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Grade Level: 5 - 8 |
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Unit 1:
Letters from the Field:
A Unit in which students
research New England Primate Sanctuary's
Letters From the Field as the model towards
the goal of creating their own Letters from
the Field |
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Lesson 3: Caring, Convincing, Compelling (create
a blog with the story) |
Time:
One to two 50-minute class periods, or to be
completed as homework.
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Materials:
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Learning Goals:
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Standards:
NCTE Language Arts Standard #4
Students adjust their use of spoken, written,
and visual language (e.g., conventions, style,
vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a
variety of audiences and for different purposes.
NCTE Language Arts Standard #5
Students employ a wide range of strategies as
they write and use different writing process
elements appropriately to communicate with
different audiences for a variety of purposes.
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Activities:
Students will complete their publication. Identify methods of
distribution. (Web site, print publication,
etc.)
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Procedures:
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Remind students what the goal of the
published piece is. Publish the
stories after choosing a means:
literary magazine, Web site, book,
newsletter, articles in the local
paper.
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This period can be used by students to
polish their writing skills. Allow
students to exchange their intended
publications with peers, parents or
others for review and suggestions.
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Key Concepts and Vocabulary:
Profiles of people (what is a profile?)
Publishing for an audience, "intentional
publication". Discussion of use of imagery.
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Assessment Suggestions for rubric:
Writing assessment using the 6+1 writing
trait rubric. Develop a rubric with the
students about their definition of success
for the publication. How many viewers do
they want to read their work? How will they
get feedback? What strategies have they
employed for telling others about their new
publication?
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Resources/Examples:
Suggest using a search engine and type in
"Student Publications" to review examples
for high schools and colleges.
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Action Project:
Students might create a Web site or start a
newsletter or blog that is ongoing,
continuing to publish stories of impact
worldwide. Students could offer ideas to the
publishing "team" from the readership, and
stories could continue to highlight career
choices and organizations for volunteering
in the community.
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Copyright ©
New England Primate Sanctuary, Inc. 2010
You may freely
use, copy and share this Lesson Plan for
educational purposes.
For questions or
comments about Lesson Units and Plans, e-mail us
at
humane_ed@neprimatesanctuary.org. |
