LESSON PLAN UNIT CODE: CR308

School of Education
& Humanities

Student Teacher Frances Ducommun Date 9/11/2017

Learning Area English Year Level 7

Curricular Intention/s drawing on a range of technologies in, for example, research, communication and Duration 45 minutes
(Content descriptors) representation of ideas (ACEEN012) (minutes)
- Know how to use PowerPoint to enhance their speech

Enduring Understandings (including Christian or Values Understandings)

Students will be confident in communicating ideas creatively
Learning Goals (Know, Do, Value) Essential Questions Evidence of Understanding
Students will:
(i) Know how to structure a powerpoint to provide (i) What is the goal in creating a powerpoint? Table of dos and donts
evidence for their ideas (ii) What slide headings would be good for your
(ii) Know how to imbed images and videos speech? Email with their finished product and evaluation of how
(iii) Know how to make clear and succinct slides (iii) How can we improve the headings to create they achieved their goal or not.
(iv) Create a powerpoint interest?
(iv) Why do we use videos and images in speeches?
(v) Will your powerpoint achieve the goal that you
want it to?

Pre-Lesson Organisation
CREATE A GOOD EXAMPLE OF A PERSUASIVE POWERPOINT AND A POOR EXAMPLE. CREATE A TUTORIAL FOR STUDENTS TO USE AS THEY CREATE THEIR OWN ONE THAT SPECIFIES HOW TO CREATE SLIDES AND
HYPERLINKS, HOW TO EMBED IMAGES AND VIDEOS

Learning Resources &

LG Differentiation/Assessment
Phases & Learning Experiences including Teaching Strategies and Essential Questions Organisation for
(code) Strategies
Timing Learning
ENGAGE Set goal: Today were going to create a powerpoint that can be used with your speech. Whole class discussion
- The goal of this powerpoint is to help you engage with and persuade your audience.
- Write that goal down.
Students write down the following in a table: table of dos and donts
Good Powerpoints DONT have:
 Learning Resources &
LG Differentiation/Assessment
Phases & Learning Experiences including Teaching Strategies and Essential Questions Organisation for
(code) Strategies
Timing Learning
Too much writing on a slide
Backgrounds that are distracting or boring
Irrelevant images and videos

DO have:
Small amounts of writing (one idea per slide)
Backgrounds that are interesting, but not distracting
Images and videos that support the point

Set example: Show two examples of powerpoints.

- Students are to discuss strengths and weaknesses of the powerpoints
https://www.slideshare.net/kariblocher/dogs-vs-cats?next_slideshow=1
https://www.slideshare.net/ctdesign87/4-reasons-why-dogs-are-better-than-cats

EXPLORE Basic tutorial: Students will draw a diagram of their powerpoint plan in their books they will begin Individual worksheet
with planning their structure, then they can begin creating their powerpoint (no noise while
- What headings are clear and logical? Draw these out from the major points of your speech completing the
- How can we make them more interesting? worksheet)
- How do we imbed images and videos?
- Which slides could use an image or video to support your point?
Apply their plan to create a powerpoint: Individuals working on
- Create slides with the headings they previously decided on. laptops
- Find images and videos that support a specific point of their speech, then choose the best (low level noise).
ones (how do we measure which one will be most effective? By time, specificity, clarity and
engagement).
- Embed the best images and videos in their powerpoint.

REVIEW & Finished students email you with: An email of their powerpoint and
CONCLUDE - Their powerpoint their evaluation of it.
- The strengths and weaknesses of their powerpoint in achieving their goals
Students who send the email
early can have quiet free time.

Post-Lesson Organisation
Turn off projector, check all emails check up on students who havent sent you one.