Here are the links to these projects I found:
Both came from the same blogger. She had a warm up activity she found on teacherspayteachers. I used it the same way and found it to be a great formative assessment piece as I walked around the room listening to the students discuss and giving extension questions. Here is the link for the activity: COMIC
In my crazy head, I decided to try both of them and another I created. I wanted to try these out with the other teachers this year, but decided to be the guinea pig to show how it can work. The students had the option of project to work and/or partners to work with on their project. The Angry Birds and Complex story book took longer than expected, but they were worth the time spent. The students went into it with full force and gusto. As I showed the other teachers some of the finished products, they were excited and were definitely open to try it next year. Score!!!
I was talking to our campus instructional coach, showing some of the projects and bouncing ideas, She gave me a great idea that should help with the time factor. Plan the lessons/unit with the project given and explained first. Their practice and learning will be on completing the project as I flip the class into so many mini-lessons throughout the time. This will give the time they need, and I can focus the instruction through the end product of the project.
