Try, learn, improve: a review of a design project
A review of a project tells the reader what the problem was, what the team did and what they learned. Use five parts. 1. The problem: what was wrong. 2. The idea: what the team made. 3. The test: how they tried it. 4. The feedback: what people said (what was good, what was not). 5. The improvement and the next step. Use sequence adverbs (First, Next, After that, Finally) and finish with a plan in the first conditional: If students keep using it, we will add more books. If the test fails, we can try a new shape. Write 60 to 80 words; if you can, write up to 110. Your book has a model review on page 82; yours must be about a different project. Always be honest about what did not work: it helps the next team. In the Life Skill box your book asks about weaknesses; talk about them kindly and only if you want to.
| Part | What it does | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Problem | what was wrong | The classroom was too noisy for reading. |
| Idea | what the team made | A corner with cushions and a shelf. |
| Test and feedback | what happened | Students liked it, but the shelf was too high. |
| Improvement and plan | what changed, what next | We lowered it. If students use it, we will add books. |
Review: A Quiet Reading Corner
Our classroom was too noisy for reading. First, we asked students what they needed, and they wanted a calm place. Next, we made a small corner with two cushions and a bookshelf. After that, we tested it for a week. Students liked it, but the shelf was too high for younger children, so finally we lowered it. If students keep using the corner, we will add more books next month.
Write your review of a real or imagined project (a lost-and-found box, a bus stop, a rain-catching can). Use the five parts, at least three sequence adverbs and one first conditional sentence. Count your words (60 to 80). Ask a grown-up to underline the problem, the feedback and the improvement.