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Such an engaging way to get kids working in an inquiry space, and to see the value of writing! So often they just do it for us. Great to show them how people use writing to get their big ideas across.

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This is a great idea! I can't wait to give this a try in my classroom. I can see how it would be an engaging and relevant project for students!

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I can see how students would love this project. I love the way you use sample "master texts": in this situation, students have a real reason to closely analyze genres, but more importantly, they understand the FUNCTION of those genres in the real world. This kind of genre analysis that will transfer to writing other genres in other contexts.
-Lisa

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Very creative project!! I liked the quick write in the beginning to get minds primed for the activity. Great job giving a quick intro to the background of PBL and lead into your driving question. I was excited and wished we had more time to do more of the project ourselves!!!

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Rob, you clearly are so fun as a teacher! I love how you can be informative, silly, and so engaging through Project Based Learning. You are a game changer for the kids, ALL the kids, especially the ones who need their voices heard most. Thanks for this fun demo.  This Shark backs YOU!
Amanda G.

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Thanks for the presentation Rob. I went to a PBL based high school and this really brought back memories. It's interesting how much content kids will teach themselves when they are given support and a choice. So many of my former PBL peers are on to awesome careers, and they never had a textbook, etc. Glad you can capture that in this unit. Also, a very portable unit. This can be done across subjects and in multiple classes. Really fun!

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Rob, I really appreciate just how many standards, skills, and genres this PBL hits. It justifies the 3-5 week teaching time on that alone, plus the student buy-in and creativity aspects. I also really like how PBL puts students at the center and pivots teachers to a support role. Thank you!
--Daina

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I loved your intro! Teacher's can get PBL wrong and call something PBL when it's not. I love how you delivered you intro explaining what it is and is not!

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I enjoyed seeing how you have created a relevant and engaging learning experience for your students. There's choice, collaboration, real-world application, and creativity all embedded in this task.
Bringing in a wide-variety of product and work related materials also gives students exposure to a variety of genres and reading opportunities.
More time in our groups would have been helpful. We were just getting warmed up! : )
Thank you for sharing!
Brooke

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Where were you when I was in the depths of despair in an all-NT district? (Yes - I cut my teeth in Napa, home of the original New Tech.) I tried for years to get people to take me seriously when I said that the writing-instruction part of those projects needed serious beefing-up. That they never took my advice is one of the top reasons I'm in Davis now. You should do this workshop for my old district. So many "PBL" teachers I know just assign stuff with zero supports and are then dumbfounded when they get crummy products. Well, DUH. Do what Rob does! Well done.

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My genre mantra: purpose, audience, context and content will lead to appropriate forms, is brought to life through your presentation. Students have to THINK, but are motivated to do so. In a longer presentation, I could see each part of the unit represented by its own slide with pictures of students and/or their work. GREAT job, Rob!
-Bob

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I'm sure the kids really get into this project, Rob! I love how you shift your role into more of a mentor/coach, and I really like how you bring REAL writing into the classroom for the kids to explore. So creative!

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Rob, I absolutely love all of the great opportunities with this PBL. Engaging, tons of rich writing opportunities, and great tie in with the community. I can tell that the students had a blast throughout this entire unit! Way to go!

Kimberly

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I love the real-world applications of this project! I especially loved the mentor text element in which students read manuals and instruction booklets from products. I bet you can guarantee they've never paid attention to those types of real world writing all around them. I think students would have so much fun with this project - so much room for creativity, collaboration, and a real audience at the end. Pure gold. Totally stealing!

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Excellent presentation, Rob.  What a relevant and fun project for students that is driven by student choice.  It is incredible just how many different modes of writing are incorporated into this one project and how understanding audience is so important.
Kathy

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I never thought about project based learning as a writing project. I love it! I can see myself doing something like this with my 6th grade class.