Monday, October 1, 2012
Text Satellite
I apologize in advance for any weirdness that may occur. I'm still new to this presentation-ception that is Prezi.
My primary text was the young adult novel Al Capone Does My Shirts, which is about a boy named Moose (yes, that's what he goes by) who in the 1930's is stuck growing up on "the Rock" along with America's most notorious. The book is all around a lot of fun to read, and is rich in historical details hidden away in all the subplots, some of which include a character's odd behavior, which today would be diagnosed autism, as well as Moose's interactions with the legendary Al Capone himself.
I tried to link all the themes that I drew out in the satellite with a timeline, as well as links to modern day issues. I'm not sure if that idea was successful. It looks messy to me.
Here is the link, if you'd like to give it a lookthrough.
http://prezi.com/wjkfojgoi5do/text-satellite/
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Krista, this was fascinating!
ReplyDeleteWhat I loved: Your ability to weave in history, archival photography, and diagrams. The images in the Prezi itself were informational--and the links were a true extension of the content itself. I love that Jazz music is the "soundtrack" to this unit, it's so rich with its own content and history.
What intrigued me: I've not read this book, but your references to autism piqued my curiosity. I've seen the Temple Grandin film, and thought it was exceptional. I'd be interested to see how students respond to this.
I'm not sure I could pull off a unit like this on my own, but I think I would truly enjoy being a student in your class during this unit.
When will this class be offered? :)