The document describes a teacher's use of socio-dramatic play and a wiki platform to teach English communication skills to disengaged students through creating a fictional juice bar franchise called Sproose Joose. Students took on roles like branding, marketing, and administration. They collaboratively designed plans, logos, and a wiki page for the business. The project improved students' collaboration, language, and presentation skills, which they demonstrated through a professional trade fair. The teacher found the wiki facilitated out-of-class work and assessment of communication skills.

1. Sproose Joose

3. Play based curriculum makes investments in student development. The value of cooperation, initiative and intellectual challenges throughout this learning journey will be covered through a chronological timeframe of the process.

4. The Development Phase Rebecca O’Grady, Sproose Joose Director (and sometimes teacher) ponders her future with 11 English Communication… How could I create an exciting , student-centered learning experience which would enable my Year 11 English Communication students to develop spoken, written and visual literacy skills which would pave the pathway for success in the `workplace’ of the future?

11. Student Examples Students designed plans and layouts for our store which were approved at staff meetings.

12. Student Examples Our branding team used Paint Shop programs to design their franchise’s packaging and logos. All of the branding and logos were designed by the students

14. Student Examples Plans for our first Sproose Joose Drive Thru were of a professional standard!

15. Student Examples Our Independent Learning Centre became the Sproose Joose Head Office. Our HR team designed job application forms in MS Word and uploaded these on their website.

18. Our WIKI Page

24. Utilising Other Teachers I invited other teachers to become involved in the WIKI and visit our business.

25. Drawing on Prior Knowledge and taking ownership. Eventually students were familiar enough with the WIKI to decide how they would use this forum to help their business grow. Notice how the language and intent has changed. They have taken ownership and are rising to the challenge. They have become the business enterprise.

28. Let’s Play at “Working From Home” A student uploaded his graphic artwork onto the WIKI over the weekend for others to comment on. The WIKI helped students make the most of out of school study time. The students no longer viewed it as homework, rather their business empire!

32. Authentic Assessment Sproose Franchise Information Booklet and free key rings and magnets!

38. The Trade Fair

39. The Trade Fair

40. The Trade Fair

41. The Trade Fair

42. The Trade Fair

44. Director of Sproose Joose. Miss Rebecca O’Grady (B.Ed Primary/Middle School USQ) Concordia Lutheran College Australia