Lesson Plan 1
Name:
Robert Lewis
Name of strategy:
Writing for the Web
Source (Where did this come from?):
Scholastic
Link to the strategy:
http://www2.scholastic.com/browse/article.jsp?id=3749248
Give a thorough description of the strategy and how it will be implemented.
I am basing the strategy partially on an idea and a website. The basic article talks about how the children can write and be evaluated by peers about the information they post. Although the article does not specify where this information is to be posted, I am assuming it means a blog or something of that nature. While reviewing the article which specified writing about Myths, book reviews, news writing, poetry writing and a few other various things. I decided that the Blog like ours could contain many different assignments. I would like to share one Idea that I thought would work well. This would be the news writing blog and the students would be requested to look for news articles about natural disasters or other physical processes influencing people of the world. The website give a basic link to a PDF file explaining what the kids are to look for. I would be specific in this area as to cover the Standard Course of Study.
Explain what part of the standard course of study is addressed by this activity.
Grade 7 Social Studies
3.04 Describe how physical processes such as erosion, earthquakes, and volcanoes have resulted in physical patterns on the earth’s surface and analyze the effects on human activities.
Explain why you think this strategy will work and how this strategy help your students learn?
This strategy provides the student with reading, writing and viewing text in order to learn the content. The students must read the articles on the internet and even use keywords to search for the content. Keywords like Earth Quake, Kabul, Iran, Erosion, Etc. can help them get familiar with content of the subject. The students will also learn better because they will compete with each other to get the best news story and post it on the site in front of their peers. The students will also be required to use alternative sources besides the major US news sites. An example would be the article below.
http://english.aljazeera.net/NR/exeres/32D950FF-E64D-4FBD-9EF1-EE401A9EE034.htm
http://www.greenpeace.org/international/news/earthquake-fire-and-nuclear-l
Thanks Robert.
Woody Trathen
Thanks Woody.