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Wendy Nelson
Name
Subject
English
Grade
6th
level
Time
Materials
Lesson
Objective
English SOL
6.5 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of
fictional texts, narrative nonfiction, and poetry.
6.2 The student will present, listen critically, and express opinions in oral
presentations.
Computer Technology SOL
6-8.14 Apply knowledge and skills to generate innovative ideas, products,
processes, and solutions.
A. Organize and display knowledge and understanding in ways that
others can view, use, and assess.
Choose the appropriate tool, format, and style to communicate
information for specific purposes.
Independently use technology tools to create and communicate
for individual and/or collaborative projects.
B. Add meaning to individual and group ideas and products through
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creative work.
Use digital resources and technology to enhance original oral and
written presentations.
Purpose of
Students will explore many different poets and poems and choose a favorite.
this lesson
Modeling the Poetry Foundations Poem of the Day feature, they will prepare
poetry podcasts to be broadcast on the schools morning announcements each
day. Students will listen to their classmates podcasts and respond with
comments about each chosen poem or podcast.
Activity
2. Explain that students will each prepare their own poetry podcast for
broadcast to classmates and on the morning announcements each day.
First they will select a poem they like from one of the
books in class or from the Poetry Foundation website.
(The poem should be appropriate for a middle-school
audience and the length of the poem should be no more
than two minutes when read aloud.)
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about vocabulary or interpretation can be discussed with teacher.
5. On their own: Students will select music and sound effects.
4. On their own: Students will record their podcasts.
5. Podcasts will be played for class, who will respond with
comments/critique.
Assessment
The teacher will listen to the students podcast to assess the students apparent
comprehension of the poem he or she read. (10 points) The teacher will assess
the quality of the presentation, appropriateness of music and sound effects, and
correct use of the technology. (10 points) The teacher will also assess the
thoughtfulness of critique in students responses to peers podcasts. (5 points)
TOTAL: 25 points
This lesson plan adheres to numerous ISTE-T standards as well as the TSIPs. ISTE-T
1encourages teachers to facilitate and inspire student learning and creativity. By creating a
poetry podcast and listening to numerous others, students learn about poetry and poems.
Because they have to choose appropriate music and sound effects and read with expression and
demonstrated comprehension, they are engaging in an oral performance that demonstrates
their creativity.
This activity is an authentic learning experience that satisfies ISTE-T standard 2 as well,
integrating contemporary technology tools with a fairly traditional poetry task. By creating a
screencast demonstration on how to make a podcast with the chosen tools, the teacher models
digital-age work and learning and the use of educational technologies, which aligns with
ISTE-T standard 3 and TSIP 1, 3, and 6. And, by encouraging the use of royalty-free music from
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the subscription site Soundzabound, the teacher is modeling good digital citizenship, which
aligns with the fourth ISTE-T standard and TSIP 8.