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Mini Capstone

This year, you’ve practiced using a variety of forms and mediums to communicate information. To show what you’ve learned, pick a topic you’re passionate about, and decide the best way to communicate it to others.

What is important to me?�How can I communicate that effectively to others?

Competencies and/or Standards Assessed:�ELA 2- Required for all, flipped for many��ELA 3, 4, or 5- Make up. Choose one�

Culminating Performance Tasks:

Students will present on a topic of their choice to their classmates and visiting students/teachers

Milestones:

  • Presentation

By the end of these slides, students will have completed:

Milestone 1: Capstone Presentation

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Milestone 1

Capstone Presentation

Stepping Stone: Stepping Stone 1: ELA 2.1 Choose a Topic/Medium

Date: 5/26/22

Objective: I can decide what topic I will present, and how I’ll communicate it to my audience

Key Vocab: Topic, audience, medium

Essential Questions: What do I want people to learn about? How can I communicate it to them?

Our Activities

Assessment

Competency Check

And brainstorming

What have I learned?

Exit Ticket: What is your topic?

Intro

Present ELA 2 competencies, show sample project

GroupingsColor groups by missing competency�Complete Competency Check

And brainstorming

Today’s Check-In: What is one thing that’s important to you?

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Milestone 1

Capstone Presentation

Stepping Stone: Stepping Stone 2: ELA 2.3 Developing Your Medium

Date: 5/31/22-6/2/22

Objective: I can learn how to create an effective slide show

Key Vocab: Slide show, theme

Essential Questions: What makes a good presentation slide show?

Our Activities

Assessment

Check slide show formatting

What have I learned?

How to create an effective slide show.

Intro

Day 1: Show sample slides��Day 2:�Presentation competencies

GroupingsColor groups by missing competency��Work on your project

Today’s Check-In: How do you want to present your information?

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Milestone 1

Capstone Presentation

Stepping Stone: Stepping Stone 3: ELA 2.Presentation Days

Date: 6/3/22-6/10/22

Objective: I can present my project

Key Vocab: Presentation, reflection

Essential Questions: What makes an effective presentation?

Our Activities

Assessment

Presentation will be graded for ELA 2, other competencies as applicable��Complete reflection

What have I learned?

How to present to a group

GroupingsColor groups by progress

Today’s Check-In: What do you need to be ready to present?

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Milestone 1

Capstone Presentation

Milestone Assessment:

Milestone 1 - Capstone Presentation

Competency/Skill/Standard being assessed:

ELA 2 and ELA 3, 4, OR, 5

Date: 5/27-6/8

Essential Questions:What is important to me?�How can I communicate that effectively to others?

Directions for Success

How do I complete the task?

Present a finished project�Turn it and my reflection in on Task Dashboard to Final Project: Mini Capstone�

Where do I turn in my work?

Share to staff@b21.allentownsd.org AND turn into Final Project: Mini Capstone on task dashboard

Feedback

Work will be scored and commented within one week. If necessary, it will be marked to resubmit on task dashboard.�Students should email bradr@allentownsd.org or stevensa@allentownsd.org with additional questions

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