Program: Workshop at SJSU: Super Saturday 4-7-12 Grade Levels 4-7
Making Research Relevant: The I-Search Paper In an era of assessment with the demand to teach content standards and required skills, it can be hard to find opportunities for our students to engage in authentic, personal writing. The I-Search project, scaffolded for the middle grades, allows for both. Through personal interviews, traditional research, poetry, and reflection, students discover what their parents' lives were like at age 12 or 13, and in the process learn about themselves. The final product is impressive writing that students-- and parents-- treasure for years. (4-7) Carolyn Anzia and Brandy Appling-Jenson, Crittenden MS, MVW ESD
