Stage 2 Choose Smore as Term 1 ICT!
Students learn to use persuasive language in a new medium
Why Smore?
Learning to use Smore is a way to introduce stage 2 to the web 2.0 culture of designing and contributing for audiences on the World Wide Web! These beautifully designed web posters are a meaningful publication for students' effective use of persuasive language they have learned for expositions.
It is an easy to use tool which yields up professional looking products which gives students a sense of accomplishment. The web tool takes the ideas and persuasive language of students and integrates it with appropriate pictures to make something impressive.
It is an easy to use tool which yields up professional looking products which gives students a sense of accomplishment. The web tool takes the ideas and persuasive language of students and integrates it with appropriate pictures to make something impressive.
Here are some examples:
What's the goal?
Students can begin by creating an advertisement for a favourite toy. They will write a brief description about their toy of choice, choose 2 flattering pictures of their toy, and explain why other kids should get one.
An extension project could be producing a persuasive poster for a picture book they have borrowed from the library, or a persuasive poster for the Premier's Reading Challenge.
An extension project could be producing a persuasive poster for a picture book they have borrowed from the library, or a persuasive poster for the Premier's Reading Challenge.
The assessment for term 1 would be an advertising poster for Open Day 2013 done by student pairs with the goal of having Patrick choose some to be linked in the newsletter.