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Third Grade Transfer Task
Third Grade Transfer Task
Stories on Stage: Using the research from the interviews, students will create their own script, dances and songs based on a story from one of the cultures that is represented in our school community. Students will then perform their adapted screenplay in front of their school community and invited guests.
Benefits of Task:
Students explore various texts & events
Students reflect in groups, pairs, and individually
Students engage in whole class discussions as well as small group instruction
Students conduct research about different people, countries, and experiences
Students interviewed various members of the school community about their own culture
Students created their own script based on a story that represented one of our school cultures
Students performed in a play using the script that they created
Original Task
Original Task
WRITE A PLAY: Over the course of the next few weeks, students will collaborate to generate ideas, research, complete, and present an inquiry‑based project.
Limitations:
Students will not fully explore different cultures
Students self-discover and analyze/reflect on their own culture
No “real-world” impact or transfer of their knowledge
Sixth Grade Transfer Task
Sixth Grade Transfer Task
Podcast: Using the questions they have created and the interviews they will conduct, students will create a podcast to discuss their data. They will then end their podcast discussing how they can teach someone to be courageous.
Benefits of Task:
Students explore various texts & events (current and historical)
Students reflect in groups, pairs, and individually
Students participated in discussions with peers and adults in the school
Students research about different people, countries, and experiences. Students conducted interviews
Students transfer their knowledge to the community and to each other
Original Task
Original Task
Write an Essay: Students were expected to write an essay exploring what they learned about being courageous after reading a single story.
Limitations:
Students will not fully explore courage
Students self-discover and analyze/reflect on their own
No “real-world” impact or transfer of their knowledge
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