PWCSStandardsBasedLessonPlanUsingElaboratingaCentralIdeawithStorybird SOLObjectives:

SOL8.7dStudentwillorganizedetailstoelaboratethe centralideaandprovideunity.

VATechnologyStandard:
C/T8.14Applyknowledgeandskillstogenerateinnovativeideas, products,processes,andsolutions.

Studentswillselectandarrangeprofessionalgraphicartworkinsequential

ordertogenerateideasforanarrativefictionstoryforchildrenages110using anonlineandcollaborativeprogramcalledStorybird.

Assessment:(HowwillthestudentandIknowwhentheyaresuccessful?)
Preassessment:FindaStoryBirdandidentifytheelementsoffictionusingaEdmodoCollapsibles Formativeassessment:StudentproductofStorybird Summativeassessment:TeacherandPeerreflectionsduringStorybirdpresentations

TaskAnalysis:(Whatknowledge,skillsandlevelofunderstandingdostudentsneedtobesuccessful?)
Preassessment:definenarrativewriting,setting,characters,conflict,plot,audience,authorspurpose,tone,mood,theme, dialogue.IdentifyelementsofnarrativefictioninteachermodeledStorybird.Studentidentifieselementsofnarrativefictionin aStorybirdthatinspirestheirstory. Literacy:Identifyhowthegraphicartworkcreatesthereadersmood.Createtheinitiatingeventinthestorytoestablishthe centralidea.Describehowdialogueandactionisdirectcharacterizationandtheroleofnarratorisindirectcharacterization. Organizewritingforachildrensstorytodevelopathemeorlessonforthestory. Scaffolding:Storybirdprogramusesgraphicartworktotellastory,allowingstudentstousethepicturestogeneratetextfor eachpage.Storybirdoffersacoauthoringfeaturetoallowstudentstoinviteteachersorpeerstocollaborateontheirstory. Extension:Finishedstorybirdswillbeprintedandproducesasaflipbook.Studentswillhavetheopportunitytonarratetheir storiestocreateaninteractivetexttosharewiththeschool.

Instruction:(Whatlearningexperienceswillfacilitatestudentsuccess?)
FramingtheLearning:. MondaystudentswillreadtheteachersStorybirdandidentifytheelementsofanarrativefictioninsidethestory. StudentswillthenbrowseStorybirdforgraphicartworkthatinspiresthemtotellastory.Studentsturningraphic organizeridentifytheelementsofnarrativefictioninsidetheStorybird. LearningExperiences: TuesdayStudentswillselectartworkforeachpageoftheir8pagechildrensstory.Studentswillorganizeartwork insequentialordertotelltheirstory.Studentswillfilloutan8blockgraphicorganizerwithideasforeachpage Wednesday:Studentswillestablishaninitiatingeventinpages12,elaboratetheconflictinpages35,describethe climaxinpages67,resolvetheconflictandreflectonthethemewithindirectcharacterizationinpage8. Friday:Studentswillinviteapeerorstafftocollaborateandpeeredittheirchildrensstory.Afterpeerrevisions, studentswillpublishStorybirdsandpresenttheirstorytotheclass. Resources: Laptopsforallstudents accesstoPWCSGoogleAppsaccountforteachergraphicorganizers EdmodoaccountstoforstorybirdlinksandsharefinishedStorybirds teacheraccountonStorybirdwithloginandpasswordsforstudents

Reflection:(BasedondatahowdoIrefinethelearningexperiencesand/orassessment?)
Analysisofdata:6outof8studentscompletedtheStorybird.5ofthe6studentscompletedachildrensstorywitha setting,characters,atleast3events,dialogue,andatheme.ThetwostudentswhodidnotcompletetheStorybirdwere absent2ofthedaysandtheotherstudentsleptthroughoneclass.Theonestudentwhocompletedtheassignment incorrectlywriteastoryforadultreaders. ImmediateImplication:50%ofthestudentsdisplayaproficientknowledgeofhowtoelaborateacentralidea,howtouse thesettingtoaffectthemood,howtodeveloptensionthrougheventsintheplot,andhowtowriteforthepurposeof entertainingandteachingalesson. FuturePlanning:TeacherwilladdanadditionalassignmentoforalstorytellingusingUrbanLegendstoreinforcethe elementsofnarrativefictionwithouttheexpectationofwrittencomposition.Theoralstorytellingassignmentshouldhelp preparestudentsfortheassignmentofcomposinga25pageshortstoryindependently.