Shanna Pavlak MEDT 7477 Spring 2014

9/11 Lesson Plan:

Title: 9/11 and the War on Terror Subject: U.S. History Grade level: 9-12 CCGPS standard: SSUSH25- The student will describe changes in national politics since 1968 g. Analyze the response of President George W. Bush to the attacks of September 11, 2001, on the United States, the war against terrorism, and the subsequent American interventions in Afghanistan and Iraq Objectives: Students will create a script and digital story describing what happened on 9/11 and the subsequent war on terror. Materials Needed: Software to create digital story such as Windows Movie Maker Resource Kit with audio, video, images, and information provided by teacher Reference list provided by teacher Lesson Instructions: 1. Students will work in groups of two or three to research 9/11, the fallout, and the war on terror. 2. Students will determine which topic their groups will focus their project on. 3. Students in each group will divide work by assigning roles for each member, such as script writer, producer, director, or copyeditor. 4. Students will write a script and create a storyboard for their groups digital stories. 5. Students will gather audio and visual elements and arrange in video editing software. 6. Students will record script for their groups digital movie. 7. Students will preview their final product. The final product should be between 2.5 and 3 minutes long. 8. Students will share their project with another group for peer evaluations. 9. Students will share their project with the entire class on the class website. 10. Students will watch their peers videos and provide meaningful feedback and comments.

Assessment: Students will be evaluated based on the accuracy, clarity, and organization of their work. They will also be graded on the feedback they provide to other groups. The rubric below explains further about the assessment process. Task Element Excellent Accuracy Clarity No factual errors. Digital story is easy to understand and follow. Video and script match the whole way through. Script is organized in a way that makes sense. Digital story includes at least 7 video clips Digital story includes at least 7 images. Digital story includes at least three different musical selections. Digital story runs between 2.5 and 3 minutes. Student leaves at Needs Work Unsatisfactory Points Possible A couple Several 25 factual errors factual errors Digital story is Digital story 25 somewhat is hard to confusing. follow and not easy to understand. Video and Video and 25 script match up script rarely in many places, match up and but not all script is places. Script disorganized is slightly and makes disorganized, little sense. but still understandable. Digital story Digital story 5 includes fewer includes four than 7 video or fewer video clips, but more clips. than 4. Digital story Digital story 5 includes fewer includes four than 7 images, or fewer but more than images. four. Digital story Digital story 5 includes two contains one musical or no musical selections. selection. Points Earned

Organization

Video Use

Image Use

Audio Use

Digital Story Length

Peer Feedback

Digital story is shorter than 2.5 minutes, but longer than 1.5 minutes. Student leaves two sentences

Digital story is shorter than 1.5 minutes.

Student leaves 5 only one

Provided

least three sentences of feedback.

of feedback.

sentence of meaningful feedback or leaves no feedback at all.