eographic Information Systems) data! I was amazed at what we came up with =
for a completely different way for students to put their knowledge of the s=
tory and characters into a data-driven project based in Albuquerque (any ci=
ty will work).
The English teacher typically offers several options for students as to how=
and what they do for a final project after reading the play. She said she=
had a few students in mind that might really get into pursuing this tack.
As an overview: students were asked to focus on up to three scenes and pull=
information from the entire play to create a project. (Other possible pro=
jects were modern day interactions, costume design,... there were about 5 o=
ptions). Students selecting the GIS project wrote down what they felt they=
would need in order to design their project, analyze the story of R&J, and=
use current data to justify their outcome. Ideas like: the ages of th ma=
in characters, the background of their families, where would R&J meet, how =
would they get around in secret (they'd be too young to drive), where might=
the fight scene occur, location of the church, location of the apothecary,=
etc.
Census data: ages, income levels, housing values; city data: transportat=
ion systems, bike paths, arroyos for travel; locations of churches (geocode=
d addresses), locations of pharmacies, a satellite image of the city... =20
What was astounding to me was I spent about 15-20 minutes with the students=
showing them some basics of how to map the data, display it, create their =
own data points/lines. They did all the analysis, the justification of wha=
t was written in the play and how that translated to their version of "Vero=
na de Albuquerque."
What evolved was an inspiration for the students, the teacher, and me. If =
anyone is interested in the nuts and bolts, e-mail me and I'll be happy to =
share the information, the process, the outcomes.
Gayle
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Gayle Wilson
Educational Technology & 8-9 Scheduler
Albuquerque Academy
wilsong@aa.edu
"Never make a cartographer mad, they'll tell you where to go and draw you a=
map." - Unknown
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From: A forum for independent school educators [ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU] On=
Behalf Of J Callahan [callajud@hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, October 16, 2009 9:12 AM
To: ISED-L@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Shakespeare projects
Posing a question for one of my English teachers who wants to spice up his =
unit on Romeo and Juliet. Does anyone have an interesting idea on doing a =
Shakespeare or R&J unit? Using technology would be an added plus.
Thanks,
J Callahan
Berkeley Prep
Tampa, FL
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