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| Performance Standrards: I. The student will will
write in different forms for a variety of purposes and audiences to
communicate effectively. II. The student will undersand and use the
writing process to communicate effectively. III.The student will recognize
and apply with increasing skill the conventions of standard written
English. IV. The student will read and respond to a variety of literary
genres. V. The student will expand knowledge of the research skills
necessary to access, analyze and evaluate information. VI. The student
will learn effective communication by integrating the critical and
interpretive skills of listening, speaking, viewing, and creating
multi-media presentation. *See NISD Academic Standard for individual
Performance Standards |
| Essential Skills: I. Essential Skills C, E II.
Essential Skills A, B, C, D III.Essential Skills A, B, C, D, E, F IV.
Essential Skills B, C, D, E, F, G V. Essential Skills A, B, C, D, E VI.
Essential Skills A, B, C, D *See NISD Academic Standard for individual
Essential Skills |
| Learning Objectives: Students will read and study the
classic American novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, and participate in various
technology-based activities to guide their understanding. Activities will
include: an Internet treasure hunt to help build background knowledge
prior to reading; webbing via Inspiration, which includes: character web,
comparison web, and literary web; viewing and analyzing clips from the
movie To Kill A Mockingbird as a means of comparing and contrasting the
movie with the novel; and the creation and presentation of group
Powerpoint projects as a culminating activity related to the novel's
themes. |
| Student Activity 1: Students will complete Scout's
World: Searching for Clues - An Internet Treasure Hunt to help build
background knowledge prior to reading. Students will work in the computer
lab for three 50-minute periods to complete the treasure hunt. Students
will record their answers on a handout, which includes the questions.
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| Student Assessment: Teacher observation related to
on-task behavior in lab; standardized assessment on correct/incorrect
answers to handout (quality of The Big Question could be factored into
handout score, but The Big Question has no right or wrong answer). |
| Additional Resources: |
| Scouts World: Searching for Clues |
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| Student Activity 2:After reading the first several
chapters of the novel (teacher's discretion dependent upon needs of
students), students will work in computer lab for two 50-minute periods to
complete an Inspiration web of their choice. They select one of the
following templates to complete over the novel: character web, comparison
web, or literary web. |
| Student Assessment:Rubric for Inspiration Web |
| Additional Resources:Computer lab; Inspiration |
| Rubric for Inspiration Web |
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| Student Activity 3:Students will view and analyze
clips from the movie To Kill A Mockingbird to compare and contrast the
movie with the novel. Viewing will take one to two 50-minute class
periods, and analyzing/writing will take three to five 50-minute class
periods. This activity should be completed near the end of the book.
Students will pick key events and characters from the story to compare and
contrast. They should also be expected to determine the effectiveness of
the director's interpretation of the story and be able to support their
argument. |
| Student Assessment:Rubric for Compare-Contrast
paper |
| Additional Resources:Video - To Kill A Mockingbird;
access to TV and VCR |
| Rubric for Compare-Contrast paper |
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| Student Activity 4:Students will work in groups of
three to four to produce a Powerpoint project as a culminating activity to
the To Kill A Mockingbird unit. This activity will take approximately five
to seven 50-minute periods for planning, creation and presentation of the
Powerpoint project. Students will be working in the computer lab for part
of this project. Students will be expected to thoroughly explore one of
the themes in the novel and present their ideas to the class via
Powerpoint. |
| Student Assessment:Teacher observation related to
on-task behavior in lab; Rubric for Multimedia Presentation
Powerpoint |
| Additional Resources:Computer lab; Powerpoint,
classroom computer-TV for presentations |
| Rubric for Multimedia Presentation PowerPoint |
http://www.ga.k12.pa.us/curtech/WEBQPRE/assesspp.htm |
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| Other Resources: |
| http://odin/tiftechdoc/sloan/tkmtreasurehunt.htm |
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| http://odin/tiftechdoc/sloan/Inspiration.doc |
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| http://odin/tiftechdoc/sloan/Compare.doc |
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