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Title of Project: Global Food and Identity: A Digital Storytelling Journey
Title of Project: Global Food and Identity: A Digital Storytelling Journey
How can we share our cultural identities and traditions through food in a digital storytelling project?
How can we share our cultural identities and traditions through food in a digital storytelling project?
Schools and Teachers
Schools and Teachers
Dayton Avenue School, Eastport Elementary
Teachers: Kailea DellaGuardia, Haka Asllani -Avdiu, Deanna McCarthy, Martha Kennelly
ENL Proficiency Level | ENL Program | Standards | Technology
ENL Proficiency Level | ENL Program | Standards | Technology
Appropriate for all English Proficiency Levels | Stand-Alone, Integrated ENL/ELA, Integrated ENL/SS | ELA 5W6, ELA 5SL5, SS.3-4, SS.3.2.4 | Canva
Assessments
Assessments
Formative: Observations during planning and recording. Teacher checklists to assess participation and clarity of speech.
Summative: Rubrics for the digital presentations (clarity, use of language, engagement with visuals). Self-assessment and peer feedback on the presentation.
Reflection: Students will reflect on what they learned and how they could improve their digital storytelling skills.
Description
Description
In this digital storytelling project, students will record themselves sharing their name, country of origin, and an important food dish from their culture. The project promotes language development, cultural exchange, and digital literacy. Students at varying English proficiency levels will use Canva to capture and share their stories. Differentiated support will be provided through sentence frames, visual aids, and peer collaboration to scaffold learning.
Content
Content
I can tell a story and share facts about my culture that are important to me.
Language
Language
I can use sentence frames and new vocabulary to describe myself and my culture.
Technology
Technology
I can use Canva to share my story digitally.
Procedure
Procedure
Introduction: Begin with a class discussion about food and its cultural significance. Show examples of digital storytelling using tools.
Planning: Students brainstorm what they want to say about their name, country, and food dish. Provide sentence frames to guide their speaking.
Support: For Entering students, offer bilingual word banks or translation tools. For Commanding students, challenge them to expand on their answers with more detailed explanations or stories about their dish.
Creation: Students use Canva to record their stories. Encourage them to use visuals, like photos of the dish or flags, to enhance their presentation.
Sharing: Have students present their digital stories in small groups or with the whole class.
Reflection: After the presentations, students reflect on what they learned about their classmates’ cultures and the foods that matter to them.
Resources and Other Materials
Resources and Other Materials
Canva
Reflection
Reflection
This project is highly engaging for students as it allows them to connect personal identity with learning and technology. Students will be excited to share about their cultures and have fun creating their presentations.
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