Instructional Objectives: Students will be introduced to the stages of the writing process.

Time Required: 45 minutes

Advanced Preparation: Preview the web site. Print out the writing process poster or let the students print it themselves.

Materials/Resources Required: Internet access

Procedures and Activities: Discuss the writing process and the steps necessary to write a good paragraph. Visit the following site:

Guide to Writing a Basic Essay

http://members.tripod.com/~lklivingston/essay

Let students print a copy of a poster that describes the writing process.

The Writing Process Poster

http://ccweb.norshore.wednet.edu/writingcorner/overview.html

Lesson 2

Instructional Objectives: The student will gain an understanding of writing strategies used to summarize a piece of literary work.

  Time Required: 45 minutes

  Advanced Preparation: Visit the following page to download a graphic that will help students to identify the key idea of a story and the details that support it.

http://teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-4311.html

  Materials/Resources Required: Internet access

  Procedures and Activities: Give a lesson on expository writing. Tell students that they will need to recount or retell their assigned chapter in writing. They will need to include: an orientation with who, where, when, what, why events of the chapter in time order a concluding statement or ending.

Visit this Expository Writing Guide Web Page to use as a graphic organizer:

http://ccweb.norshore.wednet.edu/writingcorner/expository.html

Lesson 3

Instructional Objectives: The student will write a narrative that demonstrates an understanding of a literary work. The student will write a summary that contains the main idea of the reading selection and the most significant details. The student will recall the major elements in a piece of literature.

Time Required: 45 minutes

Advance Preparation: The teacher should preview the web sites ahead of time and print out the storyboard template and a scoring guide  for the students.

Materials/Resources Required: Internet Access

Procedures and Activities: Let students create storyboards for their assigned chapters. A storyboard is a graphic, sequential depiction of a narrative. Students recall major events of the story, then illustrate the events in the squares provided.

  You can find a storyboard template at:

http://sdcoe.k12.ca.us/score/actbank/tboard.htm

Homework:

Students will compose their rough drafts for their chapter summary at home.

Evaluation: Give students a rubric for a self-assessment to follow when they are composing their rough drafts. A six trait scoring guide can be downloaded at:

http://ccweb.nsd.org/writingcorner/guide2.html

Lesson 4

Instructional Objectives: The student will create a simple document using electronic media. The student will edit and revise a manuscript to improve the meaning and focus of writing by adding, deleting, consolidating, clarifying, and rearranging words and sentences.

Time Required: One or two 45 minutes sessions

Advanced Preparation: The teacher must review the students' rough drafts and give productive feedback before the students can begin the next lesson.

Materials/Resources Required:  word processing software

Procedures and Activities: Using a word processor, allow students to revise their rough drafts. Save files as text documents.

Evaluation: Students will be assessed using a writing rubric. Sample rubrics can be found at:

http://ccweb.nsd.org/writingcorner/staterubric.htm

or  

http://ccweb.nsd.org/writingcorner/guide4.html

Homework: Students should prepare a drawing of their planned animation sequence for their chapter. Students can sketch out a rough idea of what they want their animation to look like.

Lessons 5

Instructional Objectives: The student will use technology to enhance learning, increase productivity, and promote creativity. The student will use productivity tools to produce creative works.

Time Required: Two 45 minutes sessions

Advanced Preparation: The teacher must become familiar with the animation software that is being used.

Materials/Resources Required: animation software

Procedures and Activities: Students will create animations that show an important event from their assigned chapter. A variety of animation software is available. Star Office Suite 5.2 by Sun Microsystems includes imaging software where students can create animates gifs.  The software is available at:

http://sun.com/software/star

See the children's work

Instructions for creating animations