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(Directed Learning Activities) Lesson Title: The Art and Science of Being a Critical Friend
Date created/revised: February 6, 2014

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Teacher(s) Name Position #choo!%&istrict (-mai! Phone Grade Le1e!(s) Content 2rea Length of Lesson "tandards Lee Grafton, Co-Teaching with Ron Winter and Mardi Hagar Instr ctiona! Techno!og" #$ecia!ist Pa!m #$rings 'nified #choo! &istrict !grafton)$s sd* s +,--,./-0+0. , (ng!ish Lang age 2rts . c!ass $eriods 3 4-- min tes

Content #tandards N(T#5# #tandards6

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.1, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.2, CCSS.ELALiteracy.SL.6.3,

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#verview The !esson is $art of the I-imagine 'nit* #t dents ha1e 7een e8$!oring who the" are, who the" want to 7e, and who the" wi!! 7e .- "ears in the f t re* 2s the c !minating $ro9ect, st dents create a m !timedia, $isi!n $ide! sing narrati1e stor"te!!ing in which the" ta:e on the ro!e of their f t re se!f, descri7ing what their !ife is !i:e and how the" are ma:ing a difference in the wor!d* This !esson wi!! teach st dents how to 7e a $artici$ant in a co!!a7orati1e conference with a critica! friend* 2 critica! friend is a $erson that can engage is a co!!a7orati1e con1ersation to he!$ a c!assmate de1e!o$ his%her ideas* %ssential &uesti!ns The (ssentia! ; estion6 <How can I he!$ others find their $otentia!=> #t dents wi!! care a7o t the to$ic 7eca se it wi!! ena7!e them to $artici$ate in a c !t re of res$ect and s $$ort whi!e im$ro1ing their $ro9ect 3 a 1ision 1ideo*
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The foc sing ? estion is6 What ste$s can "o ta:e and r !es can "o fo!!ow to he!$ friends de1e!o$ their fina! $rod ct 3 a $owerf !, com$e!!ing 1ision 1ideo with a c!ear !esson !earned= To 7e read" for critica! co!!a7orati1e ref!ections, st dents wi!! engage in a series of acti1ities to define and descri7e their $ersona! strengths, am7itions and cha!!enges* The" wi!! cond ct research to e8$!ore f t re career o$$ort nities a!ong with the re? irements and disting ished awards that can 7e achie1ed in their chosen career* The" wi!! draft a stor"!ine narrati1e identif"ing 3 their $ersona! gifts, $ersona! ? a!ities, $ersona! setting, how their f t re !ife <was> accom$!ished o1ercoming o7stac!es and their ad1ice to their "o nger se!f* 'ssessment 2 formati1e assessment wi!! 7e sed to monitor and $ro1ide feed7ac: to de1e!o$ st dents@ a7i!ities to 4) fo!!ow the r !es and ste$s for 7eing a critica! friend* Aoth st dent writers see:ing assistance and st dents acting as critica! friends wi!! 7e assessed* The formati1e assessment o7ser1ations wi!! 7e co!!ected 7" wa!:ing aro nd the c!assroom and o7ser1ing st dents con1ersations, shadowing conferences, and o7ser1ing the on!ine comments !eft d ring on!ine conferencing* #t dents wi!! nderstand that their co!!a7orati1e conferencing $ractice is a de1e!o$ing $rocess* The" wi!! not 7e <graded> for their s ccess direct!", 7 t conferencing wi!! he!$ them and their $eers get ideas for im$ro1ing their fina! $rod ct, which is assessed with a B-$oint r 7ric* Lessons !earned 7" critica! friends are a!so monitored 7" teachers as st dents ref!ect on what the" !earned from the conference on Toda"sMeet*com as a tic:et-o t-the-door* Techn!l!gy (es!urces To de1e!o$ the o1era!! $ro9ect - the 1ision 1ideos, techno!og" reso rces $ro1ide st dents with access to on!ine research regarding careers, an e!ectronic thesa r s to e8$and descri$ti1e 1oca7 !ar", and Goog!e &ocs to ena7!e st dents to com$ose their stor"!ines and recei1e time!" feed7ac: in the form of on!ine comments on their drafts from their teachers* Cideo cameras and editing $rograms wi!! ena7!e st dents to create their c !minating 1ideos* Techno!og" s:i!!s st dents need to com$!ete the $ro9ect inc! de information !iterac" s:i!!s re? ired for Internet research, an nderstanding of co$"right and fair se $o!icies, word $rocessing s:i!!s, inc! ding Goog!e &ri1e commenting and sharing s:i!!s* To faci!itate the co!!a7orati1e conferencing, critica! friends and st dents wi!! se Goog!e &ocs commenting f nctions, Goog!e &ocs for recording Ta:e #i8 (!ements notes for stor" de1e!o$ment im$ro1ement, and Toda"sMeet*com for dai!" ref!ections on !essons !earned thro gho t the $rocess*

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)nstructi!nal *lan *reparati!n #t dents need to nderstand the e!ements that ma:e a good digita! stor" and how to constr ct a narrati1e stor"!ine sing a stor" arc* The st dents need to 7e a7!e to artic !ate the $oint of the stor" or the !esson c!ear!" (i*e* in one short statement)* #t dents need to nderstand that effecti1e 1ideos% mo1ies ha1e a 1ariet" of m !timedia e!ements that are caref !!" se!ected and assem7!ed to con1e" a stor"* These e!ements can 7e $ t together to create stor"!ine 7" constr cting a stor"7oard* To $re$are for the acti1it", st dents wi!! ha1e com$!eted a draft of their stor"7oards for their 1ision 1ideos and e1a! ated the stor"7oard draft sing the Take Six Elements for Good Digital Storytelling and the Steps for Being a Personal Coach* +anagement #t dents wi!! wor: with the who!e gro $, sma!! $eer gro $s, and indi1id a!!" in the c!assroom* )nstructi!n and 'ctivities Materials: Hando t of Take Six Elements for Good Digital Storytelling , access to Goog!e &ocs with a Take Six Elements tem$!ate, Be o!r "#n Personal Coach doc, and G!idelines for Critical $riends doc, com$ ter with #t dent Remote 2ccess to ena7!e $ro9ection of a gi1en monitor on a!! st dent screens, a doc ment camera, com$ ter !a7, Take Six Elements for Good Digital Storytelling $oster, Be o!r "#n Personal Coach $oster, G!idelines for Critical $riends $oster %nstr!ctional Method: Grad a! Re!ease of Res$onsi7i!it" (I do, we do, "o do) Day #ne: Face,t!,Face -!llab!rative -!n.erencing %ntrod!ction: &efine the critica! friend co!!a7orati1e conference e8$erience* &efine the ro!e of the $artici$ants and the r !es* Refer st dents to the c!ass $oster and the Goog!e doc with the r !es defined* Point o t the" can se these materia!s for reference thro gho t the co!!a7orati1e conferencing $rocess* % Do: 2rrange st dents in an inner and o ter circ!e s rro nding two conferencing chairs* With the who!e gro $, se!ect a st dent to share their stor"7oard with me and their Take Six Elements for Good Storytelling notes doc ment and mode! the $rocess of co!!a7orati1e conferencing 7" 7eing a critica! friend* Ha1e a!! st dents ta:e notes descri7ing how I fo!!ow (or don@t fo!!ow) the r !es for 7eing a critica! friend* I wi!! then e8$!icit!" descri7e how I sed the ste$s for 7eing a critica! friend* #t dents wi!! 7e enco raged to as: me for c!arification as needed* Re$eat the $rocess with a second 1o! nteer, if needed* &e Do' Dee$ st dents in an inner and o ter circ!e s rro nding the two conferencing chairs* With the who!e gro $, se!ect a st dent to share their stor"7oard with me and mode! the $rocess of co!!a7orati1e conferencing 7" 7eing a critica! friend* Ha1e a!! st dents ta:e notes descri7ing how I fo!!ow (or don@t fo!!ow) the r !es for 7eing a critica! friend* #t dents in the inner circ!e wi!! 7e as:ed to descri7e what the" witnessed* #t dents in the o ter circ!e wi!! 7e as:ed to add to what was o7ser1ed and ref!ect on the comments from the first gro $ with which the"
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agree or disagree* (nco rage a disc ssion ref!ecting on how this $rocess can he!$ the st dents 7e s ccessf ! as the" com$!ete their $ro9ects* Re$eat the $rocess with a second 1o! nteer, if needed* o! Do' Dee$ st dents in an inner and o ter circ!e s rro nding the two conferencing chairs* With the who!e gro $, se!ect a st dent to share their stor"7oard with another st dent who wi!! 7e the critica! friend* Ha1e the two st dents engage in the $rocess of co!!a7orati1e conferencing, mode!ing the ste$s for 7eing a critica! friend* Ha1e a!! st dents ta:e notes descri7ing how the $artici$ants fo!!owed (or didn@t fo!!ow) the r !es for 7eing a critica! friend co!!a7orati1e conferencing* #t dents in the inner circ!e wi!! 7e as:ed to descri7e what the" witnessed* #t dents in the o ter circ!e wi!! 7e as:ed to add to what was o7ser1ed and ref!ect on the comments from the first gro $ with which the" agree or disagree* 2gain, enco rage a disc ssion ref!ecting on how this $rocess can he!$ the st dents 7e s ccessf ! as the" com$!ete their $ro9ects, inc! ding, what wi!! 7e the im$act of this e8$erience on their r 7ric score on their fina! $ro9ect= Re$eat the $rocess with a second 1o! nteer, if needed* %ndependent (pplication: 2rrange seats in conferencing $airs* Ha1e each st dent $air with another st dent and ta:e t rns 7eing the critica! friend in the conference* 2t the end of the e8$erience, a!! st dents sho !d ret rn to their com$ ters to add notes to their Ta:e #i8 doc ment in Goog!e &ocs that wi!! 7e sed to im$ro1e their wor:* %nstr!ctional )ote: M" ro!e wi!! 7e to 7egin the session as the e8$ert, 7 t to re!in? ish contro! o1er the co rse of the !esson* I want to !et the st dent 1oices and o$inions 7e heard* A" the end of the !esson I wi!! mo1e from e8$ert to faci!itator* Day Tw!: $irtual -!llab!rative -!n.erencing Thr!ugh /!!gle D!cs -!mments )ote: This section of the !esson se? ence wi!! occ r after the st dents ha1e drafted their scri$t and after the" ha1e had a face-to-face co!!a7orati1e conference a7o t their first draft of the scri$t with their critica! friend* These !essons are not de!i1ered on two consec ti1e da"s, 7ac:to-7ac:* %ntrod!ction: Re1iew the critica! friend co!!a7orati1e conference e8$erience* Re1iew the ro!e of the $artici$ants and the r !es* Refer st dents to the c!ass $oster and the Goog!e doc with the r !es defined* Point o t the" ha1e sed these materia!s for reference thro gho t the co!!a7orati1e conferencing $rocess* &escri7e how these same r !es a$$!" to 1irt a! co!!a7orati1e conferences* (Eor e8am$!e, <the critica! friend wi!! not ho!d the $a$er> is a$$!ied as the critica! friend does not mar: on the written doc ment, 7 t instead on!" !ea1es critica! friend comments* Note that the critica! friend and st dent can engage in c!arification thro gh the comments section* % Do: #e!ect a st dent to share their scri$t and their Take Six Elements for Good Digital Storytelling notes doc ment with me* 'sing the #t dent Remote 2ccess to $ro9ect m" monitor with the st dent@s Goog!e &oc $ro9ecting the st dent@s doc ments to a!! st dents@ wor:stations, I wi!! mode! the $rocess of co!!a7orati1e conferencing for the who!e c!ass 7" 7eing a critica!
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friend* Ha1e a!! st dents ta:e note on $a$er descri7ing how I fo!!ow (or don@t fo!!ow) the r !es for 7eing a critica! friend* I wi!! then e8$!icit!" descri7e how I sed the ste$s for 7eing a critica! friend virtually* I wi!! $oint o t how this $rocess is a$$!ied in the 1irt a! en1ironment* #t dents wi!! 7e enco raged to as: me for c!arification as needed* Re$eat the $rocess with a second 1o! nteer, if needed* &e Do' With the who!e gro $, se!ect a st dent to share their scri$t and their Take Six Elements for Good Digital Storytelling notes doc ment with me and mode! the $rocess of co!!a7orati1e conferencing 7" 7eing a critica! friend* Ha1e a!! st dents ta:e notes on $a$er descri7ing how I fo!!ow (or don@t fo!!ow) the r !es for 7eing a critica! friend* #t dents wi!! then 7e as:ed to descri7e what the" witnessed* (nco rage a disc ssion ref!ecting on how this $rocess can he!$ the st dents 7e s ccessf ! as the" com$!ete their $ro9ects* Re$eat the $rocess with a second 1o! nteer, if needed* o! Do' #e!ect a st dent to share their scri$t and their Take Six Elements note doc with another st dent who wi!! 7e the critica! friend* Ha1e the two st dents engage in the $rocess of co!!a7orati1e conferencing and mode!ing the ste$s for 7eing a critica! friend* Ha1e a!! st dents ta:e notes descri7ing how the $artici$ants fo!!owed (or didn@t fo!!ow) the r !es for 7eing a critica! friend d ring the co!!a7orati1e conferencing $rocess* 2s: st dents to descri7e what the" witnessed and res$ond to the comments of others* 2s: the st dents to descri7e how the 1irt a! conferencing is a!i:e and different from the face-to face conference* 2gain, enco rage a disc ssion ref!ecting on how this $rocess can he!$ the st dents 7e s ccessf ! as the" com$!ete their $ro9ects, inc! ding, what wi!! 7e the im$act of this e8$erience on their r 7ric score on their fina! $ro9ect= Re$eat the $rocess with a second 1o! nteer, if needed* %ndependent (pplication: Ha1e each st dent $air with their critica! friend and ta:e t rns 7eing the critica! friend in the 1irt a! conference* 2t the end of the e8$erience, ha1e the critica! friend $artners meet face-to-face to disc ss how the" can im$ro1e their 1irt a! co!!a7orati1e e8$erience* 2!! st dents sho !d ret rn to their com$ ters to re1iew and add notes to their Ta:e #i8 doc ment in Goog!e &ocs to he!$ them im$ro1e their wor:* %nstr!ctional )ote: M" ro!e wi!! 7e to 7egin the session as the e8$ert, 7 t to re!in? ish contro! o1er the co rse of the !esson* I want to !et the st dent 1oices and o$inions 7e heard* A" the end of the !esson I wi!! mo1e from e8$ert to faci!itator* Di..erentiati!n To differentiate, the !esson inc! des direct instr ction, mode!ing, and co!!a7oration and indi1id a!iGed ref!ections* The direct instr ction wi!! he!$ st dents with !imitations 7" gi1ing them str ct res to he!$ them* # $$orting reso rces for references wi!! inc! de c!ass $osters and indi1id a!iGed reference docs* #t dents wi!! a!so ha1e o$$ort nities to engage in critica! co!!a7orati1e conferences face-to-face and 1irt a!!"*

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-l!sure and (e.lecti!n Day #ne and Day Tw!: Point o t to st dents that the" can engage in this $rocess as needed* #t dents wi!! com$!ete a tic:et-o t-the-door ref!ecting on the !esson !earned sing Toda"sMeet*com* In ref!ection, the !essons went we!!* I thin: the strateg" was sing the HI do, we do, "o do> was effecti1e* To im$ro1e the !esson, I wo !d o$en the !essons with a re1iew of the Ta:e #i8 (!ements of Good &igita! #tor"te!!ing and how the" he!$ s de1e!o$ $owerf !, com$e!!ing stories* )mp!rtant 0ess!n (es!urce 1!te The Take Six Elements for Good Digital Storytelling was created 7" Aerna9ean Porter 3 www*digita!es* s and was sed with $ermission* The critica! friends g ide!ines were 7ased off of the !essons !earned from Aerna9ean Porter in a digita! stor"te!!ing wor:sho$ in Pa!m #$rings 'nified #choo! &istrict in I ne .-4B*

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