Poetry slam:

Google slides style! ASSURE

Multimedia Lesson Plan

By: Chelsey Lujan

overview

IntroductionMake your next poetry reading an event they won't forget. Students select a poem and then enhance the poem and add their own interpretation of it with art, photos, sound, quotes, questions, and more that demonstrate an understanding of the poem's themes.

Grade: 9Content Area: English

Lesson Length: 320 minutes (4 class periods)

Analyze Learners

General Characteristics: This lesson is designed 9th to 12th grade students, but will be used in an Honors English 9th grade class. The class has a population of

19 students, with 11 females and 8 males. The students all display exceptional enthusiasm and understanding of the subject area in general. Most of the students come

from average, working-class family backgrounds. Lessons need to be tailored to challenge them, as they

grow bored easily when they aren’t.

Analyze Learners

Entry Competencies: Students should have mastered the ability to analyze the structure of poems and be able to draw conclusions to what the key themes and ideas of a poem are.

Students should also have a firm grasp on the use of Google Slides presentation.

Students must also be familiar with researching credible sources on the Internet and citing online media correctly.

Analyze Learners

Learning Styles: About 60% of students are mostly kinesthetic learners, 25% are visual, and 15% are auditory. They prefer activities that involve technology and group work.

objectivesThis lesson is designed to meet Common Core Career & College Readiness Anchor Standards for Reading, Grades 9-10 Standards for Reading Literature, and ISTE Standards for Students. The standards covered in this lesson plan are as follows:

Objective 1: Students will be able to demonstrate thorough understanding of themes, literary devices and strategies taught in previous lessons, by choosing a poem with school-appropriate language for their presentation.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.2Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development; summarize the key supporting details and ideas

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.5Analyze the structure of texts, including how specific sentences, paragraphs, and larger portions of the text (e.g., a section, chapter, scene, or stanza) relate to each other and the whole.

objectivesObjective 2: Students will design a Google Slides presentation incorporating images or sounds (personal or found online) chosen specifically to demonstrate their knowledge of the themes in their poem. (Anything included in presentation that is found online or not their own must be

cited properly in the slide show.)

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.CCRA.R.7Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats, including visually and quantitatively, as well as in words.1

ITSE-Students.Standard1bCreate original works as means of personal or group expression.

ISTE-Students.Standard5aAdvocate and practice safe, legal, and responsible use of information and technology.

objectives

Objective 3: Students will present their poem along with the slide show they created, orally to the class on the final day of the lesson to demonstrate their competence and extent of their knowledge both about poetry and media use to their peers.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.4Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings; analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone (e.g., how the language evokes a sense of time and place; how it sets a formal or informal tone).

An example presentation from the teacher will be given

at the start of the lesson. Students will be able to given the

opportunity to collaborate in small

groups, work individually, and

receive direct assistance from the teacher during the

development of their presentations.

SELECT

Methods Media &

MaterialsStudents will be provided with

computers and Internet access in the classroom and

in the computer lab. A projector will be

available for presentations.

A pre-approved hard copy list of

poems will be given for suggestions and notebooks will be

used while brainstorming ideas. Rubric

worksheets will also be provided for peer-reviews.

Preview the materials: The teacher will select poems for the suggested list and ensure computers to be used in-class are ready for student use. Projector to be used for demonstration poem must also be checked beforehand.

Prepare the materials: Before the lesson, the teacher will prepare the copies of selected poems and rubics for peer evaluation, as well a demonstration slideshow and poem. Use of a single computer to be accessible to students for their presentations.

Prepare the environment: Desks will be set up to allow small group work during the first two days of the lesson. In-class computer stations to be used for research must also be available for students to complete various tasks in assignment. The teacher will also ensure use of the computer lab on the second day for all the students to be able to simultaneously work on their presentations. For the day of the poetry slam, desks will be rearranged to face toward the area of the classroom reserved for the projector.

Utilize Methods, Media, & Materials

Prepare the learners: The teacher will prepare students by reviewing previous lessons related to poetry and themes of poetry. Objectives of the lesson and its relation to the project will be presented after the demonstration is given. Students will have had prior experience in using Google Slides, but the teacher will provide a quick refresher lesson if necessary. Handouts for selected poems and rubric for the presentation will also be given out at this time.

Provide the learning experience: Although students should be well-versed at interpreting themes and meanings in poetry by this time, the teacher will be the catalyst in most parts of the lesson by reviewing key ideas and tips in decoding meaning of words and phrases, followed by prompting students to generate creative ways in which they present their chosen poems.

Utilize Methods, Media, & Materials

Require Learner

ParticipationThis lesson requires at least four class sessions. On the first day of the lesson, the teacher will introduce the assignment by going over lessons on reading poetry done in the past, presenting the demonstration slideshow, and then allowing students to break up into groups with their handout list of poems. During this time, students will brainstorm with one another for poem and presentation ideas, while the teacher monitors and provides instruction to students when needed.

During the second class period of the lesson, students will be in the computer lab working individually on their slide shows, with the provided access to the Internet. Questions and revisions will be done at this time by the teacher. All poems should also be approved at this time.

In the final two classes, presentations will be given. After passing out the peer rubrics and going over what they should look for in each presentation, the teacher will allow students to dictate the flow of the Poetry Slam. The teacher will provide students prompts in how to conduct peer evaluations by giving some time at the end of each poem so classmates can comment or remark on the presentation they’ve just seen. Requiring this feedback will help to ensure that every student is getting the undivided attention of the class. It will also assist them in rating each presentation on the rubrics provided to them.

Evaluate & Revise

Students will be evaluated in equal parts from their overall peer-evaluation score and the score given by the teacher. A question portion in which the class can open a short discussion with the presenter will enable the teacher to grade based on the students’ explanations of their way they interpreted their poems. Time will be allotted on the final day for this--as well as a class discussion about the activity. Teacher will allow students to rate their personal experience orally and give suggestions to what could have improved their experience with the lesson.

Credits & References● Lesson Plan by Education World● Presentation template by SlidesCarnival● Photographs by Unsplash

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