42 SRA FLEX LITERACY ™ IMPLEMENTATION GUIDE
ePresentations
ePresentations for The Project Experience are similar to those for The Print Experience
in that they are ideal for use with an interactive white board, include the same set of
tools, and support instruction. The core content of The Project Experience
ePresentations is quite different, though. Where The Print Experience ePresentation
includes an interactive reproduction of the Interactive Reader pages, The Project
Experience ePresentation includes a variety of resources, activities, and templates
specific to each project. Features include
• a short introductory video for each project that engages students in the project topic
and helps build background knowledge and project-specific academic vocabulary,
• digital versions of student resources such as Project Information Sheets, Project
Action Plans, Writing Frames, Assessment Guides, and Research Organizers,
• practice activities for vocabulary and literacy skills and
• step-by-step animations for assembling Foldables®.
Pre-Project Lessons
These activities provide instruction and practice with skills that students need to work
successfully in The Project Experience. These lessons should be completed with the
class prior to starting the first project each year. Each of the lessons provides teacher
instruction and student activities. Pre-project lessons are available in FLEXWorks.
Sample topics include the following:
• Computer Basics
• Presenting a Project
• Using Library Resources
• Evaluating and Documenting Sources
• English Language Arts Writing Conventions
• Summarizing a Text