LessonPlan

Subject: _English
______________Grade Level: _
9
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Unit/Lesson Title/Number:
Introduction to Night by Elie Wiesel
The following are from the Reading for Information 9-10 band:

Standards
RI 9-10.1: Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of
what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
RI 9-10.5: Analyze in detail how an authors ideas or claims are developed
and refined by particular sentences, paragraphs, or larger portions of a
text.
RI 9-10.7: Analyze various accounts of a subject told in different mediums
(e.g., a persons life story in both print and multimedia), determining which
details are emphasized in each account.
Writing Standards from the 9-10 band:
W 9-10.2: Write informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey
complex ideas, concepts, and information clearly and accurately through
the effective selection, organization, and analysis of content.
W 9-10.6: Use technology, including the internet, to produce, publish, and
update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of
technologys capacity to link other information and to display information
flexibly and dynamically.
W 9-10.7: Conduct short as well as more sustained research projects to
answer a questions or solve a problem; narrow or broaden the inquiry
when appropriate; synthesize multiple sources on the subject,
demonstrating understanding of the subject under investigation.
W 9-10. 8: Gather relevant information from multiple authoritative print and
digital sources, using advanced searches effectively; assess the
usefulness of each source in answering the research question; integrate
information into the text selectively to maintain the flow of ideas, avoiding
plagiarism and following the standard format for citation.

Speaking and Listening Standards from the 9-10 band:

SL 9-10.1: Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of
conversations and collaborations with diverse partners, building on others
ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively.
SL 9-10.2: Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media
and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
SL 9-10.4: Present information, findings, and supporting evidence so
listeners can follow the line of reasoning and organization, development,
and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
SL 9-10.5: Make strategic use of digital media and visual displays of data to
express information and enhance understanding of presentations.

1. Students will conduct research on Adolf Hitler using and analyzing different
media.
Lesson
Objectives

Procedure

2. Students will present their research findings by citing sources, analyzing

information, and applying digital media programs to create a visual, interactive
timeline display.
Students will:
1. Watch with research how-to videos
2. Fill out the WSQ form after watching the videos
3. Discuss WSQ with small group* and large group
4. Research the assigned time period from Hitler's life independently and then
with their group (see research requirements sheet and videos)
5. Analyze and organize the collected information.
6. Create 2-3 slides on the shared Google Slides document for the groups time
period (see presentation requirements sheet)
7. The class will present the completed Hitler Google Slide timeline.
*Groups will be assigned based on research abilities (assessment conducted at
the beginning of the year). Students with weaker research skills will be assigned
the beginning time frames of Hitlers life because there is less information to
analyze and evaluate.

Assessment/
Evaluation

Students will be assessed using a rubric for their research and presentation skills
on the Hitler timeline project.

Technology

Students will have access to chromebooks, iPads, personal smartphones, and

the schools media center. Each student has a school Google account to use
when researching and presenting.

Closure

At the end of this introduction lesson, the Hitler timeline will be presented. This
timeline will lead into the book Night by Elie Wiesel because this project has
provided the background to the novel.

Resources/
Materials

Time Required

Chromebooks, iPads, google accounts, media center access, teacher made

videos, internet

Approximately 3-4 days. This flipped lesson lets groups work at their own pace
with direct support from their English teacher about researching and presenting.

Reflection
:
We will complete a reflection after the lesson has been completed by students.