During the 4th quarter, 9th grade students of African American history created
30-second commercials. This project was successful in a variety of ways:

• Inquiry: Students defined their own questions and topics about African American history (1865-present)
• Research: Students researched "freedom and liberty" (as described in the US Constitution and Bill of Rights) and related each to their inquiry
• Collaboration: Students worked together to write a non-fictional profile of a
  historical event and how it relates to freedom and responsibility ---
  with 3 MLA citations.
• Presentation: Students used a variety
  of media (iMovie, garage band, blip.tv, Wikispaces) to organize and
  share their non-fiction profile essays and 30-second commercials.

It's clear to me that the skills students learn throughout SLA
showed up in this project. Thanks to the faculty and congratulations
to the students.

Here's the link for orange students: http://orange08-09.wikispaces.com/Commercials.