This+I+Believe

5th Grade This I Believe Unit
During this unit we listened to podcasts from the "This I Believe" radio show. We discussed what makes for a powerful personal statement and what strategies we could use. In addition, we listened to Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech and some songs. Students then wrote two belief statements. One as a book character from a book we had read this year and one personal statement. They made "glogs" (online posters) to add some visuals to their ideas. Each glog below has a podcast recording on the student reading the belief statement. Most, but not all, students chose to share their personal statement.


 * media type="custom" key="13445854" || Aantorik believes in giving. ||
 * media type="custom" key="13445738" || Emma believes in family. ||
 * media type="custom" key="13445782" || Shantanu believes in karate. ||
 * media type="custom" key="13445826" || Jordan believes in eggs. ||
 * media type="custom" key="13445868" || Aly believes in softball. ||
 * media type="custom" key="13445880" || Isabella believes in riding. ||
 * media type="custom" key="13445902" || Hope believes in skiing. ||
 * media type="custom" key="13445958" || Cayman believes in soccer. ||
 * media type="custom" key="13446064" || Henry believes in reading. ||


 * media type="custom" key="13446206" || Saakshi believes in imagination. ||
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 * media type="custom" key="13445920" || Henry believes in reading. ||
 * media type="custom" key="13446476" || Chloe believes in skiiing ||