NorthCarolina6PointLessonPlan

Subject:ELAandAmericanHistory Topic:CapturetheFlag&HistoryoftheStar SpangledBanner Date:October8,2013

Teacher:Holloman,Mollee

CommonCoreStateStandard:: ELARL4.3:Describeindepthacharacter,setting,oreventinastoryordrama,drawingon specificdetailsinthetext(e.g.,acharactersthoughts,words,oractions). TT.1Usetechnologytoolsandskillstoreinforceandextendclassroomconceptsand activities.

Activity

DescriptionofActivitiesand Setting

MaterialsandTime

I.FocusandReview (Establishprior knowledge)

Studentswillhavepreviously iPads,copiesofCapture usedtheiPadsandwillbefamiliar theFlag withtherules.Asforthetext, severalhavereadCapturethe Flag,areintheprocessof reading,orunderstandthe summaryandarepreparingto readit.Studentshavealsobeen studyingthehistoryoftheNational Anthemandunderstanding patrioticsongswhileinmusic class.Thiscrosscurricular connectionshouldencourage themtorecognizetheimportance oftheflagwearestudying. Wewillbediscussingthe Whiteboard,5minutes importantelementoftheflagin thetextbyvisitingvariousreliable websites,suchasthe SmithsonianNationalMuseumof AmericanHistory,andStar Spangled200celebrationsite. Studentswillgaindeeper knowledgeonthesubjectofthe book,andengagewithhowand whyitwaswritten. Overheadprojector,laptop connection,Internet5

II.Statement(Inform studentofobjectives)

III.TeacherInput(Present Ontheprojector,studentswill tasks,information,and seehowtoaccesstheSymbaloo

guidance)

forCapturetheFlagonthemedia minutes Haikupagefromtheretheywillbe directedtotheNMAHportaland startexploration.Theinstructor willprovidesomeguiding questionstoprompttheactivity, butstudentswillbeencouragedto askthequestionsanddigfor informationindependently. Studentswillbeallowedto iPads,Internetconnection exploretheprovidedportalsonthe 20minutes iPadsandwillbepromptedtoask questionsthatinterestthemabout thetext,theFlag,andthe connectiontotheNational Anthem.Theinstructorwillmove throughthetableswherestudents areworking,haveinformal conversationsaboutwhattheyre findingandencourage studentgeneratedquestions.

IV.GuidedPractice(Elicit performance,provide assessmentand feedback)

V.IndependentPractice Studentswillhavethelinktothe SeatworkandHomework Haikusiteandknowhowtofind (Retentionandtransfer) moreinformationaboutfeatures fromthetext.Theycanaccess theseportalsfromtheschool computers,orhome. VI.Closure(Planfor maintenance) Informaldiscussionswiththese students,andotherswhoare readingCapturetheFlag,aswell asotherFictionDiggertextsthat havelinksandportalsonthe mediaHaiku

Learningtarget:Studentswillunderstandtheimportanceofdiggingintoatextandlearningmore aboutthefactualcontentthatinspiredthestory.Theywillknowhowtousetechnologyasalearning tool,andrecognizethatliteracyisamultidisciplinedactivity.