Week 4 Organizing the Internet

CEP 5-Day Lesson Plan

Grade Level: 2nd Grade

Grade Level Content Expectations (Language Arts):
Narrative Text
1) R.NT.02.03 identify and describe characters’ actions and motivations, setting (time and place), problem/solution, and sequence of events.
2) R.NT.02.05 respond to individual and multiple texts by finding evidence, discussing, illustrating, and/or writing to reflect, make connections, take a position, and/or show understanding.
3) W.GN.02.01 write a narrative piece such as realistic fiction, fantasy, or personal narrative depicting major story events, using illustrations to match mood, and containing setting, problem/solution, and sequenced events.

METS (Technology Standards)
BASIC OPERATIONS AND CONCEPTS
By the end of Grade 2 each student will:

1) Use various age-appropriate technologies for gathering information (e.g., dictionaries, encyclopedias, audio/video players, phones, web resources)

2) Proofread and edit their writing using appropriate resources including dictionaries and a class developed checklist both individually and as a group

All of the websites used can be found under the tag CEP on my del.icio.us account.

Day 1: Introduction to Narratives
Website: http://www.storylineonline.net/
Today, I will introduce narratives to my students. We will have a short discussion on different types of narratives. I will then have them go to the website above and choose a story to listen to. They will write down the name of the story they listened to and a few sentences about what happened in the story. This website will help them become familiar with a new narrative and begin to hear the different parts of the story. It will also give them a chance to become familiar with using an audio/video player in order to gather information to bring to class.

Day 2: The Writing Process
Website: http://freedom.up.net/~msbones/ww01000.htm
http://www.funbrain.com/spell/index.html
Today, I will review the different parts of a story with my students. We will also discuss the different aspects involved in the writing process (pre-writing, draft, proofreading, final draft, etc). I will then ask students to go to the first website in order to read about the different parts of the writing process. An important part of the writing process is editing. Using the second website, students can practice editing their spelling by choosing the word that is spelled incorrectly and then writing the correct spelling either through prior knowledge or through the use of a dictionary.

Day 3: Practice with Writing
Website: http://www.storylineonline.net/
http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/comic/
Today, I will talk with students about different formats of telling a story (books, comic strips, films, etc.) I will then have students return to the first website in which they listened to a story. I will have them choose a character from one of the stories they listened to and create a new story using that same character. They will then use this information to create a comic at the second website listed above. This website will give them a chance to create their own comic strip, where they will have to add in details such as characters, a background, and props, as well as speech bubbles.

Day 4: Creating their own Story
Website: http://www.studyzone.org/testprep/ela4/i/fictionnonp1st.cfm
Today, after the students share their comic strips with one another, we will have a discussion about fiction and non-fiction stories. They will also begin working on creating their very own short narrative. They will get practice with differentiating between fiction and non-fiction by using the website above. The website also allows them to listen to an audio clip of the short stories.

Day 5: Creating their own Story (cont.)
Website: http://katiekblogspace.blogspot.com/
Students will do a peer review of their stories. Then they will be sent home to type up their final draft using Microsoft Word. Doing so will force them to practice their typing skills as well as how to use a spell check. Once they finish writing their story, I will ask them to create a post on our classroom blog that is listed above (I will send home instructions for them to follow on how to post). Their post will include the title of their short story and a brief summary of its main characters and setting.