Wrapping Up Narnia

Our journey through Narnia has concluded, but I thoroughly enjoyed blogging alongside the students.  At the start of the book, each student chose one of the Pevensie children to "become." At various points during the book, the students had to blog as that character.

This was a great activity for a number of reasons.

• It was a great introduction to blogging.  I was surprised how few kids actually knew anything about blogging.  However, they all were able to experience the process and see how it's done.
• Writing from the point of view of a character is hard to do.  This was more than a mere summary of the story.  Students had to think like that character.  
• This was not just writing to satisfy the teacher.  Students got to read each other's blogs and make comments.  

I found that once students had one or two blog posts under their belts, I was an obsolete member of the class. I would still make an appearance but was not needed for support much after the ball got rolling.  That's what education is about -- helping students learn new skills so they can be independent.

We also added the vlog concept, using WeVideo and green screen technology.  This was completely new to all of us, so it was a lengthy process. After a few days of recording, re-recording, and editing, the process was complete and most kids got a vlog look that was somewhat convincing that we were standing in Narnia.

Here are some of the better blogs to see what the students were able to create.
http://thestoryofedmundslife.blogspot.com/
http://adventuresofsusan2.blogspot.com/
http://thequestofmysteriouslucy.blogspot.com/
http://thepeterway.blogspot.com/

And here is my blog from the perspective of Tumnus the Faun.
http://chroniclesofafaun.blogspot.com/

I'd like to thank Ms. McGuire for letting me be a part of this project.  It was a blast!