Lesson+Plan+One

Subject area: Reading /English Grade level: 9th Time frame: 4 days Lesson title: point of view || Discussion Technology Project-Based Instruction Reciprocal Teaching Writing Other: collaboration
 * **Technology Integration Unit/Lesson Plan Template **(modified from MTS Lesson Plan Template) ||
 * Name: Mark Kimmel
 * **Brief lesson/unit Summary/Description ** ||
 * Students will use 1st person microfictions by Bob Thurber as frameworks for changes to third person omniscient or limited omniscient point of view. They will work in pairs to select a microfiction, switch its point of view, post to a wiki, and classify and critique two other student-revised microfictions regarding point of view. ||
 * **State Content Standard/Benchmark addressed **[|**http://doe.sd.gov/contentstandards/index.asp**] ||
 * ** 9.R.3.1 Students can analyze an author’s use of literary elements in fiction. ** ||
 * **State Educational Technology Standard/Benchmark addressed **[|**http://doe.sd.gov/contentstandards/NCLB/index.asp**] ||
 * **Strands 3, 4, and 5 ** ||
 * **21st Century Skill(s)/Theme(s) addressed (see excel spreadsheet) ** ||
 * Skills: Communication, Collaboration, Critical Thinking, Information Literacy ||
 * **Strategies that can teach any student ** ||

Students will work in pairs to select and modify a microfiction. Students will post their revised microfictions on wiki. Student groups will determine which point of view is used in two other student-revised microfictions. || November 20% April 30.3% point of view question item 8 November 71.4% April 81.8% point of view question item 9 November 48.6% April 87.9% point of view question item 15 November 28.6% April 57.6% point of view question item 16 November 65% April 73.3% overall for entire test ||
 * **Students will understand (lesson/unit objectives): ** ||
 * How to recognize and change point of view in short fiction pieces. ||
 * **Essential Questions to guide this unit/lesson and focus teaching and learning: ** ||
 * How is point of view established in a story? How can point of view be altered? How can point of view be determined? ||
 * **Technology & Web 2.0 resources needed (hardware and software, websites) ** ||
 * Computers, wiki, selected microfictions from Website, WebCT ||
 * **Procedure (learning activities)/ lessons of unit ** ||
 * Students will view and discuss PowerPoint showing point of view differences.
 * **Assessment Method ** ||
 * Students will be assessed by their ability to modify a microfiction selection’s point of view and identify the point of view chosen by other student writers. Students will take an Achievement Series pretest and post-test. ||
 * **Notes: //(this area may list accommodations, differentiation, as well as other key information that may not fit into the categories above)// ** ||
 * Comments: Comparisons of the Achievement Series Test questions dealing with point of view showed these results:
 * Comments: Comparisons of the Achievement Series Test questions dealing with point of view showed these results: