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Lesson Topic: AI/Elon Musk informational text Length of Class Period: 70 minutes

Course: Science Fiction Grade Level: 8th Grade English

LEARNING GOALS & SUCCESS CRITERIA

Students will evaluate the benefits and risk of artificial intelligence by reading an informational text.
CONTENT STANDARDS
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Arizona Department of Education 8 grade ELA:
Reading Standards for Informational Text Speaking and Listening Standards Language Standards
-8.RI.1 -8. SL.1 -8. L.4
-8.RI.4 -8. SL.3
-8.RI.8
ELL STANDARDS & LITERACY STRATEGIES
List the language objective for listening, speaking, reading and writing: Arizona ELP Standards [http://www.azed.gov/oelas/elps/]
-ELL Stage IV: Grades 6-8, Reading, Comprehending Text, LI-4 - ELL Stage IV: Grades 6-8, Reading, Comprehending Text, LI-12
- ELL Stage IV: Grades 6-8, Reading, Comprehending Text, LI-7 - ELL Stage IV: Grades 6-8, Listening & Speaking, Comprehension, LI-7
- ELL Stage IV: Grades 6-8, Reading, Comprehending Text, LI-8 - ELL Stage IV: Grades 6-8, Listening & Speaking, Delivery, LI-4
Bulleted list the literacy strategies for the lesson that will support all students’ access to the content of the lesson. (Must include 1 vocabulary strategy.):
-Alphabet Brainstorming -TIP Chart
-Four Corners -Exit Card
-Text Rendering
Key vocabulary for the lesson:
-artificial intelligence -regulation
-unfettered -skepticism
-existential -precautionary
ADAPTATIONS/ENRICHMENT
List accommodations you will make for Special Education students:
-Provide vocabulary words w/ definitions on prefilled notetaker

List enrichment/extension activities you will provide for accelerated students:

-Students can write down their position on Exit Ticket and provide explanation for their reasoning in 3-5 sentences.
-Students can create additional TIP charts for vocabulary words not listed on the PPT in their journals
HOMEWORK
If there is homework following this lesson, list it here:
Read “Benefits and Risks of AI”
RESOURCES/MATERIALS
List all resources that you will need to teach this lesson:
-Elon Musk PPT -Notecards
- “Elon Musk Warns Governors” article -Construction Paper
 Content Literacy Lesson Sequence
The Task Analysis must include the specific sub-tasks/topics. The first step in your Task Analysis should be your BW/Anticipatory Set.
The last step in your Task Analysis should match your learning goal/s for the lesson. (Add or delete rows as needed.)

TIME TASK ANALYSIS TEACHING STRATEGY WHAT ARE THE STUDENTS DOING?
(Sub-tasks/topics) (BW, lecture, lab, group work, handout, (Active participation, Int. Closure)
guiding questions, etc.)
10 BW: So far, we have read several short stories Ss answer the BW individually for around 2-3
mins that included elements of advanced technology. minutes. A large alphabet brainstorming will be
Introduce Artificial Intelligence Today we will be reading an informational text shown on the whiteboard and students call out
about a certain type of advanced technology what they marked for each letter as the teacher
called “Artificial Intelligence.” copies in each box.
Use the alphabet brainstorming boxes to think
of as many words that relate to “Artificial
Intelligence”
10 Power Point: Demonstrate current AI Int. Closure: Which of the technological
mins technology and future technology. Short bio on advancements discussed are you most interested
Current AI advancements and Elon Musk Elon Musk in? Discuss with partner and take poll, calling on
2-3 students to share
20 Text Rendering: Elon Musk article Ss read article independently and text render the
mins article. After everyone has finished, student’s
Elon Musk article popcorn out what they found interesting, made
connections with, disagree with, etc.
Int. Closure: Why would a tech billionaire like
Elon Musk continue to work in an industry he is
“afraid” of?
15 TIP Charts Ss will work ingroups to create a TIP chart for
one of the vocabulary words on a piece of
Article vocabulary construction paper. They will then present their
TIP Charts to the class.
Int. Closure: What was the most difficult part
when creating the TIP chart?
10 Summary of arguments and evaluation Ss will go back into the text and summarize the
mins Decide position on AI Four Corners two arguments being made for Artificial
Intelligence through highlighting an annotating.
They will then self-evaluate their own position on
AI and proceed to one of the four corners in the
classroom. Group discussion on why they chose
strongly agree/agree/disagree/strongly disagree
5 Reflection on the lesson Exit Card Ss list two things they learned that day and one
mins question they still have on a notecard. Collect at
the end of class.