Floresville ISD LoTi Lesson Plan

 

Character Counts, a Multi-Media Project 
 

 

 

Lesson Information
Title of Lesson Character Counts, a Multi-Media Project
Grade Levels 5th
Subject Other
Course No course information associated with this lesson.
Authors and Contributors

dberger 
Lesson Submission Date 11/16/2005 10:48:00 AM
Lesson Approval Date 11/17/2005 10:23:00 AM


 

Learning Objectives
TEKS /
Student Expectations 		English Arts and Reading, 110.7: Fifth grade students are able to select and use different forms of writing for specific purposes such as to inform, persuade, or entertain. Social Studiees: 113.7:(26): The student communicates in written, oral and visual forms. The student is expected to: (B) incorporate main and supporting ideas in verbal and written communication; (C) express ideas orally based on research and experiances; TECH APPS: 126.3.
Targeted TAKS /
Department Objectives 		reading grade 5 objective 3

 

Lesson Overview

A brief summary of the lesson and the expected outcomes.
Overview n/a

 

Engaging Questions

The task asks students to show their "know how" on something important and challenging, not just their knowledge.

Engaging /
Essential Questions 		what is ‘character counts’? why should I (the student) care? What kind of person do I want to be when I grow up? How do I want people to remember me? (from Mr. Vinson): what would my ideal classroom look like? what would my ideal school look like? what is one thing i could do to make my real-life school/classroom look like that? more essential questions: what are the 6 pillars of character counts? What do those terms mean trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring and citizenship etc. to you (the students)? How do you define those words? Can you give examples of a time when you or someone you know acted with ______ ? which of the pillars is the most important to me? (asked from student POV). Which one would I most like to show in my daily life? Why? what is YOUR work and what is not? Would you like it if someone took your work and presented it as their own? (lead-in to how to determine and give proper credit for photos, etc., watermarking photos in paint) how do you judge a project? What makes the difference between an acceptable project and an excellent project? By what measurements do you want these projects ‘graded’? (lead into group creation of rubric to be used in final evaluation)

 

Authentic Learning

The task reflects what people might actually do in the real-world; including real life issues, themes, and problems.

Activities n/a
Related Character Pillars

 

High Level Thinking Processes

The task requires complex-thinking skills (critical/creative thinking, decision making, problem solving)
Bloom's Taxonomy

Analysis , Comprehension , Synthesis , Application , Evaluation  
Description students will comprehend the definitions of the 6 CC pillars through online reading. they will apply this knowledge in the creation of their CC project (video, PPT, etc.) they will analyze the effectiveness of the presentation and evaluate the final products through use of a student-generated rubric. synthesis will occur during the video editing process, when many choices have to come together to create a whole.

 

Differentiated Instruction

Instruction is tailored to the learning readiness, cultural background, interests, talents, and learning profiles of the students.

Differentiation Activities Learning Contracts , Personal Agendas , Interest Based Investigations ,
Description student and parents sign off on continuing timeline assignments. students are allowed choice of topic (which pillar and/or sub-pillar of CC) and choice of method of product presentation (skit, video, silent movie, narration with images, PPT, etc.) this is a GT group, so i'm not having to work with vastly different ability levels as one would need to do in a regular classroom.

 

Technology Applications

Technology (computers, handhelds, software applications, Internet) is used in a seamless fashion to promote student learning.

Technology Applications Internet Technologies 1. - online course materials 3. - research 4. - web projects 5. - web page creation 6. - presentations (their projects will go online, and be linked to from their student school websites) Video Technologies 2. - creating/editing 4. - video reports (all but one of the students have chosen to do a movie in some form or other; the one student who is doing a PPT is still learning the video technologies and skills)
Web Resources

 

Assessment
Assessments

rubric now on rubistar at this URL: please copy/paste the entire URL into your browser address bar to view: http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php?screen=ShowRubric&module=Rubistar&rubric_id=1206410&  
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Concepts/Topicsdefinitions of the 6 pillars of Character Counts, how those character traits affect us all (students, parents, teachers) daily, how those concepts have been represented in the past by great thinkers, in literature, etc. creating videos to share with the community at large what CC is; what the 6 pillars mean.

EBAMtalk to the kids about my first reactions to character counts. Ask them what they know about it right now. How is it affecting their lives at school, if it is? Have Mr. Vinson come and speak to them about the program: why is HE passionate about it? work with the students to have THEM create their own essential questions. walk around the school and read the CC posters. Act out 3 -4 sentence scenarios (improve) demonstrating the 6 pillars. Discuss whether or not the improvs DO illustrate those character traits. take the “what will matter” poster in the 5th grade hall. Read it together. Discuss how it moved me (dberger) and changed my attitude towards CC. demonstrate to students my work-in-progress using the quote from the poster (WMV movie w/my narration of the quote from the poster, cut w/images from http://www.pics4learning.com, music. Assign students to think about how they would like to present their choice of CC traits (options include similar WMV project, skit, PPT, essay, interview w/parent or other adult about how they would like to be remembered, etc.: allow students to propose other project forms)

Process Skillsunderstanding and application of information; creative thinking skills, critical thinking skills, and problem-solving. (much of this is done through the video editing process which requires analysis, synthesis and evaluation.)

Performance Taskfinal productions will be uploaded to the internet and linked for download. i hope that some of these projects can get publicity at a future schoolboard meeting, and perhaps from local media. at a minimum, students will share their productions with their classmates and on the big-screen t.v. in the library for any class which comes through.

Thinking StrategiesProblem Solving,Creative Problem Solving,Investigation

ResourcesCC website; downloaded PDF files of quotations on various CC traits, interviews with Mr. Vinson, elementary teachers, dberger, CC posters and other materials available at school, etc. parents, elderly relatives, classmates, teachers. camcorders, digital recorder, online images from pics4learning, music from sound recorder CD (copyright free)