Persuasive writing challenge to students: Decide if our town should prohibit development on its publicly owned forest, then persuade voters on Town Meeting Day. Third and fourth graders combined civic engagement, persuasive writing and technology tools such as Kidblog, Keynote and IMovie to tackle an authentic, timely issue in their town. This project was all about kids learning to use their voices and all the tools around them to make a difference and take a stand.
