1.By: Chelsea Miller

2. I will be posting stuff on our class Facebook page for this assignment: 3. 9th grade students in a regular ed English class. 19 students total, 50% white, 20% African American, and 20% Asian Americans, 10% Spanish Americans, and 3 students were in resource English in 9th grade, 3 have mild ADHD. 4. Students will be able to discuss, understand/summarize the meaning of a poem, different poets, understand imagery, and learn some different types of poems by digital storytelling, have a discussion through blogging, use Twitter, and Pintrest, create an image on Photoshop and make a Poster, will listen to a Podcast, follow QR and make a Voki, and complete a WebQuest, with 100% accuracy, by the end of 9 school days. 5. A-Same students as before. S- Students will learn some different types of poetry through a video of me teaching them. They will also be introduced to the different poets/poems we will be learning throughout this unit. With 100% accuracy by the end of the class. S-I will need a smart board to play the videos and access to YouTube. U-I will need a working computer, projector(if there is not Smart board), sound system/speakers, and internet access. I will begin the lesson by telling them what they have to do. I will make the presentation presentable and practice it before I show it to the children. I will be sure to change between activities so the ADHD kids will not get bored. R-To ensure kids are participating I will have them write down one fact about each poet/poem and we will share them at the end of the period. E-When I change from the first video to the second I will ask students at random something covered in the video. I will pause the second one periodically and do the same thing. After we watch the both video each students will be asked to repeat something from either video. 6. Monday- Students will watch a video in class of me introducing the types of poetry. http://youtu.be/9CNGEoUaROE Next the students will create a story-telling video tell about different types of poets and poems written by that poet. http://youtu.be/dmM--Al0rmE 7. A- Same students as before. S-They will first find a webquest and complete it (Tuesday). They will then make their own WebQuest regarding the poems discussed yesterday and they will complete a peers WebQuest (Wednesday), with 100% accuracy by the end of two full class periods. S- Reserve the computer lab, making sure they can get on the internet. U- I will make sure the internet is working as well as zunal.com, if I cannot reserve the computer lab I will need to make sure each student has a laptop or tablet. I will begin by showing them how to use zunal.com and how to complete a webquest. R- The students will be participating because they will be working on their webquest and complete it. I will walk around room the entire class asking questions and making sure they are not doing anything they are not supposed to be doing. E-Throughout the activity I will have them talk to each other and help. Then I will give them a chance to ask me questions and instead of just giving them the answer I will have them try and proceed from their answers. If some of any of the kids are having trouble I will put them in pairs/small groups. 8. Tuesday: Students will find and complete a webquest: http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=219095 Wednesday: Students will create their own Webquest and then another person in the class will complete their Webquest: http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w=213934 9. A- Same learners as before. S- Students will create a picture, poster and an avatar using Photoshop, PowerPoint, and Secondlife. They will do this with 100% accuracy by the end of two full class periods. S-Computer- because the lesson requires a computer program for each task. U-I will need to free Photoshop download or program on every computer, the Secondlife download, and PowerPoint. I will begin the lesson by telling them what they have to do for each task and give them an overview of how to maneuver each system. R-To have kids participate, they will have to show me their work and because so much is asked of them in two days, they will have stay on task to complete everything on time. E- They will have to turn in each project by the beginning of class on Monday, they will be graded on if they have everything needed for each project (see next slide). 10. Taking one of the poems from the video previously watched, student will create a poster on PowerPoint and make their own image of what they think the poet is trying to get across using Photoshop. Next they will be asked to create a SecondLife avatar and go a place either a poet or a character would be and take a snapshot of it to show the class. 11. Poster: 12. A- Same learners as before. S- 9th grade students will create and listen to a Podcast, create a QR and Voki, create their own Podcast regarding anything related to the unit so far. They will do this through qrstuff.com, voki.com and any Podcast creating webpage, with 100% accuracy, but the end of one full class. S- Computer with internet access. U- I will need either a class set of laptops or be able to book the computer lab ahead of time. I will need to make sure I can get on all of these websites and the school does not block them. I will begin by showing giving them the websites and telling them how to make each task. R-To have kids participate I will make them get in groups towards the end of the class and show each group member what they have made and follow their QR. E- I will walk around and let them ask me questions throughout the block, also I will be asking them questions about what they are doing. 13. Task 1:Students will listen to and make their own Podcast. Their Podcast can be on anything regarding the poems we have previously discussed. 14. Task 2: Students will create a QR & Voki regarding the Poetry we have discussed so far. Voki: http://www.voki.com/pickup.php?scid=90845 47&height=267&width=200 QR: 15. A-Same learners as before. S-9th grade students will create their own blog summarizing their favorite poems and telling why it is their favorite text we have discussed, using blogspot.com, they will then respond to two classmates blogs, with 100% accuracy by the end of one class period. S- Class set of computers with internet access.U-I will need to make sure blogspot.com is working properly and each student has their own computer. I will begin by showing them the basics of blogspot.com, show them how to respond to blogs, and give them a clear example.R-To have kids participate, I will keep track of their work progress, also having them respond to two blog will ensure participation. E-I will be walking around the room making sure they are on task, answering and asking questions, also responding to blogs is, in a way, an evaluation because they will need to give their thoughts on a poem other than the one they just wrote about themselves. 16. Blogging: Students will create their own blog summarizing their favorite poems and telling why it is their favorite text we have discussed thus far:http://healthyhotlunch.blogspot.com/2013/12 /annabel-lee-text-and-summary.html After students have created their blog they will be asked to respond to two classmates blogs. 17. A-Same learners as before. S- 9TH grade students will make a Pintrest account and create a poetry board and pin at least three helpful tips regarding poetry, they will then create a twitter account from the perspective of either a character in the poem or an author and tweet using hashtags, through pintrest.com and twitter.com, with 100% accuracy, by the end of one class period. S-Computer with internet access, make sure there is one for every kid. U- I need to make sure Pintrest and Twitter can be used in my school. I need to make sure the internet is working. To begin this lesson I will tell them about twitter and pintrest and how to use it if they dont already know. R- To ensure participation I will be asking students questions throughout the class and have them tell me what they are doing. Also, half way through the class I will have them get in groups and brainstorm ideas. E- I will have them present their tweets and tell me one helpful thing they learned from Pintrest. 18. Task 1:Students will create a Pintrest and make a board with useful tips regarding poetry: 19. Task 2: We will wrap up our unit by creating a Twitter page from the perspective of either a poet or a character in the poems we have discussed.Twitter: 20. A- Same students as before. S- 9th grade students will upload all of their assignments so far on a wikispaces.com, they will do this through creating an account on wikispaces and making a page for each assignment, with 100% accuracy, by the end of one full class period. S-Class set of computers with internet access. U- I will need to make sure the internet and wikispaces.com is working. I will being my telling my students how to create an account and create the different pages needed. R- I will walk around the room answering and asking questions, but have them ask a peer before they ask me. E- I will grade their final project (wiki) giving them credit if they have created the previous assignments and followed the directions given.