Scottish Storyline Method... Love It!! Check out the book (very informative, few pics):
I've used other's storylines before, and loved it but this year I took my first shot at creating my own storyline. The premise: (You'll have to excuse the fact that the students are running a pretend candy factory. My excuse: We found a "healthier alternative to sugar," AND students find it very motivating). The students run a candy factory and we've discovered a new species of sugar cane called the candy flower which offers a healthier alternative to sugar.
ODE Standards Covered:
Persuasive writing
EL.03.WR.27
Write brief reports: Include
observations and information from two or more sources. Use diagrams, charts, or
illustrations that are appropriate to the text.
3.2L.1 Compare and contrast the
life cycles of plants and animals.
SS.3.19. Identify and compare
different ways of looking at an event, issue, or problem.
SS.3.20. Identify how people or
other living things might be affected by an event, issue, or problem.
SS.03.CG.03 Identify ways that
people can participate in their communities and the responsibilities of
participation.
SS.03.EC.01 Understand that limited
resources make economic choice necessary.
SS.03.GE.01 View and draw simple
maps and pictures to locate, describe, and show movement among places.
3.16. Describe the relationship
between producers and consumers.
3.17. Explain the issue of scarcity
to personal, community, regional, and world resources.
3.4D.1 Identify a problem that can
be addressed through engineering design, propose a potential solution, and
design a prototype.
The Frieze (ever-changing of course):
In this episode the candy flower crop is being plagued by too many bugs. Students as small groups have to find a solution to the problem. Our solution: bringing in mongoose, spring-boarding a discussion on invasive species. Each week one student's product is selected as the best selling product and is given a billboard on the frieze, a certificate for the student, and a class money bonus.
Photos:
The candy flower crop diagram, life cycle of a candy flower, the employee and product handbook and my ridiculous hat (Dr. Candi B. Goode, lol).
Wanted poster for the Boll Weevil which is destroying the candy flower crop.
More to come....
