Goal Directed Learning | Transformation Level

Subject: Language Arts

Objectives

• Student will design a project, create a task list, and complete the project as planned.

Procedure

• Students will design and submit a project request to the teacher.
• Students will make a task list to go with the project.
• Students will use the Internet to research puppy mills.
• Students will use email to arrange a trip to a local pound and an interview with someone from an organization that rescues dogs from puppy mills.
• Students will create a mindmap of their questions and the answers that they found to those questions.
• Students recorded their voices to make the audio track for their movie.
• Students used pictures from the pound, their interview, and and their voiceover to create a movie to share with their classmates.

Technology Present

• Computer with Internet access
• Access to email
• Digital camera
• Audio recording software
• Video editing software

Grade Level: 6-8

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Video Reference Number: 1137