2nd Technology Lesson Plan

Daily Lesson Plan

Your Name: Jessica Carney__ Grade Level: _5th Grade_ Date: April 20, 2011

Overall lesson topic/title: Predicting Shades of Grey and creating a Wiki.

Grade Level Content Expectation(s):
R.MT.05.01: Self-monitor comprehension when reading or listening to text by automatically applying and discussing the strategies used by mature readers to increase comprehension including: predicting, constructing mental images, visually representing ideas in text, questioning, rereading or listening again if uncertain about meaning, inferring, summarizing, and engaging in interpretive discussion

5 – P3.1.3: Give examples of how conflicts over core democratic values lead people to differ on constitutional issues in the United States.

Objectives
Performance: The student should be able to discuss the details of the book and predict what they think is going to happen at the end of the story. The student will then go to the wiki and do their role for the day and post what they think is going to happen next.

Conditions: There will be 4 students in each group. After each chapter the group reads they will go to the wiki and complete their role for the day. On the wiki they can also discuss things like their favorite part of the text or ask any questions they might have. Then each student will need to post about what they think is going to happen in the next section of the book.

Criterion: For the student to be considered participating in the wiki assignment they will need to do their role for the day. The student must also post a prediction about what they think is going to happen in the next section of the text.

Materials & supplies needed:
-30 copies of Shades of Grey
-30 laptops or desktop computers

Introduction to the lesson:
Depending on the skill level of the students in the class they will either read the book Shades of Grey individually, in a small group, or as a class. To introduce this lesson I will split the class into groups of four or five students and have them create a wiki page. They will have 20 minutes to explore the page and figure out how to use the site. In these 30 minutes they will also need to write an about me post. This post should include name, favorite book, and three interesting facts about themselves. Also in this time the class will go over each role and what each role is required to do. There will be 5 roles: the travel chaser, vocabulary enricher, connector, literary luminary, and discussion director. The travel chaser maps out all the main places that the characters travel throughout the book. The vocabulary enricher picks out words that they do not know and defines them. The connector links the book to their personal life. The literary luminary picks out passages they think are funny or important pieces to the book. The discussion director thinks of questions to ask the rest of the group. (40 minutes)

During Reading:
There are 16 chapters in Shades of Grey. In order to finish this book and allow time for wiki posting each group will be required to read two chapters a night at home. When they come back to school they will get together in their wiki groups and post about their role for the day and predict what they think is going to happen next. The students will be given their role of the day so they can focus on it while they are reading and can prepare an answer to post on their wiki. Some example questions could include: The student will still be required to predict what is going to happen next. The students will have 20 minutes each day to work on their wikis. This means that for 10 days the students will be working on their wikis and discussing what they think is going to happen. (20 minutes each day)

After Reading:
After the students are done reading posting on the wiki they will come together for 15 to 20 minutes and discuss their roles and their prediction. The reason they are coming together as a group separately from their wiki is because I want them to also have verbal interaction with one another. If the assignment is all online students may not go and read other students wiki posts. This way the students are exchanging new ideas online and face-to-face. (20 minutes)

Post-Assessment:
The students will post on the wiki a reaction of how the book ended. This will allow the teacher to see if the student can personally relate to the book and if they can give their reaction about how the book ended. This will also show the teacher if the student comprehended and understood the main concepts of the book. (20 minutes)