L3+Cole,+Eric

COLLEGE OF EDUCATION, HEALTH AND REHABILITATION LESSON PLAN FORMAT
 * UNIVERSITY OF MAINE AT FARMINGTON

Teacher’s Name:** Mr. Cole
 * Date of Lesson:** Explanation
 * Grade Level:** 7
 * Topic:** Narrative Writing

__**Objectives**__
Students will understand that writing is not robotic. It is written with passion.

Students will know some of the basic elements in a story. Students will be able to define what plot, setting, character development, dialogue are. Students will also know what suspense, a writer's voice, and what a climax is.

Students will be able to express emotion in their writing.

__**Maine Learning Results Alignment**__
Maine Learning Results: English Language Arts: B. Writing B2. Narrative Grades 6-8 Students write narratives that convey complex ideas, observations, events, or reflections.

This lesson meets this MLR because students will be writing about and conveying complex emotions and ideas that they have experienced.
 * Rationale:**

__**Assessment**__
At the conclusion of the process Students will fill out a self-assessment on their project, and they will write a short paragraph talking about the process of putting their audio book together, and their general feelings on the assignment as a whole. The self-assessment that they fill out will be the same grading sheet that I will use to grade them on their project. This way, students will know ahead of time what I am looking for in their project. Students will also receive verbal feedback from their classmates upon listening to their audio book.
 * Formative (Assessment for Learning)**

On their own, students will write a story about a "big" childhood event in their life. These stories can range from being about something funny, something embarrassing that happened to you, a family vacation that you took one summer, or any other event that you deem significant in your life. Students will then take these stories and using GarageBand, or any other audio recording software, students will record an audio book of their story, with the student "acting" the story out, and showing the emotional depth of the story.
 * Summative (Assessment of Learning)**

__**Integration**__

 * Technology:** Students will create an audio podcast based on a story they write about a big event in their life.


 * Art:** This project is like an art project in that music/audio books are a form of art.

__Groupings__
For this project students will be paired up into groups two different times. The first time they will be selected randomly using this [|random name picker]. Students will then perform a Think-Pair-Share activity where they will discuss ideas for their story with their partner. They will then pair up with a group near them, and share ideas with the group. Finally, they will be given the opportunity to share their ideas with the class. The second time they will be with a group is when they do peer review activities. These activities will be done using the same peer review group they were apart of in previous lessons.

__**Differentiated Instruction**__

 * Strategies**


 * Verbal:** Students will create an audio podcast of their story.
 * Logical/Mathematical:** Students can create a storyboard/timeline of their story.
 * Bodily/Kinesthetic:** Students can create homemade sound effects for their story (ex. banging pots and pans).
 * Musical:** Students can create a soundtrack for their story that enhances the emotion.
 * Naturalist:** Students can record their story outside, or get animal sounds for their story.
 * Interpersonal:** Students will be going through a peer review process as they write their story.

I will review student’s IEP, 504 or ELLIDEP and make appropriate modifications and accommodations.
 * Modifications/Accommodations**


 * Absent Student:** If a student is absent it will be their responsibility to look at the class wikispace and get the assignments, and understand what we did in class that day. Students will also be able to email me, or text me, and set up a time to come in and see me to help them understand something that they are confused about.

Students will create an audio podcast based on a story they write about a big event in their life.
 * Extensions**

__**Materials, Resources and Technology**__
[|KWL Chart] Garageband Laptop Computer Projector and Screen Internet Blank Paper Analytic Grading Sheet

__Source for Lesson Plan and Research__
[|Audio Book Collection] This site will be used to introduce students to Audio Books, and get them thinking about what they would like to do when they have to make one. [|GarageBand Tutorial] This website will be used to help students get familiar with GarageBand which is just one of many audio recording software they can use to make their audio books. [|Basic Literary Terms] This is a good website to find the definitions of various literary terms from.

__**Maine Standards for Initial Teacher Certification and Rationale**__
Rationale:** This lesson demonstrates this MLR because it provides a variety of ways for students to learn how to write emotionally about an event that happened in their life. For **clipboards** the writing process is very structured, and students will have to meet certain deadlines as they write their story and record their audio book. For **microscopes** this lesson asks students to think about what event they wish to write about, and students will have to think about what emotions they would like to try to convey in their story and in their audio book. Is the story a happy one, a sad one, an angry one, etc... For **puppies** this lesson provides multiple opportunities for students to meet with me and their fellow classmates to receive feedback. For **beachballs** this lesson provides variety by letting students choose the audio book they wish to write about each night.
 * //Standard 3 - Demonstrates a knowledge of the diverse ways in which students learn and develop by providing learning opportunities that support their intellectual, physical, emotional, social, and cultural development.//

Rationale:** Refer to my content notes. For this lesson I used the MLR: **Students write narratives that convey complex ideas, observations, events, or reflections.** I also used the facet of Explanation. Students satisfy this MLR because they will be asked to create an audio podcast based on a story they write about a big event in their life.
 * //Standard 4 - Plans instruction based upon knowledge of subject matter, students, curriculum goals, and learning and development theory.//

Rationale:**
 * //Standard 5 - Understands and uses a variety of instructional strategies and appropriate technology to meet students’ needs.//


 * Verbal:** Students will create an audio podcast of their story.
 * Logical/Mathematical:** Students can create a storyboard/timeline of their story.
 * Bodily/Kinesthetic:** Students can create homemade sound effects for their story (ex. banging pots and pans).
 * Musical:** Students can create a soundtrack for their story that enhances the emotion.
 * Naturalist:** Students can record their story outside, or get animal sounds for their story.
 * Interpersonal:** Students will be going through a peer review process as they write their story.


 * Technology:** Students will create an audio podcast based on a story they write about a big event in their life.

Rationale:** At the conclusion of the project students will fill out a self-assessment describing how they felt about the project, and how it could be improved in the future. Students will also evaluate themselves using the same grading sheet that I will use to grade their audio books. I will use an analytic grading sheet to provide comments, and feedback to each student on how each story turned out. These grading sheets will be given to the students no later then three days after they present. In addition, after presenting their audio books to the class, students will receive feedback from their own classmates before the next person presents.
 * //Standard 8 - Understands and uses a variety of formal and informal assessment strategies to evaluate and support the development of the learner.//

__Teaching and Learning Sequence__
This lesson's primary focus is to reiterate to students how important passion is to writing, and to life. If they are able to speak with conviction about things that have happened to them in their lives, then they will be able to show passion about it. People respond to passion. The room will always be set up in a Perimeter Arrangement. A lot of what will be done in this class will be achieved through discussion, and this arrangement is the best one for a discussion based class as it will allow everyone to see and hear each other clearly, and feel more like a group rather than a lifeless robot.


 * Class One:**
 * Students will do a free write in their journal based on a prompt that I will provide. (10 minutes)
 * Students will be allowed to share their writing with the class. (5 minutes)
 * Students will listen to a 2-3 minute audio book clip. The class will then discuss how the narrator was able to express emotion in the writing, and how the person being recorded was able to express emotion in their voice. (10 minutes)
 * Lecture on GarageBand (25 minutes)
 * Introduction to Audio Book website (5 minutes)
 * Students will select an audio book to listen to. Has to be a short story. Students will then write a short piece on how the piece was done, and how they connected to it. (25 minutes)


 * Class Two:**
 * Students will do a free write in their journal based on a prompt that I will provide. (10 minutes)
 * Students will be allowed to share their writing with the class. (5 minutes)
 * Think-Pair-Share Activity (30 minutes)
 * Work on Story in class (35 minutes)


 * Class Three-Five**
 * Students will do a free write in their journal based on a prompt that I will provide. (10 minutes)
 * Students will be allowed to share their writing with the class. (5 minutes)
 * Mini Lessons on Plot, Character Development, Climax, etc... (10-15 minutes)
 * Students will do various peer review activities to help their writing along.
 * Students will meet with me and discuss how they are coming along with their writing.


 * Class Six:**
 * Audio Book Presentations (Unknown Time)
 * Students will fill out self-assessment grading sheet. (Remaining time in class)

For this lesson students will understand several things. First, they will understand what passionate and non-passionate writing is. They will understand how to be passionate about something, and how to express it in their writing, in their conversations, and in their everyday lives Passion is a key component in life. You have to know what passion is, and you have to be able to recognize it. If you know how to do that, then you will be able to live a full and happy life. For this lesson I will use the MLR: **//Students write narratives that convey complex ideas, observations, events, or reflections.//** In order to hook students into this lesson I will have them listen to a short audio book clip. The class with then have a brief discussion on how the narrator was able to convey emotion in their writing, and how the person being recorded was able to express emotion in their voice.
 * (What) (Why) (Hook Tailor): Lingustic, Musical, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal**

For this lesson students will know the difference between passionate and non-passionate writing. They will also know some of the basic elements in a story. Students will be able to define what plot, setting, character development, dialogue are. Students will also know what suspense, a writer's voice, and what a climax is. In order to achieve this students will write a story about a "big" childhood event and then turn this story into an audio podcast. Students will receive mini lessons on various basic elements within a story. Students will perform various peer review activities with their classmates. Students will also have a teacher conference so that the teacher can make sure that the student understands the assignment, and the student is on the right track.
 * (Equip) (Explore) (Rethink) (Tailors): Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Visual, Verbal, Logical/Mathematical, Musical**

In order to explore and experience what I would like my students to learn from this lesson I will have my students do several things over the course of a few days. First, students will fill out a KWL chart describing what they already know about some of the basic elements in a story. Then students will learn about how to convey emotion in both their writing and their voice by listening to a short audio book clip, and then having a short discussion about the clip. Students will then receive a lecture on how to record an audio podcast. For homework students will think about several "big" childhood events that they experienced in their lives. Students will come into class on Day Two and do a Think-Pair-Share activity which will help them decide what childhood event they would like to write about. Once students have decided on their event they will begin to write a short story on the event. Once they finish with the story students will use GarageBand or any other audio recording software and they will record themselves reading their story outloud. This project should take about 3 class periods to complete. During this time students will have a ongoing homework assignment where they will select a different audio book to listen to each night, and write a short piece on the story they selected detailing how the author was able to show emotion in their writing, and how the person reading the story was able to show emotion in their voice. Students will also receive several mini lessons in which they will learn about some of the basic elements of a story including plot, character development, climax, etc... Students will have plenty of opportunity to get help with writing their story through peer review exercises, and teacher conferences that will occur during the writing and recording process. During the sixth class period students will present their finished audio book to the class.
 * (Explore) (Experience) (Rethink) (Revise) (Refine) (Tailors): Interpersonal, Intrapersonal, Verbal, Logical, Musical, Naturalist**

At the conclusion of the project students will fill out a self-assessment describing how they felt about the project, and how it could be improved in the future. Students will also evaluate themselves using the same grading sheet that I will use to grade their audio books. I will use an analytic grading sheet to provide comments, and feedback to each student on how each story turned out. These grading sheets will be given to the students no later then three days after they present. In addition, after presenting their audio books to the class, students will receive feedback from their own classmates before the next person presents. All of the homework assignments in this lesson works towards the story that the students will write. This lesson connects to future lessons because students will learn how to write about their own lives, and think deeply and critically about how to do this in a creative way. Students will also be learning about how to convey emotion in their writing which will enhance future projects that the students will do.
 * (Evaluate) (Tailors): Verbal, Logical, Interpersonal, Intrapersonal**

[|Audio Book Collection] This website will be used to hook the class into the lesson. It will also be used by the students each night. Students will select a short story from this site to listen to, and write about for each class period.
 * Content Notes**

[|GarageBand Tutorial] This site will be used to introduce students to GarageBand, and help them to understand how to use the software.

In addition, students will receive several mini lessons on some of the basic elements of a story. The topics for these lessons will be chosen based on the problems that students have had in previous projects for the class. Once you understand what students need help with you may go onto one of the following sites to get a good definition of the device they need help with:

[|Basic Literary Terms] [|More Basic Terms]

[|KWL Chart] Analytic Grading Sheet
 * Handouts**