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EMILY FORGEY
EMILY FORGEY
EMILY.FORGEY@BULLITT.KYSCHOOLS.US
5TH GRADE, FES
LIVING WAX MUSEUM
LIVING WAX MUSEUM
"When I began planning our Revolutionary War unit, I knew I wanted to have several interactive components to help students answer the compelling question; what does it take to gain independence? I wanted students to be able to research someone involved in the Revolutionary War, write an informational piece about them, transform the piece into a narrative, use technology to share their learning, and present it to other students in a living wax museum. Watching students become confident researchers, producers, and authors was an incredible experience! Students from every grade level came through our wax museum and watched in awe as our Fifth graders shared their learning. This experience brought a historical event to life and left our students seeking out more opportunities to research and create visual representations of their learning!" -- Ms. Forgey
"My favorite part of the project was just seeing the high level of student engagement whether it was when they were researching, creating their video trailer on Adobe Spark, or presenting at the wax museum. The whole process provided students a clear understanding and perspective of their historical figure and brought them back to life!" -- Mr. Paige, collaborating DLC
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RESEARCH: Students practiced researching using a variety of tools and techniques.
SPEAKING & LISTENING: The students presented to all other grade levels at FES and were able to practice their public speaking skills.
WRITING: Students wrote an informational piece about their historical figure and then transform this piece into a narrative about that person. Students also practiced writing a simple outline/script for their video trailers.
CREATIVITY: The students were able to select a historical figure of their choosing and be as creative as can be with their narratives, video trailers, and living wax museum presentations.
This experience ties back to our Graduate Profile competencies of...
This experience ties back to our Graduate Profile competencies of...
SELF-DIRECTED NAVIGATOR
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MASTERY LEARNER
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GAIN INDEPENDENCE?
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO GAIN INDEPENDENCE?
When I began planning our Revolutionary War unit, I knew I wanted to have several interactive components to help students answer the compelling question; what does it take to gain independence? I wanted students to be able to research someone involved in the Revolutionary War, write an informational piece about them, transform the piece into a narrative, use technology to share their learning, and present it to other students in a living wax museum. I met with Andrew Paige as I was beginning to plan this unit and he instantly suggested two amazing ideas to incorporate creativity and technology-a movie trailer with Adobe Spark and using Storyjumper to publish their writing. He joined our class to teach us how to use these tools, which was fantastic! Watching students become confident researchers, producers, and authors was an incredible experience! Students from every grade level came through our wax museum and watched in awe as our Fifth graders shared their learning. This experience brought a historical event to life and left our students seeking out more opportunities to research and create visual representations of their learning! -- Ms. Forgey, Teacher
My favorite part of the project was just seeing the high level of student engagement whether it was when they were researching, creating their video trailer on Adobe Spark, or presenting at the wax museum. The whole process provided students a clear understanding and perspective of their historical figure and brought them back to life! -- Mr. Paige, collaborating DLC
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