Wondering what kind of composition skills today’s grade school kids will be bringing with them to college? Check out the winners of the International Student Media Festival. See the 2010 Winners page and play a few videos from the different grade levels.
As you watch, consider: when is the last time you would’ve had the chance to read a research project by a sixth grader who wasn’t your own child? When is the last time you would’ve wanted to read such a project?
Also consider: what kinds of writing projects will these students expect to do when they get to college?
I highlighted one of the winners in particular on my Rhetoric of Gender and Sexuality blog. See this entry: Mini-documentary by high school student on teen parents
I also highlighted another high school project I found elsewhere: Mini-documentary by a high school student on attitudes towards gays and lesbians in school