The Green Apple

My digital story is a ridiculously true tale that happened to me years ago. I plan to use it to introduce a personal narrative unit to my seventh grade language arts class. At first, I found this project slightly overwhelming because creating a good digital story takes lots of time. Finding time and energy to complete projects that require editing can be very difficult. But thanks to a week of SBA testing, I found extra time in the evenings to finally finish it.

Other than finding time, choosing the best personal narrative to turn into a digital story was the most challenging part. The Green Apple was originally published in the Anchorage Daily News in 2004 when I wrote a weekly outdoors column called "Head Out." The events that transpired while mountain biking in the Chugach Mountain fit perfectly into the story mapping scheme.

Finally, here is the rubric I would use to assess students on a digital project. This rubric emphasizes choice for the student, creates a connection with their audience, and uses planning and understanding of media guidelines and digital tools to help them achieve their goals.