Current+Events+Writing+Lesson

Contributing Teacher(s): Stephanie Lyles
Resources: Computer

Content:
0801.3.1 Write in a variety of modes and genres, including description, narration, exposition, persuasion, literary response, personal expression, and imaginative.

ISTE Technology:

 * || **Research and Information Fluency** ||
 * || Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Students: ||
 * || || a. || plan strategies to guide inquiry. ||
 * b. || locate, organize, analyze, evaluate, synthesize, and ethically use information from a variety of sources and media. ||
 * c. || evaluate and select information sources and digital tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks. ||
 * d. || process data and report results. || ||
 * || **Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making** ||
 * || Students use critical thinking skills to plan and conduct research, manage projects, solve problems, and make informed decisions using appropriate digital tools and resources. Students: ||
 * || || a. || identify and define authentic problems and significant questions for investigation. ||
 * b. || plan and manage activities to develop a solution or complete a project. ||
 * c. || collect and analyze data to identify solutions and/or make informed decisions. ||
 * d. || use multiple processes and diverse perspectives to explore alternative solutions. || ||

Introduction/Problem:
Students will create a plot model based upon the story, "The Treasure of Lemon Brown". Students will identify the parts of the story and complete the plot model in a word document being sure to outline each element.

Procedures:
Students will read "The Treasure of Lemon Brown", "Flowers for Algernon", and "The Kid Nobody Could Handle" and create a plot model on the web using pictures that illustrate each portion of the story.

Student Product/Work:
TSW will present their plot models to their selected group members.

Assessment/Rubric:
Students will complete a quiz for each story read.