2. Abstract Overview for
Unit
After implementing all of the tools that I
require for each day, ranging from Web 2.0
tasks to posting their comments on Blogs,
Twitter, Facebook, etc, my students will put
on a presentation of their findings of who
they think killed JFK.
Going through each of these tools will allow
them to process all of the information in
several different ways. As they split into
teams, they will formulate a presentation
using PowerPoint supporting their claim of
The Lone Gunman Theory and The Grassy
Knoll Theory. They will have an audience
4. A- Analyze Learner
7 male and 11 female high school
senior English Honors class with
appropriate research skills for their
grade level. No mental or learning
disabilities are in the classroom since
it is an Honors program.
5. S- State Objectives
My senior English Honors class will be placed into the teams
by the end of this class corresponding to their beliefs as to
who killed JFK. Prior to this week, they read a book called
JFK Assassination Logic and have developed a decent
understanding. To decide which team they will belong to,
they will use the following tools in the computer lab to see
where they stand. First, there will be a simulation of the
assassination as it has been told in Second Life and they will
create an avatar and go to the scene that was created by
me and watch it virtually. Then, they will get on the
discussion board that I created on Facebook and write who
they think killed JFK. While I read this and collaborate who
will go with who, they will create a Voki reflecting what they
look like and have it say who they think killed JFK and email
it to me. This will be completed by the end of the class
period with 100% accuracy.
6. S- Select Methods,
Media, &
Materials
First, they will need access
to computer; therefore we
will be in the computer lab.
Secondly, they will need to
create an account and an
avatar on Second Life. To
the left is an example of
what their avatar would
look like; my avatar.
7. S- Select Methods,
Media, &
Materials
Third, they will need to post on our
Facebook page-that they already
have access to. Below is the link to
the page
Ms.
Goodwin's English Class Discussion Bo
Lastly, they will need to create a Voki
of themselves and have it say which
theory that they believe in. Below is a
link to the Voki of myself.
Ms.
Goodwin's Voki
8. Utilize Media &
Materials
Once we gain access to the computer, we will begin first
with the Second Life assignment.
The reason that Second Life will be used is so that the
students can have a virtual view of what happened. After
they create their account and their avatar, I will give
them directions on how to get them where I want them
to go to watch the virtual assassination simulation.
Once they have seen the quick simulation, they will pull
up the Facebook page that we have and post a comment
in the discussion board as to who which Theory they
believe in.
Once that is completed, I will access the page to fit them
into two groups while they create a Voki to say who they
think killed JFK. The Voki will not be directly related to
the presentation that they will give at the end of the
week, but implements media materials that they may use
in the future and can even use in their presentation if
wished.
They will then email this Voki to me so that I can see if
9. R- Required Learner
Participation:
* This is a class period lesson. Each Class Period
is an hour long*
5 minutes: I will instruct the students on how to
create an account on Second Life.
10 Minutes: The Students will create an avatar.
10 minutes: I will explain to the student how to
get to the simulation of the assassination.
5 minutes: The Students will watch the
simulation.
10 minutes: The students will access the
Facebook account and state which theory that
they believe in based on the video.
15 minutes: Students will create Voki that looks
as close to them as possible and make it say
which theory they believe in and email it to me.
10. E- Evalute:
The students will be evaluated on
whether or not they posted on the
discussion board so that I can place
them in a team. Although no grade
goes along with that specific
assignment, I will make sure that it is
completed. A grade based on
completion of the Voki created will be
implemented.
12. A- Analyze Learner
7 male and 11 female high school
senior English Honors class with
appropriate research skills for their
grade level. No mental or learning
disabilities are in the classroom since
it is an Honors program.
13. S- State Objectives
My senior English Honors class will have
been placed into their teams the day before
and will now begin their research and make
a declaratory statement on why their theory
is right on our class Blog page with a
PodCast and a picture of JFK with their
theory name edited onto it. They will use
Photoshop, a Podcast website, and one
person per group will download a QR
reader app on their phone to pull up the
page that I want them to get their
information for their declaratory statement
14. S- Select Methods,
Media, &
Materials
First, they will need access to computer; therefore we
will be in the computer lab.
Secondly, they will need access to our Blog page
which is listed below.
http://chsengclass.blogspot.com/
They will then access Photoshop and edit the name of
their theory onto this picture:
15. S- Select Methods,
Media, &
Materials
They will then go to this Podcast site and declare their
statement and save it to a flash drive or to the
computer to put onto our Blog. This is what their
Podcast maker will look like.
16. S- Select Methods,
Media, &
Materials
Lastly, they will download a QR Reader and access
the website that I provide for each group through a
QR. Below are the QR’s.
Grassy Knoll Theory:
Lone Gunman Theory:
For
17. U-Utilize Media and
Materials:
Using Photoshop will make them think critically on how
to use it. They can look up tutorials, or perhaps they
have members of their group that know how to use it.
Once they create the photo that I provided they will put
it on the Blog.
The Blog is a way for each team to be able to view
each other’s statement and image so they know how
the other group is doing. It allows healthy competition
in the classroom.
The QR will allow the students to access a website
that I need for them to get their information from in a
way that is fun for them. They are allowed to use their
phones to find the URL and that will gain their
attention.
Lastly, them created the Podcast is a fun way for them
to make their point without just typing it. Once they
18. R- Required Learner
Participation:
* This is a class period lesson. Each Class Period
is an hour long*
5 minutes: I will give an overview of everything
that needs to be accomplished that day.
15 minutes: Editing name onto the picture
provided with Photoshop.
5 minutes: Downloading QR app and accessing
website provided for each group.
15 minutes: Evaluating source and deciding on
a declaratory statement.
15 minutes: Creating and saving Podcast of
statement.
19. E- Evaluate:
They will be evaluated
based on whether or not
they posted what I asked
onto the Blog page within
the class period and
receive a grade
accordingly.
21. A- Analyze Learner
7 male and 11 female high school
senior English Honors class with
appropriate research skills for their
grade level. No mental or learning
disabilities are in the classroom since
it is an Honors program.
22. S- State Objectives:
My senior English Honors class will be in
the last stages of their research by the end
of today’s class and begin to formulate their
presentation. They will do this by creating a
Pinterest account and following my account,
then looking up ideas on how to give
classroom presentations, begin their
WebQuest in preparation for Friday’s
presentation, and accessing my Twitter
account to see if there are any extra
assignments for homework. They will have
these assignments completed at the end of
23. S- Select Methods,
Media, &
Materials
First they will need access to a computer;
therefore, we will be in the computer lab.
Second, they will create a Pinterest account and
follow my Pinterest account below as well as
explore.
24. S- Select Methods,
Media, &
Materials
They will also begin the WebQuest
that is provided below which outlines
resources and what they need to do.
http://zunal.com/webquest.php?w
=215719
Lastly, they will need to begin
checking my twitter account for new
assignments or tips that I provide
them.
https://twitter.com/MsGoodwinsClass
25. U-Utilize Media and
Materials:
With using Pinterest, it allows student’s to
have access to plenty of pins which can link
to sites of ideas to giving classroom
presentations and access to my page while
I have repinned things that will be useful to
them.
The WebQuest that I have created for them
has a step by step process of what their
preparing should be like and look like. It
also has what their presentation will be
graded on so that they will know how to
prepare.
Since the presentation day is so close,
using Twitter for them to check for updates
is a smart tool because they are generally
26. R- Required Leaner
Participation:
* This is a class period lesson. Each Class Period
is an hour long*
5 minutes: I will give an overview of everything
that needs to be accomplished that day.
5 minutes: Each member will create their own
Pinterest account and follow my account.
20 minutes: Explore Pinterest and see what
ideas that they would like to use in their
presentation and tips for giving them.
30 minutes: Exploring the WebQuest to see
where they are in their preparation.
The Twitter part will not take place inside of class.
It is to help them at home.
27. E-Evaluation:
The only actual grade that will be
given is for if they followed me on
Pinterest. It is just an easy grade
booster. The rest will be only in their
benefit to giving a good presentation.
29. A- Analyze Learner
7 male and 11 female high school
senior English Honors class with
appropriate research skills for their
grade level. No mental or learning
disabilities are in the classroom since
it is an Honors program.
30. S- State Objectives:
My senior English class will create a poster
based on their theory that I will print off and
hang up around the school and be almost
completely prepared for their presentation.
They will do this by creating their poster on
either Word or PowerPoint. Their
presentation will require a PowerPoint to be
made with their information. For homework,
they will finish their PowerPoint with their
groups and watch a YouTube video on
classroom debates to implement what I
expect. They will complete the poster by the
31. S- Select Methods,
Media, &
Materials:
They will need access to the computer; therefore,
we will be in the computer lab.
For the poster, they will need access to Word or
PowerPoint. An example of what it should look like
is below of a poster for a conference that I would
like for them to attend if they were to have time.
32. S- Select Methods,
Media, &
Materials:
For their presentation, they will need
access to PowerPoint. They can look up
examples of PowerPoint presentation on
this website:
How to make a good presentation
For YouTube, they can, but do not need
to access this in class but will watch the
following video:
Example classroom debate
33. U-Utilize Media &
Materials
By making a poster, it allows the students to get
the word out to all of the students in the school
that they will be giving a presentation in their
class. It allows the students to feel a sense of
pleasure knowing that others will know about
their hard work.
By creating a PowerPoint, it allows the students
to get all of their information down in an
organized manner that they can use during their
presentation and allow the audience to follow
along with.
By having them watch a YouTube video, it will
allow them to see a real life experience of what
their day will be like the following class and may
34. R-Require Learner
Participation:
* This is a class period lesson. Each Class Period
is an hour long*
30 minutes: Creating their poster.
30 minutes: Finalizing their presentation.
For homework, they will watch the YouTube
video.
35. E-Evaluate:
They only thing that they will be
graded on during this class will be the
poster that they made. The poster
must have the theory name, what the
main belief is of their theory, and the
time & date of their presentation along
with pictures. They will be graded
accordingly. The other assignments
will only benefit them in their
presentation.
37. A- Analyze Learner:
7 male and 11 female high school
senior English Honors class with
appropriate research skills for their
grade level. No mental or learning
disabilities are in the classroom since
it is an Honors program.
38. S- State Objective:
My senior English Honors class will give a
presentation to an audience of teachers and
myself about their theory of who killed JFK
and one group will win. This will be
completed with the use of a PowerPoint and
a SmartBoard or Computer Projector.
Concluding the class, for homework they
will write a relfection paper and create a
Wiki to put all of their tools that they used
throughout this assignment because it will
be the same process as future
assignments. They will complete this
39. S- Select Methods,
Media, &
Materials:
They will need the use of a
SmartBoard or Projection
screen to show their
PowerPoint presentation.
They will also need Word
at home for their reflection
paper.
They will need access to
Wikispace.com at home.
An example of what their
Wiki tool bar should be
close to is to the right.
40. U-Utilize Media &
Materials:
The use of a SmartBoard or
Projection screen is necessary
because the students need to be able
to show their PowerPoint and findings
on a big enough screen for the
audience to see.
41. R- Required Learner
Participation:
* This class period will be an hour long*
25 minutes: The Grassy Knoll Theory will
present their findings.
25 minutes: The Lone Gunman Theory will
present their findings.
10 minutes: The audience will decide on a
winner and it will be announced.
For Homework they will write a one page
reflection and put all of their tools into pages
on a Wiki.
42. E-Evaluation
The group that the audience chooses as a
winner will receive extra credit. As for the
grade for the presentation, a rubric is
provided on the WebQuest Page and a
copy of it will follow this page. They will also
receive a grade for putting their information
on their Wiki over the weekend.
After all of this project is finished, the
student’s assignment for over the weekend
will be a one page reflection paper on the
assignment letting me know what they liked,
what they didn’t like, and what they would
change. This will allow me to know how to
43. Rubric
The total score will be multiplied by five. Therefore, the total points that can be
earned is 80/80.
