade Western Civilization _ sophomores say, “Why do I care about this?” Thought making a project would help them be more engaged in The French Revolution Project Goals: 1.   Authentic instruction 2.   Differentiation for different abilities and interests 3.   Integrate technology Project Options: 1.   Individual a.   Use Moodle to do online journal from the view point of a member of one of the 3 estates b.   Create a rap song or poem about the FR – record it, post the lyrics c.   Draw a series of pictures illustrating the FR from start to finish 2.   Group a.   Make a video that addresses the 4 essential questions b.   Create a scrapbook of the FR chronicling 10 main events from a personal perspective; can be real or virtual (would probably increase the # of events required next year) c.   Write a play telling the story of the FR, including 5 scenes and perform it    3.    Some students did a hybrid of 4 and 6 4.   Each project graded with a basic rubric – content, following directions, creativity, organization Questions: 1.   Was engagement increased? Yes! 2.   Did test scores increase? A small change. But retention of the information did seem to increase 3.   How was material presented in conjunction with projects? Not block – material presented, then projects created @ the end (5 days in class)