Sacopee Valley Middle School Students Create

Sacopee Valley Middle School

Students Create

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Animals of the Arctic

US Regions E-Books

Persuasive Essays: Why Harriet Tubman Should be in the Heroes Hall of Fame

Atlas of Infinite Possibilities

Persuasive Essays: Should Humans Explore Space?

Animals of the Arctic

Ms. Sawyer's fifth grade class studied the Arctic region's location, climate, environmental factors, and its wildlife. Using Thinglink, each student focused on a single animal and created an interactive map featuring facts, images, and even the sounds each animal makes. Click on the pulsing plusses to explore our Sacopee Valley student conservationists' findings.

Northern Lights Image by Noel Bauza from Pixabay

US Regions E-Books

Mrs. Williams introduced her fifth graders to the various regions of the United States and asked each of her students to research a specific area of our country. With the help of Head Librarian Mrs. Goodfield and Sacopee Valley Middle School's library staff, each student collected relevant information with which they created individual e-books with Book Creator.

Persuasive Essays: Why Harriet Tubman Should be in the Heroes Hall of Fame

After Mrs. Dixon's eighth grade English Language Arts students studied the life and accomplishments of Harriet Tubman, they composed speeches intended to persuade audiences that the abolitionist should be inducted into the Heroes Hall of Fame. Mrs. Dixon gave students the option of delivering their speeches face-to-face in class or via Flipgrid videos, which provide the affordances of various communicative modes. Below are some of the multimodal approaches students incorporated in their speeches.

Sarah and Joslyn

Arthur, Silas, and Shane

Evan

Maddi and Brandy

Lealea, Ava, and Emily

Ronan and Caleb

Atlas of Infinite Possibilities

Each year the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education, located on the University of Southern Maine's Portland campus, holds a map making contest for Maine children in grades 4, 5, and 6. Student cartographers who create the winning submissions win $500 for themselves and $500 for their classrooms. Ms. Sawyer's fifth grade class designed their maps for submission. Students then collaborated to create The Atlas of Infinite Possibilities, an e-book they developed as a full classroom team with Book Creator. Here they share their imaginations and growing technology skills with the entire school, their families, and the community.

The Atlas of Infinite Possibilities

Persuasive Essays: Should Humans Explore Space?

Mrs. Dixon's seventh grade English Language Arts students studied the pros and cons of space exploration before composing their own persuasive speeches in favor of or opposition to sending human beings to outer space. Students used Flipgrid to incorporate multimodal elements such as images, sound, gestures, and text into their presentations.

Cole

Tobey

Jordan

Ethan

Cassius

Camdyn

Ellianna

Cody

Jonathan

Alexis

Noah

Gavin

Emily

Addison

Autumn

Roderick

Isiah

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