Reporting the Past

A document in the making

This past week the fourth grade was tasked with retelling the story of when the Europeans, more specifically the Dutch and Swedes, encountered the Lenape. They have been learning the history between the the two cultures over the past few weeks. The students, working with a partner or small group, could choose any way to tell the story. The ideas flowed freely and the level of creativity within each grouping really showcased the students' individual talents and interests. Some of the diverse ideas included a digital newspaper, a puppet show made into an iMovie, a play written to be performed live, a documentary movie, a televised newscast and a PowerPoint. The students are putting their finishing touches on their projects and  presentations will take place this week.

Puppet show voice overs           PowerPoint in progress

Script writers                                    Newscast in production