Students in Years 5 and 6 from three different schools across Sydney read the wonderful Australian picture book,
'The Treasure Box'
by Margaret Wild and Freya Blackwood.
We studied the book over many weeks, exploring the characters, settings, plot and themes. We responded to the text by mining more deeply into the story, partnering with the author to expand the story or by dreaming new ways of looking at the story.
We hope you enjoy our responses as much as we enjoyed creating them.
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ABOUT THIS PROJECT:
Transmedia storytelling (also known as transmedia narrative or multiplatform storytelling) is the technique of telling a single story or story experience across multiple platforms and formats using current digital technologies Based on a project originally created by Macquarie ICT Innovation Centre, teachers of Stage 3 Gifted Students from selected Sydney Catholic Schools in the Eastern Region have developed and designed a transmedia story with their students to share with the other project classes to investigate the question: In what ways might transmedia storytelling allow teachers to re-imagine how they currently engage their class in an immersive literacy environment through the process of collaborative design? The project examines the potential value of transmedia storytelling for literacy development by investigating the worth of the ‘Weaving a StoryWorld Web’ framework, a teaching and learning model developed by MacICT’s research advisor to support the design, development and creation of transmedia storyworld. The project particularly focused on the professional learning of the teachers, examining if transmedia storytelling is an engaging and effective way to meet the ICT elements in the NSW English syllabus. The text chosen for this project is the Australian picture book, ‘Treasure Box’, by Margaret Wild and Freya Blackwood. See the following presentation for more information about the project...
You may also like to visit the other StoryWorld created for The Treasure Box:
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ReplyDeleteWhat a fascinating way to explore a text. Well done to all the children involved in this work.
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