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Project: Ramstein ES Servers
Driving Question: How can we help new students get to know the adults who help us at our school?

Final Product(s)
Presentations,
Performances, Products
and/or Services
Learning Outcomes/Targets
content & 21st century competencies
needed by students to successfully
complete products

Checkpoints/Formative Assessments
to check for learning and ensure
students are on track

Instructional Strategies for All Learners
provided by teacher, other staff, experts; includes
scaffolds, materials, lessons aligned to learning
outcomes and formative assessments
Team
Each team will write
a letter to schedule a
video interview with
an adult who works
in our school.

Each team will
interview at least one
adult who works in
our school.

Each team will give
an oral presentation
to a kindergarten
class introducing one
adult helper, the
video interviews and
the location of the
videos.






ELA: 2E2b: Applications
2E2b.3:
Write a friendly letter complete with the date, salutation
(greeting, such as Dear Mr. Smith), body, closing, and
signature.
2E2b.5:
Use descriptive words when writing.
2E2b.6:
Create grade-level-appropriate writings for different purposes
and to a specific audience or person.
2E2c: English Language Conventions
2E2c.5: Punctuation
Use commas in the greeting (such as Dear Sam,) and closure
of a letter
(such as Love, or Your friend,) and with dates (such as March
22, 2000) and items in a series (such as Tony, Steve, and
Bill).
2E2c.7: Capitalization
Capitalize all proper nouns (names of specific people or
things such as Mike, Indiana, Jeep), words at the beginning of
sentences and greetings, months and days of the week, and
titles (such as Dr., Mr., Mrs., Miss) and initials in names.
2E2c.8: Spelling
Spell correctly words that do not fit common spelling patterns
which are used frequently but do not fit common spelling
patterns (such as was, were, says, said, who, what, why).
Letter Writing Rubric

Quizlet practice on Letter Writing

Quiz on friendly letter



Teacher models a friendly letter

KWL chart on letter writing

Symbaloo map links to three websites on
writing a friendly letter

BrainPop Jr video, word wall activity, quiz on
letter writing

Teams write a friendly letter to another team

Teams write letter to adults requesting an
interview and purpose of interview

Teams write letters to kindergarten classes
requesting to introduce adult helpers













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P R O J E C T D E S I G N : S T U D E N T L E A R N I N G G U I D E

Project: Ramstein ES Servers
Driving Question: How can we help new students get to know the adults who help us at our school?

Final Product(s)
Presentations,
Performances, Products
and/or Services
Learning Outcomes/Targets
content & 21st century competencies
needed by students to successfully
complete products

Checkpoints/Formative Assessments
to check for learning and ensure
students are on track

Instructional Strategies for All Learners
provided by teacher, other staff, experts; includes
scaffolds, materials, lessons aligned to learning
outcomes and formative assessments
See page 1
2E3: Listening and Speaking
Comprehension
2E3a.1:
Determine the purpose or purposes of listening (such as to
obtain information, to solve problems, or to enjoy humor).
Organization and Delivery of Oral Communication
2E3a.5:
Organize presentations to maintain a clear focus.
2E3a.6:
Speak clearly and at an appropriate pace for the type of
communication (such as an informal discussion or a report to
class).
2E3a.10:
Use descriptive words when speaking about people, places,
things, and events.

Quizlet practice on Questions

Quiz on the 5 Ws

Use interview rubric to self-evaluate practice
interviews

Teamwork Rubric
Teacher models conducting an interview during
Entry event

Watch entry event video, brainstorm interview
qualities, create rubric

BrainPop Jr video, word wall activity, quiz on
listening and speaking

Symbaloo map links to four websites on
interviews

Introduce 5 Ws

Write interview questions and practice
interviewing team members

Teach how to use video camera, video checklist,
video recording tips




2. Communication and collaboration
a. Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers,
experts, or others employing a variety of digital
environments and media
b. Communicate information and ideas
effectively to multiple audiences using a variety
of media and formats
d. Contribute to project teams to produce
original works or solve problems
Teamwork rubric

Oral Presentation rubric

Quizlet practice on oral presentation tips

Quiz on oral presentation tips
Discuss roles in teams

Brainstorm tips for oral presentations

View oral report resource on Symbaloo

Practice oral reports in teams then for whole class
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Project: Ramstein ES Servers
Driving Question: How can we help new students get to know the adults who help us at our school?

Final Product(s)
Presentations,
Performances, Products
and/or Services
Learning Outcomes/Targets
content & 21st century competencies
needed by students to successfully
complete products

Checkpoints/Formative Assessments
to check for learning and ensure
students are on track

Instructional Strategies for All Learners
provided by teacher, other staff, experts; includes
scaffolds, materials, lessons aligned to learning
outcomes and formative assessments
Individual
Each student will
create a visual artifact
(poster) introducing
one of the adults who
works at our school.
1. Creativity and innovation
a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new
ideas, products, or processes
b. Create original works as a means of personal
or group expression
Use visual artifact (poster) rubric for self-
evaluation on summer interview partner review
as well
Model creating a visual artifact (poster) using
both Glogster and Pixie

Display work samples, brainstorm qualities of a
good visual artifact (poster) create rubric

Students create a paper visual artifact (poster)
about their summer interview partner, present to
class

Create rough draft on paper for one of the adults
interviewed

Differentiated Instruction:
You will find a variety of methods for differentiation in the Instructional Strategies for All Learners column above. This project is designed to be used with beginning 2
nd
grade
students which means the students will need to practice skills often to incorporate the learning goal in their daily activities. There are multiple opportunities to practice different
activities before creating a final product. The classroom teacher will choose the students for teams to provide for mixed grouping so students can support each other in the learning
process. There are several online resources/videos for students that need additional practice to develop confidence with the learning goals. Teacher may need to form guided
writing groups to provide additional instruction on letter writing and writing interview questions.

Brainstorming activities will be conducted through large group, think-pair-share, and fish bowl activities to encourage participation by each student.

Interviews students will work in pairs to conduct a summer interview using a prepared form, teams will brainstorm questions for adult interviews, teams will practice
interviewing each other and being the video recorder, Symbaloo has online resources for research on interviews, BrainPop Jr has easy and difficult quizzes on speaking
and listening, Quizlet allows for repeated practice of activities to build confidence on subject matter and for formative assessment. Teacher will be monitoring groups
and teaching mini-lessons during large group meetings. 2 Quizlet quizzes have been prepared one with more multiple choice and T/F questions for a formative
assessment and the second with more fill in the blank questions for the summative assessment. Additional formative quizlets can be created as needed.

Letter Writing - teams will write a friendly letter to another team, to an adult helper, and to a kindergarten class, individual students or pairs as needed will write a thank
you note to the interviewees, team members/teacher will assist with edit/revision of letters, Symbaloo has online resources for research on letter writing, BrainPop Jr has
easy and difficult quizzes on letter writing, Quizlet allows for repeated practice of activities to build confidence on subject matter and for formative assessment. Teacher
will be monitoring groups and teaching mini-lessons during large group meetings. 2 Quizlet quizzes have been prepared one with more multiple choice and T/F
questions for a formative assessment and the second with more fill in the blank questions for the summative assessment. Additional formative quizlets can be created as
needed.
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Oral Presentation students will introduce their partner after conducting the summer interview, teams will practice their oral presentations in front of another group/whole
class, students will present their visual artifact about their partner to the team/class. Teacher will be monitoring groups and teaching mini-lessons during large group
meetings. 2 Quizlet quizzes have been prepared one with more multiple choice and T/F questions for a formative assessment and the second with more fill in the blank
questions for the summative assessment. Additional formative quizlets can be created as needed.

Visual Artifact (Poster) students will work with summer interview partner to create a paper model/rough draft which will be used in creating a practice Glogster or Pixie
poster, individual students will create a poster representing one of the adult helpers at school. Teacher will be monitoring groups and teaching mini-lessons during large
group meetings.