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Juneau elementary Extended Learning teachers participated in a week long Storyline training in August 2005, facilitated by Mela O'Brien, fourth grade teacher at Glacier Valley. This storyline is one of three that the EL teachers (Dawn Davis-Pisel, Kathy Illiev, Barb Mitchell, Jeremy Neldon, Betty Nelson, & Sheryl Wittig) developed.

I will be adding to this section as we work through this storyline. Please check back for a more comprehensive list.

• Students explore key questions:
  • What do you think a neighborhood looks like?
  • What else might you find in a neighborhood?
• Possible activities include:
  • brainstorming
  • best-picture activity
  • make a word wall, categories, lists, etc.
  • create the frieze (mostly two dimensional on the wall, later the new neighborhood will develop on a table in front of the frieze)

2: The People in the Neighborhood (Characters)

• Students explore key questions:
  • Who do you think might want to live in this neighborhood?
  • What needs to be on a biography?
  • How might you find out how much money someone with your job makes?
• Possible activities include:
  • brainstorming
  • defining categories
  • creating characters
  • writing biographies (including name, age, occupation, family make-up, hobbies)
  • pair-share
  • individuals act out occupations and/or hobbies
  • web-site search

3: The Mortgage Company & Planning Commission (Rhythm & Rules)

• Students explore key questions:
  • How much of a house do you think you can afford?
  • What rules do you think we might need to build a home?
  • How do you think communities and builders can ensure that homes are safe and functional to live in?
• Possible activities include:
  • guest speaker
  • fill out mortgage application to pre-qualify
  • credit check
  • give incentives (like fate cards; play money appears on characters with explanation of where it came from)
  • make-up new words to "This Land is Your Land, This Land is My Land"
  • categorize: building codes, safety codes, staying under budget

4: Land Ho! (Incident One: land becomes available next to our neighborhood)

• Students explore key questions:
  • How much land do you think you can afford to buy and build?
  • How many square feet of house can you afford?
• Possible activities include:
  • Excel spread sheet of the percentage of money spent on land versus money spent on house.
  • "Contractor" visits to discuss how much per square foot to build
  • land auction (map with lots on it, perhaps on table in front of frieze)

5: Those Pesky Neighbors! (Incident Two: character decides s/he needs neighborhood covenants: "I don't want child care, dead vehicles, etc. in our neighborhood!"

• Students explore key question:
  • How might we create and maintain neighborhood harmony?
• Possible activities include:
  • community meeting- brainstorm
  • students create agreements, create form, sign it. (Students could use creative problem solving skills to do this)

6: The Design & Model (Incident Three)

• Students explore key question:
  • How can we show what we might want our home to look like?
• Possible activities include:
  • design scale model home
  • build scale model home

7: Culminating Event

• Students explore key question:
  • How might we share our home with our neighbors?
• Possible activities include:
  • neighborhood party with food
  • open house or block party
  • JSD EL Project Fair in May

8: Reflection

• Students explore key questions:
  • How do you feel about the home you built?
  • If you could do it all over, what would you do differently?
  • What went well?
  • What was difficult?
• Possible activities include:
  • journal reflection
  • JSD EL Project Fair in May

		CP (Concerned with Progress)	IP (In Progress)	M (Meets)	E (Exceeds)
Setting	Frieze	Created a few random elements that didn't need to be on the frieze. Poor use of time	Prepared a few elements for the frieze that help define the neighborhood	Participated actively with class in designing and creating storyline frieze	Took an effective leadership role in preparing frieze, in addition to creating elements
Character	Paper Model	Incomplete or no paper model of character	Created a character missing one or more: • appropriate body proportions • clothing • hair • facial features	Created a unique character with: • appropriate body proportions • clothing • hair • facial features	Extra detail and/or life-like features
Character	Career Research	Incomplete use of salary & indebtedness information on worksheets	Able to use given salary and indebtedness figures on worksheets	Able to locate on the Internet and record & use on worksheet: •Average entry level salary •Years of training required • Average indebtedness	Prepare and present to class a presentation about your characters career choice
Storyline	Episode Participation	Disruptive or off-task	Passively participated in group discussions and decision-making	Actively participated in group discussions and decision-making	Took an active leadership position in group discussions
Budget	Financial Worksheets	Major errors or missing important information	A few minor errors or missing information	All required budget worksheets are complete and accurately filled out.	Created an Excel spreadsheet to display & manipulate budget
Budget	Land vs. Home	Continued to bid on land, leaving very little money for new home construction	Spent a little bit more than budgeted for land.	Budgeted, and stuck to budget, for land and new home construction	Created an Excel spreadsheet to display & manipulate budget, including land vs. home
Design	Basic Elements	Several missing elements	One or two missing required elements	Kitchen: Fridge, Sink, Stove/Oven, Counters Bedroom(s): Built-in closet(s) Bathroom(s): Sink, Toilet, Tub/Shower (at least one tub in house) Utility: clothes washer & dryer	Additional elements have been planned for: •lighting • hot water heater • furnace or heat sources • dishwasher • garage or carport •hall closet •linen closet• •pantry
Design	Functional Space	Little regard for how occupants are actually supposed to live in this house	•Inconvenient plan for this family’s needs. • Wasted space (especially when space is at a premium)	• Location of rooms and appliances make a lot of sense • Efficient use of space	Location of rooms and appliances make a lot of sense.  Easy to move about the house.  Privacy ensured where needed.
Design	Aesthetics	house has little regard for aesthetics	house has a few visually troubling spots	house is pleasant to look at and move through	house has balance, inside and out
Blue Prints	Straight Lines	Most lines are drawn by hand. Many "lines" are not straight.	A few lines are drawn by hand rather than with a straight edge	• All walls are drawn using a straight edge.	Exterior walls are particularly dark (and straight)
Blue Prints	Lettering	Hand written lettering is illegible or missing	Hand written lettering is legible, but not neat and tidy	All letters are carefully and neatly printed, easy to read, and of the same size Included: • Architects name • Each room is labeled • Street is labeled • Cardinal directions are labeled (N,S,E,W)	In addition to the name of the room, interior area of the room and/or dimensions are neatly labeled.
Blue Prints	General Tidiness	• Stray marks appear • Lines that should be erased are still visible.	• Eraser marks are faint but visible	• No eraser marks are visible	• A separate final draft is prepared, void of errors
City Inspection	Fire Code	At least one occupied room that does not have two means of egress (ways out), including one directly outside	Some minor violations of the three foot wide hallway rule	• All hallways are at least three feet wide • All occupied* rooms have two means of egress, including one exterior window or door (*all rooms except closets, bathrooms, hallways, and storage rooms)	Hallways are four or more feet wide. Multiple means of egress out of all rooms in house (including bathrooms and storage rooms).
City Inspection	Minimum Room Size	Several occupied rooms are less than 10 feet by 10 feet	One occupied room is less than 10 feet by 10 feet	All occupied rooms are at least 10 feet by 10 feet	All occupied rooms are at least 10 feet by 10 feet, and dimensions are labeled.
Construction	General Construction	House haphazardly assembled	Some right angles not 90 degrees. Some walls not exact height or width Windows and/or doors not aligned to plan. Overuse of glue	Good job of measuring and cutting walls, windows, and doors. 90 degree angles Judicious use of glue.	Perfectly measured and cut walls, windows, and doors. Judicious use of glue.
Construction	Counters, stairs, etc.	Counters and/or stairs are missing from blue print and model	Counters and/or stairs are indicated on blue prints, but not built	Counters and/or stairs are clearly and neatly shown in blueprints and built in model	Counters (and stairs, when needed) are accurately built to scale, with sharp 90 degree corners.
Construction	Roof	No roof	• Roof missing top or sides • Roof does not fit house	Roof is well constructed, fits house.	Roof design improves function of building and is aesthetically pleasing
Construction	Landscaping (Not Required)	(Not Required)	(Not Required)	(Not Required)	Thoughtful landscaping that considers: • privacy • path of sun • view • local ecology
Construction	Interior Decorating (Not Required)	(Not Required)	(Not Required)	(Not Required)	Thoughtful interior decorating, including: • floor covering • wall covering • decoration that makes home unique
Habits of Work	Timeliness	At due date: • no project turned in	At due date: • a few required elements incomplete	Final project and supporting material finished by final deadline.	Final project finished ahead of time, providing time for project extensions
Habits of Work	Reflection	Designer shows very little self-reflection	Designer put a little bit of effort into self-reflection.	Designer addressed all major concerns about the plan.	Designer really thought about what they could and would change, and addressed everything