Lesson Idea Name: Five Paragraph Digital Essay

Content Area: Language Arts

Grade Level(s): 4th

Content Standard Addressed: ELACC4L1: Demonstrate command of the conventions of Standard

English grammar and usage when writing or speaking

Technology Standard Addressed: 3c. Students curate information from digital resources using a
variety of tools and methods to create collections of artifacts that demonstrate meaningful
connections or conclusions.

Selected Technology Tool: Brainpop.com

URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable):

https://www.brainpop.com/games/mobmainidea/

Type of Instructional Software:

☐ Drill and Practice Tutorial ☐ Simulation ☒ Instructional Game ☐ e-books/e-

references

Features of this software (check all that apply):

☒ Assessment Monitoring/Reporting

☐ Allows teacher to create customized lessons for students

☐ Multi-user or collaborative functions with others in the class

☐ Multi-user or collaborative with others outside the class

☒ Accessible to students beyond the school day

☒ Accessible via mobile devices

☒ Multiple languages

☒ Safety, security and/or privacy features

Bloom’s Taxonomy Level(s):

☒ Remembering ☒ Understanding ☒ Applying ☐ Analyzing ☐ Evaluating ☐

Creating

Levels of Technology Integration (LoTi Level): (Select the one best level) (Delete red instructions
before adding to your Weebly.)

☐ Level 1: Awareness ☒ Level 2: Exploration ☐ Level 3: Infusion ☐ Level 4: Integration

☐ Level 5: Expansion ☐ Level 6: Refinement

Universal Design for Learning (UDL):

The activity and technology tools that I have selected support my students’ learning experiences by
offering the students different forms of auditory supports such as having a lesson over how to write a
five-paragraph essay and all of the components. This includes the teacher’s lesson and also the video
and game that is included in the lesson. I also give the students the chance to get the best out of the
technology provided by allowing students to use the technical tools to enhance their learning
experience.

Lesson idea implementation: To start the video the teacher will show the students a Brainpop video
over how to write a five-paragraph essay and all of the components involved. The teacher will then
have the students play the main idea game on Brainpop in order to help the students find the main
ideas of their paragraphs throughout the essay. The teacher will then discuss topics with the students
determining what they will write their essay over. The topics will include if students prefer dogs over
cats, math or science, or fruits over vegetables and throughout the essay the students will have to tell
their readers why. Using the internet and researching using the resources the school provides, which
could include a class set of iPads or laptops, the students will use these resources in order to come up
with facts about their topic to use in their essay. After researching the students will then write their
essay on paper and after having the essay looked over by the teacher.
Reflective Practice:

I feel that the activities included in this lesson could impact student learning by giving the students
multiple sources of information to refer back to during the process of writing their essays. In order to
further extend this lesson, I would have my students’ type out their papers on the computer in order
to practice their typing skills.