Monday, April 21, 2008

Content Objective: 1.02 Analyze expressive materials that are read, heard, and/or viewed by monitoring comprehension for understanding of what is read, heard and/or viewed. 1.03 Interact in group activities and/or seminars in which the student shares personal reactions to questions raised and gives reasons and cites examples from text in support of expressed opinions. 4.01 Analyze the purpose of the author or creator and the impact of that purpose; evaluate any bias, apparent or hidden messages, emotional factors, and/or propaganda techniques.

Language Objective: Join small group discussion about reading passage; develop a message and deliver it to a target audience.

Essential Question: How can I use MovieMaker to create a commercial?

We began by discussing Thursday's nonfiction passage about the earth's climate, and we checked student answers on the short comprehension quiz. I will use the results to rearrange student seating. By grouping students according to skill level, I hope to be able to both offer targeted instruction and spur achievement. Also today, several students taped their commercials; others went to the computer lab to see what MovieMaker had to offer. Unfortunately, the time offered by the computer lab was barely enough to get started. Tomorrow I will use the SmartBoard to demonstrate the use of MovieMaker to create short video projects.

Homework: Reading comprehension practice #6, SSR.

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