This weekly lesson plan focuses on having students locate information about historical figures using informational books and technology. The lesson involves students creating a PowerPoint presentation about a historical figure using facts organized according to a Thinking Map template. The plan provides accommodations for different types of learners and lists resources including videos, websites, and graphic organizers to support students in completing the project. It also includes rubrics to assess students' PowerPoint presentations on accuracy of content, spelling and grammar, sequencing of information, and effectiveness as a study guide.

1. Stage One: Desired Results
Title: Grade/Subject/Course: Dates: March 23-28
Locating information about 3/ELA
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Historical Figures
Big Idea(s): Parts of a Book, Teacher:
Use technology and other Vera Nora 12:55-1:45
information tools to organize and
analyze information
Established Goals:
List standards and elements
ELA3C1 The student demonstrates understanding and control of the rules of the
English language, realizing that usage involves the appropriate application of
conventions and grammar in both written and spoken formats. The student
a. Correctly identifies and uses subject/verb agreement and adjectives.
e. Speaks and writes in complete and coherent sentences.
j. Uses resources (encyclopedias, Internet, books) to research and share information
about a topic.
l. Uses common rules of spelling and corrects words using dictionaries and other
resources.
m. Uses appropriate capitalization and punctuation (end marks, commas, apostrophes)
ELA3W2 The student writes in a variety of genres, including narrative,
informational, persuasive, and response to literature.
The student produces informational writing (e.g., procedures, report,
correspondence) that:
a. Captures a reader’s interest by setting a purpose and developing a point of view.
b. Sustains a focused topic.
c. Includes the appropriate purpose, expectations, and length for the audience and the
genre.
d. Includes relevant examples, facts, anecdotes, and details.
e. Uses organizational structures for conveying information (chronological order, cause
and effect, similarities and differences, questions and answers).
f. Uses a variety of resources (encyclopedia, Internet, books) to research and share
information on a topic.
j. May be published.
AASL
2 Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new
knowledge
2.1 4 Use technology and other information tools to analyze and organize information.
2.16 Use the writing process, media, and visual literacy, and technology skills to create projects that
express new understandings
Enduring Understandings: Essential Questions:
Students will understand that… How can I use an informational book to locate details?
Knowing the parts of informational books How can I maintain my audience’s interest?
helps to locate information quickly How can I use the writing process, media, and visual
Technology can be used to organize literacy, and technology skills to create projects that
information express new understandings?
Writing expresses new understanding How does technology help me organize information?
Information is gained through a variety of
informational resources
Establishing a purpose for writing helps to
maintain the writers focus
Knowledge: Skills:
Students will know… Board of Education Curriculum Department
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Students will be able to…
Informational books can be divided into Locate information using titles, headings, table of
sections for quick location of information content or index

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Accommodations
Strategic Learners
 Strategic learners will be assigned peers. Strategic learners will dictate to peers.
 Strategic learners will be provided low level-high interest text.
 Strategic learners will view video on Discovery Streaming of their historical figure.
 Strategic learners will be given templates for the Thinking Map
Advanced Learners
 Advanced students will include a table of contents for their PowerPoint.
 Advanced students will copy and insert pictures from Google images into their document.
 Tutor or assist other students in creating a PowerPoint
Students may work in pairs or as individuals. Students may also select the historical figure of
their choice.
Resources
1. Audio/Visual
 Tutorial Video
 Power Point in the classroom
 Education World PowerPoint tutorials
 Discovery Streaming-Caesar Chavez, Mary McLeod Bethune, Paul Revere
 http://www.wix.com/noraro/historical-figure-project
2. Graphic Organizers
 Hyerie, David & Yeager, Chris, Thinking Maps, A language for learning, 2007
3. Assessment
 DataDirector.com -Benchmark Tests
 GeorgiaOAS .com –PrePost Test
 CRCT-ELA
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@Thinking Map at www.lifestreamcenter.net
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Earth Wind & Fire Reflection
School________________________________________________
Teacher_____________________________
I get it!!! This is bedrock
information……
A thing that is still blowing around in
my mind is…
Hot Topic!!! What I need right now
is…
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Self Reflection
1. What I liked best about this assignment was
2. The most difficult part of this assignment was
3. The most important thing that I learned from this
assignment was
4. If I had to do this assignment again, I would
probably
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Powerpoint Appearance and Content : Historical Figure
Teacher Name: Mrs Nora
Student Name: ________________________________________
CATEGORY 4 3 2 1
Content - All content Most of the content is The content is Content is typically
Accuracy throughout the accurate but there is generally accurate, confusing or contains
presentation is one piece of but one piece of more than one factual
accurate. There are information that might information is clearly error.
no factual errors. be inaccurate. flawed or inaccurate.
Spelling and Presentation has no Presentation has 1-2 Presentation has 1-2 Presentation has
Grammar misspellings or misspellings, but no grammatical errors more than 2
grammatical errors. grammatical errors. but no misspellings. grammatical and/or
spelling errors.
Sequencing of Information is Most information is Some information is There is no clear plan
Information organized in a clear, organized in a clear, logically sequenced. for the organization of
logical way. It is easy logical way. One card An occasional card information.
to anticipate the type or item of information or item of information
of material that might seems out of place. seems out of place.
be on the next card.
Effectiveness Project includes all Project includes most Project is missing Project is lacking
material needed to material needed to more than two key several key elements
gain a comfortable gain a comfortable elements. It would and has inaccuracies
understanding of the understanding of the make an incomplete that make it a poor
topic. It is a highly material but is lacking study guide. study guide
effective study guide. one or two key
elements. It is an
adequate study
guide.
Teacher Assessment
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PowerPoint Creator__________________________
Grade the PowerPoint- Place a + or - beside each area
Suggestions for
improvement
Each slide has a title
The slides are arranged in
order according to the
Thinking Map
Every slide except the title
has three facts
There are nor spelling errors
Slides are easy to read
PowerPoint Creator__________________________ Partner_________________________
Grade the PowerPoint- Place a check beside each area that is correct
Suggestions for
improvement
Each slide has a title
The slides are arranged in
order according to the
Thinking Map
Every slide except the title
has three facts
There are nor spelling errors
Slides are easy to read
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Printable Practice Tests 2008 at www.GeorgiaOAS.org
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