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Paterson
University
College
of
Education
Teacher
Candidate
Name:
Lilly
Ryden
School:
Garfield
Middle
School
Grade:
8th
Date
of
Lesson:
10/23/2014
Topic:
News
Sources
Concept:
Compare
and
Contrast
Essential
Question(s):
How
do
varying
news
sources
alter
our
views
and
perceptions?
Standard/s):
Learning
objective(s):
Assessment(s):
(rubric
attached)
Questions
to
be
asked
throughout
the
lesson:
Distinguish
between
multiple
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.3
news
sources
including
blogs,
Analyze
how
a
text
makes
What
is
Ebola?
How
deadly
is
it?
news
articles,
and
newscasts.
connections
among
and
distinctions
between
individuals,
What
is
a
blog?
A
news
article?
A
newscast?
Compare
and
contract
ideas,
or
events
(e.g.,
through
information
from
three
distinct
comparisons,
analogies,
or
What
are
some
examples
of
blogs?
News
articles?
Newscasts?
news
sources
that
all
discuss
categories).
the
same
topic.
How
are
blogs,
news
articles,
and
newscasts
similar?
How
are
they
different?
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RI.8.7
Judge
the
advantages
and
Evaluate
the
advantages
and
Which
of
these
three
news
sources
is
the
most
useful/informative?
disadvantages
to
relying
on
disadvantages
of
using
different
Explain.
blogs,
news
articles,
and
mediums
(e.g.,
print
or
digital
newscasts
for
text,
video,
multimedia)
to
Which
of
the
three
news
sources
would
you
rather
go
to
for
important/substantial
present
a
particular
topic
or
information?
Why?
information.
idea.
Are
news
outlets
important/necessary
to
society?
Compose
an
informative
blog
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.2
entry
on
a
topic
of
choice.
Write
informative/explanatory
texts
to
examine
a
topic
and
convey
ideas,
concepts,
and
information
through
the
selection,
organization,
and
analysis
of
relevant
content.
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.L.3
Apply
knowledge
of
language
to
understand
how
language
functions
in
different
contexts,
EXTEND (5 mins)
EVALUATE
(ongoing)
Students
will
be
seated
at
their
desks.
They
will
be
provided
with
written
and
verbal
instructions
on
how
to
complete/write
an
informative
blog
entry
on
a
topic
of
their
choice.
Students
will
be
evaluated
during
the
engage,
explore,
explain,
and
extend
portions
of
the
lesson.
During
these
portions,
student
learning
will
be
evaluated
through
student
monitoring,
questioning,
and
participation.
Students
will
also
be
evaluated
using
the
rubric.
Differentiated
Instruction:
Various
visuals
(Power
Point,
pictures
within
the
Power
Point,
video,
etc.)
will
be
used
throughout
the
lesson
in
order
to
facilitate
learning.
Students
will
be
provided
with
Venn
Diagrams
and
copies
of
the
blog
post
and
news
article.
Students
will
be
provided
with
printouts
of
the
collaborative
Venn
diagram.
Students
will
be
broken
up
into
mixed
ability
groups
during
the
group
activity.
Students
will
be
provided
with
written,
verbal,
and
visual
directions
for
completing
their
group
activity
and
homework.
*******Analysis
of
Student
Learning
and
Reflection
To
be
completed
AFTER
lesson
implementation*******
Students
were
able
to
Evidence
How
can
I
improve
upon
this
lesson
and
what
are
the
implications
for
future
lessons
and
my
own
professional
development?
RUBRIC:
CATEGORY
Contributions
4
Routinely provides useful
ideas when participating
in the group and in
classroom discussion.
Group Focus
Understanding of Key
Terms
Student is able to
successfully compare and
contrast the information
from each source and
completely fills their
Venn diagram.
Blog Entry
Student successfully
conveys and discusses
their topic. Their piece
has a strong voice and
their writing is coherent
and logical.
3
Usually provides useful
ideas when participating
in the group and in
classroom discussion.
Sometimes provides
useful ideas when
participating in the group
and in classroom
discussion.