Produced by Mr. Brubaker's third grade at Escondido and Ms. Surber's 4th grade class at Barron Park.
| Mr. Brubaker's Geometoids | Ms. Surber's Geometoids |
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In the first phase of the project, students (in pairs) draw original pictures of Geometoids: creatures composed entirely of geometric shapes. They then write descriptive paragraphs about their Patternoids, and post the descriptions on their webpage. The students receiving these descriptions try to draw the Patternoids, using only the descriptive paragraph as a guide. The two sets of drawings are scanned and posted to this website, along with the description. Students compare the two drawings to analyze their skill at descriptive writing.
Write a well-planned and interesting paragraph with sufficient detail
Present information clearly
Present a picture or express a feeling with vivid sensory detail
Edit own and others' work for quality and mechanics
Use the computer as a writing tool
Persevere through the writing process
Evaluate own writing and personal progress
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Extract the main idea or theme from a text
Use prior knowledge/experience and context to make predictions and draw conclusions and inferences
Keyboarding
Word processing
Graphics manipulation (scanning, editing)
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