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| This is some the formatting notes for our final product which will be a screen play. The first day of this expedition we had great information taught to us by our expedition expert, UI professor and playwrite Robert Caisely. He came and 'wowed' the 5/6 with all kinds of movie information and 'how tos'. This will be such an interestingly new writing experience because writing a screen play needs to be visual with so much specific dialogue. |
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| This is the actual screen play for Harry Potter. We read through six pages taking notes and learning how a script comes to be. |
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| Mr. Caisely (Sam's Dad) telling the kids stories about the writing process. He was so entertaining--I felt so like the Old School Marm keeping him reined in because one he got the kids giggling...we covered a lot of information during our lunch note taking session. December 5- February 24 will be the time period for this expedition. Then we'll have the next Discovery Week. This expedition will cover 100 years, 1800-1900, focusing on westward expansion/manifest destiny through by using the symbols as the anchor for the specific chunks of time. The kids will work with me on the first case study to become an expert for what they will need to have researched and then the triads (groups of three screenwriters) will work together to write about one of the symbols from this time period. UPDATE on the creative nonfiction letters to the NW Congressional Delegation: Mr. Buser, the president of the Ice Age Floods Institute (iafi.org/ ) emailed me on Monday to say that he used the letters while in Washington D.C. and they were well received by the legislators. Also, he said that one or two will end up in the IAFI January newsletter! Good work 5/6 CREW!! Reminder: Kids need to have water bottles at school-- a well hydrated kid works and feels better. :) |
