Famous Authors and Poetsand Their WorksA unit on famous authors and the works they created

Day by Day plan:• Monday – Students will be introduced to some famous

authors and their works

• Tuesday – Students will be introduced to the assignment for the week: a PowerPoint presentation on the author of their choice as well as completing at least 1 WebQuest, provided by me

• Wednesday – Students will be introduced to YouTube and Pinterest, which will hopefully aid them in their assignments for the week

• Thursday – Students will be introduced to Voki, Secondlife, Podcasts, and Photoshop, which will hopefully aid them in their assignments for the week

• Friday – Presentations and review. Webquests are due

Analyze the Learner:

• Seventh Grade Class

• 12-13 year olds

• 20 students• 12 girls

• 8 boys

• 3 African American

• 3 Hispanic

Objectives

• A: Seventh grade class – 20 students which include: 20 12-3 year olds (12 girls, 8 boys, 3 African Americans and 3 Hispanics)

• B: The student will be able to identify some famous authors and their works

• C: It will be done by accessing the internet, presentations being presented on a Smartboard, and at the end of the week, students will be able to recall information about specific authors and works associated with them

• D: The students will be able to do this with 100% accuracy.

• After a week, the students will be able to correctly (100%) identify the parts of a Friendly Letter and be able to compose one.

Materials

• Smartboard

• Computer (with Internet access)

• Various programs introduced throughout the week (Voki, Podcasts, etc…)

• MS Powerpoint or Prezi

Works Cited

• http://www.nhcs.net/parsley/curriculum/postal/FriendlyLetter.html (suggested website for students)