Project Based Learning

Grade 5

Mr. Proctor

Name of Project: The Young Authors of Drayton Valley

Subjects: LA, Art, IT

Project Idea: Producing a storybook for the school library for grade 2 level readers.

Driving Question: Based on our study of grade 2 level storybooks, can your group (of 4)

produce a children’s storybook for seven year olds?

Content Standards: LA – reading, writing, spelling/grammar

Art – colouring, collage-making

IT – image search (Google), word processing (Word), page layout (Word),

photography (digital camera).

21st Century skill taught: Collaboration. Rubric available at:

http://www.bie.org/images/uploads/useful_stuff/Collaboration_Rubric.pdf

Major Products: Group -peer editing,

(formative -group story draft after consulting on individual stories,

assessment rubrics) - final story,

-rough mock booklet,

-typing and final page layout.

Individual – deconstructing a grade 2 story (worksheet) We used Bernstein

Bears stories to study character, a problem, humorous events

arising, and the solution,

-individual story drafts. Each student produces a rough plot to

present to their group.

-peer editing,

-feedback notes when piloting on some grade 2 students,

-final reflection.

Audience: Grade 2 classes, presentation to parents in the library.

(summative assessment)

Samples of Three Storybooks

From

Rain the Rainbow Cat

From

Pet Day Adventure

From

Porky’s Great Adventure