The Final Project

Finishing the school year strong can be a challenge for some students.  The weather gets warm, and they want to check out for the summer.  To help keep my students focused, I cooked up and end of the year project that was just the ticket.

Instead of asking my students to regurgitate information on a end of the year test,  I asked them to participate in an end of the year  project.  There task was to take music of their choice and use social studies information and content covered in class to incorporate into the lyrics. To grab my students attention and generate enthusiasm, I unsuspectingly performed  live for all my mods.  I wasn't great, but I was able to model what they needed to do and they gave me props for singing in front of them.  They spent around 14 days working to create their masterpieces.  They did not disappoint me.

I was blown away by the projects.  What resulted were amazing recordings, PowerPoints, videos, and live performances.  Below are just a few samples of their creative genius.  It was a great way to end our year.