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1. KaitlinGovey
HaroldBlanco
December2,2015
Analyze Learners-
Everystudentisfromthe cityWheeling,WestVirginia. Theyare all fourthgraders, betweenthe
agesof nine andtenwithtwentystudentsbeingall together. There are elevengirls,andnine boys;and
differentculturesbeingtwoof themMuslims,three Jewish,twoAfricanAmericans,andthe restWhite
Americans. Iwill be teachingthem aboutHolidayTraditions.
State Objectives-
My 4th
grade classwill learnaboutHolidayTraditions fromaspectsof differentcultures around
the world. Studentswill describe andrecognizedifferentHolidayTraditionsby makingaYouTube story
tellingvideo, aYouTube videoof them singingaholidaysong,andwill create aPodcastdescribingthe
similaritiesanddifferencesof twodifferentculturesholidaytraditionsbythe endof the weekwith90%
accuracy.
SelectMethods,Media,Materials-
-Make a YouTube storytellingvideoof differentculturescelebratingtheirholidays.
-Singdifferentculturessongs:“HolyNight”,“KwanzaTime”,“Hanukkah,OhHanukkah” and
uploadthemto YouTube.
-Use the computertodo researchon differentculturesholidaytraditionsthencreate aYouTube
storytellingvideo.
-Create a Podcastcomparingandcontrastingtwo differentculturesholidaytraditions.
-The smartboardwill be utilizedto demonstrate typical holidaytraditionssothe studentscan
discussandrelate to whatisshownon the smartboard.
Utilize MediaandMaterials-
I will demonstratethe differentculturesanddifferentholidaytraditionsbysingingdifferent
culturessongs. Usingthe computerwill helpstudents researchtounderstandmore about different
culturesholidaysandhowtheyare similarandhow theyare different. The smartboardwill be utilized
to demonstrate typical holidaytraditionssothe studentscandiscussandrelate towhatis shownonthe
smartboard. A computerlabwill be available foruse andreadytogo whenassigned. Iwill bring
speakersandheadphones tothe computerlab. The studentswillmake a Podcast,alongwitha
storytellingYouTube video afterresearchingtwoculturesandtheirtraditionsonthe computer.
Require LearnerParticipation-
As a group, on the firstday we will talkabouteachholidaytogether. The secondday I will hand
out the lyricsto eachsong sowe can all singthe songstogetheras a group and theywill laterpickwhich

2. one. The thirdday,the studentswill all gotothe computerlab foran hour and a half and research and
findouthow theywantto do theirstorytellingvideoof twodifferentcultures andtheirtraditions,
comparingand contrastingthem. Onthe fourthday, the studentswill recordthe differencesand
similaritiesof the twotraditionstheypicked,fortheirpodcast. On the lastday,the classwill present
theirPodcastsandvideo’s infrontof theirpeersexplainingtheirunderstandingonthe twodifferent
culturesandtheirtraditions.
Evaluate andRevise-
Assesschildren usingresearchfortheirpodcast toevaluate students’knowledge ondifferent
traditionsandcultures. Lookingatsonglyricswill assiststudentswhoneedsomethinginfrontof them
to readand understand. Creatingvideos willassistthose whoare kinesthetic. Mediaprovidedinthe
lessonare forthose studentswhomare visual learners.