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Friday, October 21, 2011
Facebook Lesson Plan for short stories or novels
Templates for facebook worksheets:
http://www.teachone2one.com/teaching-with-technology/facebook-templatefor-education/
Directions:
1. Student will pick a character and fill out a profile page including a profile icon picture.
2. Students will form a group with two or three other characters.
3. Students will participate in a home page discussion.
a. Each person is responsible for a minimum of four substantive comments:
1 - Present the conflict from the story.
2 - Comment on the conflict from another story by offering a statement based on the personality of the character.
3 - In a response or a new status update, reflect on the theme from the story.
4 - Make a status update based on the events from the story.
b. all comments should remain in character based on the story.
4. Students will turn in:
a. a profile page for each person
b. the home page discussion from the group
http://www.teachone2one.com/teaching-with-technology/facebook-templatefor-education/
Directions:
1. Student will pick a character and fill out a profile page including a profile icon picture.
2. Students will form a group with two or three other characters.
3. Students will participate in a home page discussion.
a. Each person is responsible for a minimum of four substantive comments:
1 - Present the conflict from the story.
2 - Comment on the conflict from another story by offering a statement based on the personality of the character.
3 - In a response or a new status update, reflect on the theme from the story.
4 - Make a status update based on the events from the story.
b. all comments should remain in character based on the story.
4. Students will turn in:
a. a profile page for each person
b. the home page discussion from the group
Thursday, September 8, 2011
"I Have a Dream" and Sneetches?
I love this lesson that I get to teach each year! In the unit on Genre, our department talks about the message of both "I Have a Dream" by Martin Luther King Jr. and The Sneetches by Dr. Seuss because they are the same.
MLK's speech focuses on the past, present, and future of discrimination and segregation in 1963. He addresses everyone in the crowd charging them with what they must do to make a difference in our country. He says there can be no satisfaction until changes are made. However, he has faith that his dream for our country will happen to give everyone full citizenship rights.
Dr. Seuss shared a similar message published first in 1961 for a completely different audience: children. Dr. Seuss created a fictional race of Sneetches that were either Plain Bellied or Star Bellied. As the story goes, one race thinks they are better than the other, but by the end both realize that it matters not whether you have a star or a plain belly. Sneetches are Sneetches.
The fun in this lesson and comparison when teaching Genre is that the message of both pieces is the same but presented differently to different audiences. The point? Audience must be considered if the author's point is going to be effective, and an appropriate genre must be picked that will catch the attention of the particular audience.
MLK's speech focuses on the past, present, and future of discrimination and segregation in 1963. He addresses everyone in the crowd charging them with what they must do to make a difference in our country. He says there can be no satisfaction until changes are made. However, he has faith that his dream for our country will happen to give everyone full citizenship rights.
Dr. Seuss shared a similar message published first in 1961 for a completely different audience: children. Dr. Seuss created a fictional race of Sneetches that were either Plain Bellied or Star Bellied. As the story goes, one race thinks they are better than the other, but by the end both realize that it matters not whether you have a star or a plain belly. Sneetches are Sneetches.
The fun in this lesson and comparison when teaching Genre is that the message of both pieces is the same but presented differently to different audiences. The point? Audience must be considered if the author's point is going to be effective, and an appropriate genre must be picked that will catch the attention of the particular audience.
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