Lesson Plan 2

Teacher: Ivy Bartlett
Course: English 12
Date: 4/15/11

21st Century Tools: 21C.O.9-12.3.TT2 Student works collaboratively to acquire information from electronic resources, conducts online research, and evaluates information as to validity, appropriateness, usefulness, comprehensiveness and bias.

21C.O.9-12.2.LS4 Student visualizes connections and independently produces solutions; show originality, concentration, commitment to completion, and persistence to develop unique and cogent products.

WV CSOs

RLA.O.12.1.05 author's intended audience, purpose, style, voice and technique

RLA.O.12.1.12 analyze and evaluate persuasive language and techniques for intent, purpose, audience, type and effectiveness

RLA.O.12.2.03 identify, evaluate and analyze information (e.g. primary and secondary sources, print and electronic media, personal interview)

Question: What is a more persuasive and culturally relevant way to sell a particular candy bar?

Procedure:
Students will separate into groups and be assigned a particular candy bar.
Students will research ad campaigns for their candy bar.
Students will create a poster, jingle and pitch for their redesigned candy bar ads.
Students will present projects orally.

Materials needed: markers, posterboard, paper, computers

Assessment: final presentation of project

Lesson Plan 1

Teacher: Ivy Bartlett
Course: English 12
Date: 4/14/11

21st Century Tools: 21C.O.9-12.1.TT10 Student implements various Internet search techniques to gather information; student evaluates the information for validity, appropriateness, content, bias, currency and usefulness

21st Century Learning Skills: 21C.O.9-12.2.LS2 Student draws conclusions from a variety of data sources to analyze and interpret systems.

WV CSOs:

RLA.O.11.1.04 apply appropriate reading strategies for a successful literary experience, to gain information and perform an assigned task.

RLA.O.12.2.03 identify, evaluate, and analyze information (e.g. primary and secondary sources, print and electronic media, personal interview)

RLA.O.12.1.10 elaborate on the meaning of texts to expand vocabulary and to draw connections to self and the real world.

Question: What does a particular news story mean to you poetically?

Procedure:
Students will use the internet and newspapers to select one news story that captures their interest.
Students will write a poem based on the news story they have selected. Poems can be written in any style.
Students will exchange poems in groups and use peer editing to provide feedback.
Students will revise poems and produce a final copy.
Students will orally recite their poems to the class.

Materials needed: newspapers, computers, paper

Assessment: final copy of poem stapled to original news story