Student+Poetry+Weebly

Description: I created several custom English classes with this student in mind. She really enjoyed the English 4 class she was required to complete. While working through this course for credit, she was thoughtful and deliberate, taking her time and enjoying the concepts she was working through.

Analysis: I took poetry concepts found in English 1 and Englsih 2 to create a custom English elective course worth .5 credits. Since the assignments within the course were not enough to warrant the .5 credits, students are expected to create a poetry project based on the assignments completed in the course. My only requirement for the project was the poetry had to be "published" and poems created would need to be identified and labeled. For example, the elements specific to a haiku would need to be defined and identifed.

Reflection: This student did an amazing job creating a Weebly to publish her poems! The assignment capitialized on her learning strengths and creativity, yet allowed her the freedom to learn in a style and mode, yet allowed her the flexibilty of time to move through the project at her pace.

I have created several classes/courses like this. I find students like the structure of having set learning tasks they must complete, while allowing the students the freedom to create a demonstration of their learning in a mode that best suits their individual learning style. I call this a blended project based learning. This is mostly what I did last year.

I have also included this same student's work for a similarily designed drama class.

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