Thursday, September 8, 2011

Objective: Begin the Star Project
Product: Think about what you would say if you had to present you star to the class.

Bell Work: Tell me about five things you enjoy. Be specific. Talk about activities, food, people, etc.

Class Activities
After the bell work has been completed, the students who had not performed the Character Interview performed. Once all of the performances were completed, Mr. Eastland explained the next assignment to the class: The Star Project. In the movies, the rich and famous have golden stars on their doors with their names etched on them. Each student will make a star that will placed on Mr. Eastland's wall for the rest of the school year.

The stars will be cut out of construction paper in any color that the student wants. They will place their name in the middle of the star. They can write their name, draw their name in some way, or cut out individual letters from a magazine and spell out their name. On each point of the star, students will glue a picture of something that they like or something that says something about them. Each point of the star should be something different. Therefore, students should not put five different kinds of candy on each point or five different pictures of the same person. Each one needs to be different and relate to the student that made it.

In class, I have construction paper, magazines, scissors, glue, and rulers available for the students to use. However, if the student cannot find a picture of something they want to put on their star or they know of something they have they want to put on it, they must bring that with them to class from home to place on the star. The students have today and tomorrow to work on this assignment in class. If they are not finished by tomorrow, the student will need to take the star home and finish it there over the weekend.

Student Planner: Tomorrow is the last day to work on the Star Project in class. If you need anything from home for the project, bring it tomorrow. 

Important!
The Star Project will be due on Monday, September 12, 2011! Remember that late work is not accepted in my class!