baggesen_journal3

__Type of Assessment:__ Unit Project __Context:__ Students have been studying the life of major American influences. One of which being Abraham Lincoln. They read his biography and learned about contributions his made to our country. __Structure:__ Every day the students were asked to write a couple of interesting facts they learned about Abraham Lincoln. At the same time they were learning about types of poems. Students were asked to write a poem using the facts they learned about Abraham Lincoln to create an informative but fun way to share the information. They also went through the writing process creating a rough draft, editing, and creating a final draft. Their poems were written on a silhouette of a man’s head and laminated. __Results and implementation:__ Students were grades based on the content, spelling and grammar, and structure of their poem. __Reflection:__ I think that through the process of collecting and recording facts, creating a rough draft and finally a final draft increases the chances of student’s remembering those facts. They did not see and write these facts only once but rather three times which helps in translating information into long term memory instead of working memory. This was also a fun activity for the students to participate in and not just take a pencil and paper test regarding historical facts of Abraham Lincoln. The students were able to learn and practice the writing process which is important for future success. << Back to EDC 452 home page << Section 2 << Natalie's Journals