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Unit Author
First and Last Name Alison Moore
Author's E-mail Address Alison.A.Moore@outlook.com
Course Name(s) Educational Technology
Course Number(s) 4372
Course Section(s) 5H2
School City, State, Zip University of Dallas, Texas, 75080
Instructor Name(s): Rhonda Christensen
Unit Overview
Students learn to identify the archetypes of literature by analyzing different character traits, emotional
and physical journeys, and other elements in literature. Students should feel this is relevant to their
lives by looking at various texts concerned with decisions, character motivation, and different themes.
Students will post their responses to these questions in various ways using technology. Students will
produce digital art and use creative writing. Students will also use their responses to form a short
Adobe Sparks movie in collaborative groups.
Subject Area(s): (List all subjects that apply)
Language Arts Grade Level 6-8
A D A P T E D F R O M I N T E L ® T E A C H T O T H E F U T U R E 1
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Student Objective/ Targeted State Standard/ Procedures and Activities: For the Three Weeks
Learning Outcome: Benchmark
Week One: Week One, two, and three: Monday
TEKS 7.1.A. B.C. D 7.1.A Action Is Character: Exploring Character Traits with
The student is Strand 1 adjectives.
expected to: listen Developing and sustaining Session One:
actively to interpret a foundational language skills: Review adjectives
message and ask listening, speaking, Share a list of character traits.
clarifying questions discussion, and thinking— Demonstrate a character Traits Chart, showing students
that build on other oral language. The student how to add items to the chart and save it.
ideas; develops oral language
through listening speaking http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-
and discussion. resources/lesson-plans/action-character-exploring-
character-175.html
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Week Three: Week two and three: Extensions: Character diary entry.
Technology Technology Applications Resource Students: I will provide a Power Point with
Applications Grade 7 Grade 7 visuals to explain more complex character traits.
Knowledge and Skills. Creativity and innovation.
(1) Creativity and The student is expected to: Thursday: I will assign the text.
innovation. The (B) create and present I will read “The Three Questions,” by Leo Tolstoy.
student uses creative original works as a means of The class will participate in a dialogical discussion. There
thinking and personal or group will be an assessment. I will provide feedback directly
innovative processes expression. from the site.
to construct https://www.commonlit.org/en/texts/the-three-
knowledge, generate questions
new ideas, and create
products. Friday: I will assign the text.
Week one, two, and We will read, “The Hero’s Journey,” by Jessica Mc Birney
three: as a class. I will ask guiding questions. We will annotate
(3) Research and the text together and discuss. There will be an
information fluency. assessment. I will provide feedback directly from the
The student acquires, site.
analyzes, and https://www.commonlit.org/en/texts/the-hero-s-
manages content journey?search_id=19770766
from digital resources.
Week two and three:
Extensions: Annotate the text in depth using
ratiocination techniques.
Resource Students: Provide a list of vocabulary words
with definitions, and then annotate the text. I will
provide visual Power Points for explaining character
traits and emotional journeys.
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Tuesday: Students will create a sketch of the poem from
Monday, and then take a picture and upload it to Adobe
Photoshop. I will model how to use the site and show an
example.
https://www.adobe.com/creativecloud/students/make-
it-with-creative-cloud.html
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/141835/tula-
books-are-door-shaped
https://www.commonlit.org/en/texts/mother-and-
daughter
http://www.hemingwayapp.com/
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Monday: Assign collaborative groups for Adobe Sparks
movie explaining the elements of literature. Suggest the
site--
https://examples.yourdictionary.com/archetype-
examples.html
There are many elements to choose from. Students are
free to explore various options.
I will show mine as an example. I will go over the rubric
and model the various features that can be used on the
site. Students get with their groups and write down
their ideas on an index card for an exit ticket.
Friday:
Student groups present their movies. I will assign grades
based off the rubric we discussed on Monday.
Include the SAMR level for each of the technology-enhanced activities. Is it substitution, augmentation, modification
or redefinition and why
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Approximate Time Needed (Example: 45 minutes, 4 hours, 1 year, etc.)
50 minutes
Prerequisite Skills
Skills from sixth grade:
6.7A, B, C, D 6.8 B, D Multiple genres: listening, speaking, reading, and writing, and thinking using
multiple texts—literary elements. The student recognizes and analyzes literary elements within and
across increasingly complex traditional, contemporary, classical, and diverse literary texts.
6.10. D Composition: listening, speaking, reading, writing, and thinking using multiple texts—writing
processes. The student uses the writing process recursively to compose multiple texts that are legible
and uses appropriate convention.
Materials and Resources Required for Unit (Include technology tools including apps, hardware, software,
etc. and printed materials.
Chromebooks, word lists, and a visual representation of character traits Power Point, visual
representations of emotional journeys Power Point, and a print out on how to annotate a text.
A D A P T E D F R O M I N T E L ® T E A C H T O T H E F U T U R E 6
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