For the longest time, my favorite book has been the hilariously tragic memoir, Angela's Ashes by Frank McCourt. The style in which McCourt writes draws the reader into his miserable childhood, allowing you to both laugh and cry at the experiences of his youth. When given this assignment, it was a no brainer to choose him as the topic of my "4x2."
I can see myself using an assignment like this in my science classroom as a means of presenting information. Students could complete a 4x2 (or any size grid for that matter) as a way to explore facts on their chosen elements during our chemistry unit, or they could even use it to help them organize information for Newton's Laws of Motion, or properties of light waves. The possibilities are endless! To use it with my eighth grade students, however, I would need to provide more guidance or directions for the students so that they know what to put in each of the boxes. Beyond that, I would potentially leave it up to the students for the type of program that they used to create the file.
Click on the link below to view my 4x2 on Frank McCourt:
https://docs.google.com/document/pub?id=1jSKFcXiPr3JGB6EBJaky627YK-sPG2fBQGkdgnE-2pE
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