By Sarah Irvin
Seventh-grade English Language Arts
Wiley Magnet Middle School
Wiley's WWII Museum was
a true success and culmination activity after weeks of preparation. Students
read WWII Memoirs, Historical Fiction, and Nonficition in literature circles to
dive deeper into different perspectives. We visited SECCA Museum to look at
authentic exhibits from the time period and shine light on Pearl Harbor from
the Japanese and American perspective.
It is my hope through
this museum students investigated a piece of history that were unfamiliar with.
Students had to write from the object's perspective so not only, be
knowledgeable about the time period, but also what emotions would be connected
with their artifact. Students then had to create the artifact in our Maker's
Space using recycled materials encouraging them to think outside the box.
World War II has a lot
of moving parts, so I wanted to make sure students were exploring different
perspectives and creating an artifact that would represent that new knowledge.
Authentic learning isn't necessarily linear and sometimes gets a little messy,
so I believe this project was a direct reflection of those two together. It
seemed a success with students, teachers, and parents who came to visit.
"I liked the way we
wrote the narratives with old paper and type writing font because it made it
seem really old" said Mary Barnwell.
"It made me think
about jail and isolation," said Tre House.
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