ISTC 541 Foundations of Instructional Technology

Technology Integrated Lesson Template

Your Name: Stefanie Trentacoste
Audience (ie grade le!el"
s#ecific faculty$
This lesson is for %
rd
grade students &ased on the 'altimore County
(u&lic Schools curriculum along )ith the *SC" studying the to#ic of
literary te+t and author,s use of language
Purpose/subject of lesson
topic:
This lesson is to #ro!ide information a&out #oetry,s inferential
#oetic elements such as e+#ression" mood" and tone in order for
third graders to &e a&le to understand and com#rehend )hile
reading literary te+ts Through this lesson" students )ill &e
moti!ated &y engaging in a !ariety of technology acti!ities to
encourage the different learning styles of a third grader This
lesson aligns )ith the -aryland *oluntary State Curriculum The
lessons, o&.ecti!es and acti!ities )ill #ro!ide the students )ith the
o##ortunity to acti!ely learn and a##ly their /no)ledge of #oetry
through com#rehension" inter#retation" analysis" and e!aluating
literary te+ts
Content / Curriculum Standards
aryland !SC
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0hich *SC content
s#ecific standards )ill your
lesson address1
0hat do you )ant your
students to /no) and &e
a&le to do1
(Note: You do not ha!e to list
23445 curriculum indicators .ust
enough to demonstrate alignment
)ith content$
Standard )$* Comprehension of Literary Te+t
Students )ill read" com#rehend" inter#ret" analy6e" and e!aluate
literary te+t
Indicator ,$ Identify and descri&e the author,s use of
language
7 Identify and e+#lain s#ecific )ords and #hrases
that contri&ute to meaning
Learning -bjecti.es
State the o&.ecti!es of your
lesson8#resentation using action
!er&s (in measura&le terms$
Students )ill &e a&le to determine the tone and mood of a #oem &y
#racticing e+#ression through 3udacity as )ell as identifying te+t
details that also su##ort the tone and mood of a #oem
Student Technology Standards
0hat -aryland student
technology standards are
addressed in your lesson1
Standard /$*: Technology for Communication and 0+pression:
9se technology to communicate information and e+#ress
ideas using !arious media formats
1$ 0+pression:
1 9se and understand ho) technology can &e used to
e+#ress ideas
a$ 9se multimedia tools to e+#ress original ideas
)ith #rint" dra)ings" digital images" e+isting !ideo"
sounds" and8or #ersonal recordings
Pre2Assessment:
0hat did students learn in
order to &e #re#ared for this
lesson1
'efore teaching this lesson" the students ha!e learned to:
Identify the structural features of #oetry
:efine and identify the im#ortant sound elements of a
#oem
Identify and e+#lain the meaning of )ords" lines" and
stan6as in #oetry
:etermine the im#ortance and the difference &et)een
similes and meta#hors
Teaching/Learning Theories:
:escri&e the #edagogical
model(s$ you )ill use to #resent
this lesson8training (ie
#ro.ect;&ased learning" social
constructi!ism" constructi!ism"
&eha!iorism" &lend of ty#es"
etc$
This lesson includes a !ariety of #edagogical theories The
lesson )ill &e a&le to accommodate too many students, multi#le
intelligences such as auditory and !isual learners" )hile using
some constructi!ist and &eha!iorist methods Students )ill
learn to use e+#ression through )atching a digit mo!ie and
hearing a teach #odcast in order to !isuali6e and hear the tone
and mood of the #oem 'y using a &rain#o# !ideo" the students
)ill learn ho) details from te+ts also set u# the mood and tone
of a #oem Teacher )ill model using a &eha!iorist a##roach of
guiding students thin/ing ste# &y ste# 'y im#lementing
constructi!ism into the lessons" students )ill #ractice and
demonstrate their o)n understanding of #oetry &y creating
indi!idual #odcasts to con!ey the mood and tone of a #oem )ith
#artners
Anticipated Lesson length (ie
one or se!eral class #eriods<
&loc/ of time s#ecify if for
training$
This #oetry lesson should ta/e a length of an hour and %=
minutes The lesson )ill ta/e #lace in the technology la& so that
students can ha!e access to their o)n indi!idual com#uters
Com#uters )ill &e set u# to ha!e 3udacity installed and
dis#layed and the )e&site )))&rain#o#com already logged in
to the a##ro#riate !ideo
Content: Fully descri&e the
content of your lesson 0hat
information )ill &e #resented1
>o) )ill you integrate
technology into student
learning1
Technology )ill &e integrated in this lesson in order for
students to identify the tone and mood of each indi!idual #oem
Students )ill &e introduced to this lesson &y an engaging
&rain#o# !ideo The !ideo )ill &e used in order to hel# teach
)hat mood and tone is and ho) it can hel# students com#rehend
literary te+ts
htt#:88)))&rain#o#com8english8)riting8moodandtone8
Teacher )ill sho) a digital mo!ie using -o!ie -a/er de!elo#ed
&y the teacher to !isually demonstrate the mood and tone of
the #oem 23ncient5 &y ?enn Nes&itt This )ill lead to a
student8teacher discussion a&out the teacher,s e+#ression of
the #oem and the images used in the digital mo!ie in order to
illustrate te+t details )hich can determine )hat the narrator,s
mood and tone is Students )ill then !ie) and hear another
#oem demonstrated through 3udacity called 2I Found a Tiny
Starfish5 &y :ayle 3nn :odds Students )ill &riefly )or/ )ith a
#artner to #ractice reading the #oem using e+#ression and then
discuss the tone and mood of the #oem 3fter #racticing )ith
#artners" the teacher )ill )or/ )ith students to underline
details from the te+t that determine the narrator,s tone and
mood in the #oem 'y doing this" students )ill ha!e a &etter
understanding of )hat the #oem is a&out in order to hel# the
teacher model ho) to ans)er @uestions and a 'CA &ased on the
#oem using )hole class instruction Students )ill recei!e
se!eral short #oems to #ractice reading )ith e+#ression using
3udacity 'efore students &egin" teacher )ill @uic/ly discuss
the a##ro#riate )ay to use 3udacity on their com#uters 9sing
the #odcasts their #artner created" students )ill listen to the
#odcast to identify details that su##ort the narrator,s mood
and tone in the #oem
3esources: Bi!e the lin/s for
a##lications on the )e& that you
)ill use (if a##ro#riate$
(ro!ide lin/s for resources for
students on the )e& (if
a##ro#riate$
htt#:88)))&rain#o#com8english8)riting8moodandtone8
htt#:88li&rarythin/@uestorg8C=117%D78
Assessment: :escri&e ho) you
)ill assess the #artici#ants,
learning
Formati!e: (Should occur during
the lesson to gi!e the teacher
feed&ac/ on student learning$
Summati!e: (-ay not occur
during the lesson" &ut is a long
range goal for student learning$
3ttach e+am#le(s$ of
assessment
(4ote: both categories need
not be addressed5 but you
should pro.ide some indication
of ho# you #ill assess student
learning in the lesson/unit$
6ormati.e "ongoing(: Students )ill sho) their understanding of
tone and mood through a @uic/ online @ui6 &ased on the
&rain#o# !ideo The teacher )ill also &e assessing student,s
a&ility to use audacity to sho) the mood and tone of the #oem
they are reading" )hile )or/ing )ith a #artner to identify
details that su##ort the mood and tone The #odcasts )ill hel#
the teacher )or/ )ith students to accurately e+#ress the tone
and mood &efore going onto their final assessment 'y students
colla&orating )ith #artners" the teacher can gauge students
understanding of #ic/ing out details and discussing ho) the
details can su##ort the mood and tone
Summati.e "final(: Students )ill &e assessed on their
/no)ledge of mood and tone &y creating a #odcast of a #oem
Students )ill use their #artner,s #odcast in order to ans)er
@uestions &ased on the #oem and ans)er a 'CA
0+tension Acti.ity:
For students )ho are either finished early or as an e+tra
acti!ity to reinforce s/ills from the )hole #oetry unit" students
may use this )e&site to #ractice #oetry and literary elements
They can also use this )e&site to create their o)n #oem to
con!ey a certain mood or tone
htt#:88li&rarythin/@uestorg8C=117%D78
This tem#late )as ins#ired &y the -TTS Standard * lesson tem#late
a!aila&le at htt#:88)))mttsonlineorg