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Multilingual Learners at Atwater have increased the complexity of their high quality work - they demonstrate higher order thinking through the creation of student-centered projects.
Students use rubrics and multiple drafts to help create work products that are personally meaningful and show complexity.
Students use rubrics and multiple drafts to help create work products that are personally meaningful and show complexity.
Anchor texts about child immigrants where carefully selected for students to explore; one of which is about a former Atwater student. After reading anchor texts and discussing these immigrants, students write questions. The questions are used for pairs or triads of students to use in interviews with their immigrants. Next, students use their notes to write about their immigrants. The older students read over what they have and decide what is missing and then write more questions and interview their immigrant a second time.
Interviewing of a staff member of Atwater Elementary who is an immigrant
Interviewing of a staff member of Atwater Elementary who is an immigrant
A few students interviewed Mei Ma, an American immigrant from China, who now works as a support staff member at Atwater Elementary.
Atwater students identified as Multilingual Learners, or ML, have grown in their ability to create high quality work. The drafts and product samples included show how students complete an iterative drafting process and create complex work.
From immigrant stories to research books, students identified as ML here at Atwater develop high-quality products that are both complex and personally meaningful. Their work demonstrates growth towards complexity through the explicit connection of content to projects that educate others.
ML students sharing stories they had written to an audience of Atwater Crew members
ML students sharing stories they had written to an audience of Atwater Crew members
"A Snapshot of Shorewood Immigrants"
"A Snapshot of Shorewood Immigrants"
This photo was taken outside Nana Fusion, an immigrant-owned business in Shorewood. To kick off our expedition, students are taken to two or three immigrant-owned businesses and services in Shorewood (Russian Food & Gifts, Alliance de Francais, William Ho's, and/or Nana Fusion).
Ping’s Immigration story.pdfAfter revising and editing, the students add graphics and drawings all through the use of the app Book Creator (this is the platform where the writing is done, too).
Final Draft of ML Expedition "A Snapshot of Shorewood Immigrants"
Final Draft of ML Expedition "A Snapshot of Shorewood Immigrants"
Finally, the books is published, and the students prepare for the expedition. Click the image below to view the final product!
“My immigrant was from Russia. She was a ballet teacher. I felt happy. I learned a lot about people. In all, it was a good and fun experience. It helped me learn about people's cultures and the immigrants. I remember our immigrant saying about dance, 'It can move your feelings.' I really liked the project.” - Tala, 4th grade student
“My immigrant was from Russia. She was a ballet teacher. I felt happy. I learned a lot about people. In all, it was a good and fun experience. It helped me learn about people's cultures and the immigrants. I remember our immigrant saying about dance, 'It can move your feelings.' I really liked the project.” - Tala, 4th grade student
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