April 12th Class

Today we worked and discussed an invitation project that we're going to present next week. My group is doing a project over pollution in the ocean dealing with oil drilling specifically. I've noticed a real stress in invitation lessons from my teachers this semester. I think they are another great way to get your students interested in your lessons! Just like the MGRP. Half of the trouble with teaching is just getting students interested in your lesson. So what my group did was we provided them with four different examples of activities they can do to further their knowledge on pollution caused by oil drilling. Our activities are as follows...

Activity 1

Still Image Poem

Take a look at the different pictures of animals

Pick one that you connect with

Now write a poem about how you think the animal feels or what they would say

In the end we will share our poems with each other

Activity 2

Debate

Pick if you are for or against oil drilling

Now take a few minutes to come up with the pros or cons of the situation (oil drilling)

You can use the handout to aid you in coming with some ideas

Now have a debate with the rest of your classmates defending your position for two minutes on whether or not you are for or against oil drilling

Activity 3

Current Event Connections

Search the internet for a recent current event dealing with oil drilling

Read the current event to yourself

As you read through the article make notes right next to what you read and make a connection to or your thoughts on each passage, sentence, or word

For example: Article says: “11 people are missing after a recent oil rig explosion”

Note: I remember when the twin towers in New York fell and a lot of people were missing too

Activity 4

Picture of oceans

Take a sheet of blank paper

Draw two pictures side by side.
One picture should be a picture of what you think an ocean would be like without pollution and the other picture should be what you think an ocean looks like with pollution.


Overall I think through all of these different types of invitations the students are sure to connect with one of them and enjoy producing one of them, so all in all...our mission as teachers is once again accomplished!