InstructionalLessonPlan

EnglishLanguageArts
Grade:

JulieKimballandJoGoslin

UnitTitle:StudentServiceLearning
Lesson:CreatingaMultimediaPresentation

LessonOverview
Studentsarerequiredtocompleteaservicelearningprojecteachyear.Thisyear,thesixthgradewillbe
plantingnativeplantsintheflowerbedsaroundCMS.Studentsalreadygatheredinformationsotheywill
understandthebenefitsofplantingnativespecies.Inthislesson,studentswillworkwiththeirgroupsto
createapresentationtoteachtherestoftheclassabouttheirresearchtopic.
EssentialQuestion
Howcanhumansaffecttheirlocalecosystem?
MarylandTechnologyLiteracyStandardsforStudents
Standard2.0DigitalCitizenship:Demonstrateanunderstandingofthehistoryoftechnologyandits
impactonsociety,andpracticeethical,legal,andresponsibleuseoftechnologytoassuresafety.
Grade6
B.LegalandEthicalIssues
2.Demonstrateanunderstandingofcurrentlegalstandards
c)Citeelectronicsourcesoftextanddigitalinformationproperly(suchasMLA,APA,Chicago)

Standard3.0TechnologyforLearningandCollaboration:Useavarietyoftechnologiesforlearningand
collaboration
Grade6
B.EncourageCollaboration
1.Selectandusetechnologytoolstoencouragecollaboration
a)Usetechnologytoolstoworkcollaborativelywithintheschoolcommunity
C.IncreaseProductivity
1.Selectandusetechnologytoolstoincreaseproductivity
b)Createnewdocumentstocompletelearningassignmentsanddemonstratenewunderstanding
d)Usesuitableelectronicresourcestorefinepresentationsandedittextsforeffectiveand
appropriateuseoflanguageconventions,suchascapitalization,punctuation,spelling,andpronunciation

Standard4.0TechnologyforCommunicationandExpression:Usetechnologytocommunicate
informationandexpressideasusingvariousmediaformats
Grade6
D.Expression
1.Selectandusetechnologytoexpressideas
a)Selectandusetheappropriatemultimediaandpublishingtoolstoexpressoriginalideaswith
print,drawings,digitalimages,video,sounds,and/orpersonalrecordings
MarylandCollegeandCareerReadinessStandards
Writing(W)
W6
Usetechnology,includingtheInternet,toproduceandpublishwritingaswellastointeractand
collaboratewithothers
.
W8
Gatherrelevantinformationfrommultipleprintanddigitalsourcesassessthecredibilityofeachsource
andquoteorparaphrasethedataandconclusionsofotherswhileavoidingplagiarismandprovidingbasic
bibliographicinformationforsources.

SpeakingandListening(SL)
SL1
Engageeffectivelyinarangeofcollaborativediscussions(oneonone,ingroups,andteacherled)with
diversepartnersongrade6topics,texts,andissues,buildingonothersideasandexpressingtheirown
clearly.
1B.Followrulesforcollegialdiscussions,setspecificgoalsanddeadlines,anddefineindividualrolesas
needed.
SL5
Includemultimediacomponents(e.g.,graphics,images,music,sound)andvisualdisplaysin
presentationstoclarifyinformation.
Language(L)
L1
DemonstratecommandoftheconventionsofstandardEnglishgrammarandusagewhenwritingor
speaking.
L2
DemonstratecommandoftheconventionsofstandardEnglishcapitalization,punctuation,andspelling
whenwriting.
Resources

Laptops
Researchnotes
PowerPoint,GoogleSlides,Prezi
http://www.easybib.com/

LessonProcedure
1.Warmupquestion:Howdoyougivecredittothesourcesoftheinformationyougathered?
2.Teacherwilldemonstratehowtouse
http://www.easybib.com
tocreateanMLAcitationandhowto
makeaWorksCitedpage.
3.Studentswillworkcooperativelytochoosetheprogramthattheywanttousetopresenttheir
researchtotheclass(PowerPoint,GoogleSlideshow,Prezi).
4.Studentswillworkcooperativelytocreateapresentationtoteachtherestoftheclassabouttheir
researchtopic.
5.Studentswilluse
http://www.easybib.com/
tocreateMLAstylecitationsfortheirWorksCitedpage.
6.Closure:Thinkabouthowyourgroupworkedtogether.Dideveryoneparticipate?Didshareequallyin
creatingthepresentation?Rateyourgroupsabilitytoworktogethertocompletethispresentationona
scaleof15.1meaningwedidnotworktogetherverywelland5meaningwedidagreatjobofworking
togethertocompleteatask.
Assessment:(formative)Teacherwillmonitorprogressongrouppresentationsandthestudentsability
toworkinacooperativegroup.

RoleofSpecialEducatorand/orParaeducator
Monitorspecialeducationstudentsandprovideaccommodationsasneeded.