Unit Day Ten

My unit is over! I asked the students who really wanted and needed to show their film to the class, and I let those students present first. It ended up that the two students who were unable to present to the class were the two who did not have the technology to finish the project and wrote their hero's journey story instead of created a film about it. It was interesting to grade those projects, but somehow I made it work by analyzing the writing and story. This was another instance that reminded me of the teddy graham added to Dr. Kist's cookie rubric. Though those two students did not use technology to create a hero's journey movie, their stories still were exceptional and I could tell they understood the concepts in which I taught. Because they did not have the technology and told me of this prior, I could not take of points for them not creating a hero's journey movie. In the end, their stories ended up fulfilling the rubric I created, and thus graded themselves.

Also, I added the de-briefing after each student's film and had them pick out the hero, villain, and problem the hero faced. This worked well because they all were able to analyze these aspects. I am so completely relieved right now because I was able to grade all nine of the presentations. Now that everything is done, I don't have to come in on Monday! My unit is over and every one of my students seemed to grasp the concept of the hero's journey in relation to Beowulf and their own lives!