Module2cLessonPlanJimmyTinoco

Title

PowtoonsNarrative

Topic

Creatingadigitalpresentationtomatchyournarrativewriting

GradeLevel

4thGrade

Subject

Writing:Narrative

EstablishedGoals
DerivedfromCommonCoreorNextGenerationScience
(Ifyoudonotuseeither,pleaseindicateandlinkwhatstandardsyoureferencehere:_______________)

CCSSW.4.3Writenarrativestodeveloprealorimaginedexperiencesoreventsusing
effectivetechnique,descriptivedetails,andcleareventsequences.
CCSSW.4.3.aOrientthereaderbyestablishingasituationandintroducinganarrator
and/orcharactersorganizeaneventsequencethatunfoldsnaturally.
CCSSW.4.3.bUsedialogueanddescriptiontodevelopexperiencesandeventsor
showtheresponsesofcharacterstosituations.
CCSSW.4.3.eProvideaconclusionthatfollowsfromthenarratedexperiencesor
events.

EssentialQuestions

Howdoweusethedetailsinthestorytogainadeeperunderstandingofthecharacter,
settingandevents?
Howcanweusedigitalmediatoenhanceourwritingandstorytelling?

Understandings

Studentswillunderstandthat...

...effectivetechniques,
descriptivedetails,andclear
eventsequenceshelpcreate
anengagingandclear
narrativestory,whetheritis
written,orinmediaform.

Studentswillknowthat
therecanbeacorrelation
betweenwrittenwordsand
digitalmedia.

Studentswillbeableto
Writeanarrativeessay
CreateaPowtoonsMedia
Presentationtomatchtheir
narrativestory

NETS(Students):
Simplyreferencethenumberandletter(e.g.,2c)

Creativity&Innovation

1b

Communication&Collaboration

2b

Research&InformationFluency

CriticalThinking,ProblemSolving&DecisionMaking

DigitalCitizenship

TechnologyOperations

NETS(Teachers):
Simplyreferencethenumberandletter(e.g.,2c)

Facilitate&InspireStudentLearning&Creativity

1a

Design&DevelopDigitalAgeLearningExperiences&Assessments

ModelDigitalAgeWork&Learning

3a,3b

Promote&ModelDigitalAgeCitizenship&Responsibility

EngageinProfessionalGrowthandLeadership

AssessmentEvidence

PerformanceTasks:
Studentswillcreateaquick
sketchgraphicorganizer,writea
5paragraphnarrative,essay,
andcreateaPowtoons
presentationtomatchtheirquick
sketchgraphicorganizerand
narrativeessay.

SelfAssessments:
Checknarrative:areallthe
elementsthere?
PowtoonsPresentation:Does
yourvideoorslideshowmatch
themaindetailsinyour
beginning,middle,andend?Do
youhaveaclearpictureofyour
settingandcharacters?

OtherEvidence:
Rubricscompletedby
class
Galleryofpresentations
toreferto

LearningPlan

InquiryHook:

WhatisPowtoonsvideoclip:PowToonIntroduction

ActivityProcedure:

*Prerequisite:Whatisanarrativelesson?Andwholeclassguidedwritingforaquicksketch
graphicorganizerand5paragraphnarrativeessay.

1. Inquiryhook
2. Powtoonstutorial
3. StudentsusetheirquicksketchgraphicorganizertocreateandorganizeaPowtoons
presentation.
4. Eachstudentwillthenreadtheiressayinfrontoftheclass,whiletheclassfillsout
(sketcheswhattheyhear)ablanktemplateforagraphicorganizer.Studentswilltry
tomatchtheirsketcheswiththestudentsstorytoseehowclosetheycangettotheir
Powtoonspresentation.Theyarelookingforthemaindetailsforthebeginning,
middle,andendofthestory.
5. ThenstudentwillshowtheirPowtoonspresentation.Aftertheclasshaswatchedthe
Powtoonspresentation,theywillfilloutarubrictogradethestudentsPowtoon.
StudentswillbegradedonhowaccuratethePowtoonsistotheirwrittenstory,how
creativetheywere,andhowwellthecharacterswererepresented.

ReflectionMethods:

WewillhaveapollonEdmodotovoteforthepresentationsthathadthehighestscores
basedonthestudentsrubrics.Thiswillgiveustheopportunitytodiscussalltheelements
thatIwantedtocover.

Materials

Facilities:

Classroom

Equipment(nontech):
Paper(linedandcopy)
GraphicOrganizer
Rubric

StudentSample
Insertlinkto,orimage(s)of,studentsamplesbelow.

PowtoonNarrativeSample(incomplete)

Equipment(tech):
Computer(Chromebook)
TeacherComputer
Projector