Project Work

🎨 Revised Ocean Action Draft

Collaboration Critical Thinking & Problem Solving Content Expertise Effective Communication Product Assessment Reflection Core Content Essential Question Critique and Revision Submission Required Grading Required

Teams revise their PSA draft using art supplies, tablets, storyboard pages, or brochure templates and then complete a quick second feedback check with a partner team. Students must show what changed by marking revisions with colored pencils or revision notes and briefly explaining how feedback shaped the new version. This updated draft becomes the approved version for the next phase.

Plan day

Day 17

Duration

45 min

Grouping

Small Group

Steps

5 steps

Lesson plan

5 steps · 45 min

#	What teachers do
1	Launch the revision session by reminding teams of the goal: make the PSA clearer, more accurate, and more persuasive for a real audience. Briefly review the Essential Question, model what a visible revision looks like with colored pencils or revision notes, and name Glows and Grows as kind, helpful feedback where a glow is a strength and a grow is a needed change. (7 min)
2	Teams gather their revision plan from the previous activity and decide which feedback to use first. Students reread or review their draft, choose 2-3 changes that will most improve their facts, visuals, or call to action, and assign team roles such as writer, artist, reader, or materials manager. (8 min)
3	Teams revise their PSA draft using poster paper, brochure templates, storyboard pages, or tablets. Students make changes directly on the draft, mark revisions in a different color or with sticky-note labels, and add a short note explaining how the new version better helps people protect ocean animals or keep local water and beaches clean. (15 min)
4	Partner teams complete a quick second feedback check using Glows and Grows. Each team shares one important revision, listens to partner feedback, and checks whether the PSA now includes an accurate marine pollution message, a clear audience-friendly visual or layout, and a strong call to action. (8 min)
5	Teams make one final improvement and complete an approval check. Students do a brief pair-and-share reflection about what changed and why, then place their approved revised draft in the class collection area for the next phase of polishing and exhibition preparation. (7 min)

Preparation (7 items)

Gather each team's previous draft and revision plan from the prior activity so materials are ready before class begins.
Prepare revision materials: colored pencils, markers, sticky notes, poster paper, brochure templates, storyboard pages, scissors, glue, and charged tablets if needed.
Create and display a simple feedback anchor chart with Glows and Grows sentence starters such as 'A glow is...' and 'A grow could be...'.
Prepare a visible revision model showing how to mark a change and write a short explanation of how feedback improved the PSA.
Set up partner-team pairings ahead of time so each team knows who they will meet with for the second feedback check.
Post or project a brief revision checklist that includes facts are accurate, message answers the ocean protection question, call to action is clear, and changes are marked visibly.
Pre-sort differentiated supports such as sentence starters, picture vocabulary cards, enlarged templates, and oral response options for students with varying reading levels.

Student-facing instructions

Today you will revise your team's PSA draft so it is clearer, stronger, and ready for the next phase. You will use your old feedback, your draft, and materials such as art supplies, storyboard pages, brochure templates, or a tablet. First, review your plan and choose the most important changes. Then revise your work and mark what changed with colored pencils, labels, or revision notes. Your team must also write or say a short explanation of how feedback shaped your new version. After that, you will meet with a partner team for a quick Glows and Grows check, where you will share one strength and one next step. Your goal is to create an approved updated draft that clearly teaches how people can reduce marine pollution and protect ocean animals and their habitats.

Success criteria

You are successful when your team has: 1) completed an updated PSA draft in your chosen format; 2) made at least 2 visible revisions using a different color, sticky note, or revision label; 3) improved the accuracy of facts, visuals, or persuasive message about marine pollution; 4) included a clear call to action that tells people what they can do; 5) completed a second feedback check with a partner team using at least one glow and one grow; and 6) briefly explained how feedback helped shape the new version. You can also ask yourself: 'Does our PSA clearly show how to protect ocean animals or keep water and beaches clean?'

Facilitator notes

Keep the pace brisk so students spend most of the time revising rather than re-explaining old ideas. Encourage teams to focus on 2-3 meaningful improvements instead of changing everything. Common pitfalls include making decorative changes without improving the message, forgetting to mark revisions clearly, or choosing feedback that does not strengthen the PSA for a real audience. For students with varying reading levels, provide visual checklists, picture vocabulary cards for words like pollution, habitat, and revise, and sentence starters such as 'We changed ___ because ___' or 'Our call to action is ___.' Allow oral explanations to count if writing is a barrier, and pair stronger readers with peers for shared reading of feedback notes. If teams finish early, ask them to test whether a new viewer can quickly tell the problem, the solution, and the action people should take.

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