Micro Lesson #1 Creative Writing Lesson

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Hope you enjoyed my tiny version of my lesson. I have pasted my lesson plan here for you to use in the future if you please to do so. Again, the web page is mindmeister.com. Fun and easy!

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Creative writing lesson plan/Technology Integration                 Audrey Blancato

Third Grade         English Language Arts                                                                                                 One Week

Standard:
3.W.2     Write informative/explanatory texts to examine topic and convey ideas and information clearly.
               a. Introduce a topic and group related information together; include illustrations when useful to aiding comprehension.

b. Develop the topic with facts, definitions, and details.
c. Use linking words and phrases (e.g., also, another, and, more, but) to connect ideas within categories of information.
d. Provide a concluding statement or section.

ISTE Standards for Teachers:

1.      Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity

2.      Design and Develop Digital Age Learning Experiences and Assessments

3.      Model Digital Age Work and Learning

4.      Engage in Professional Growth and Leadership

Objective:

Students will be able to brainstorm ideas in preparation of writing a complete expressive essay with an introduction, body, and conclusion.

Materials:

·        Pencil

·        Paper

·        Chromebook

·        Rough Draft Worksheet

·        Printed Artifact (after Chromebook use)

Instruction:

1.      Review the definition of personal expressive writing (writing that allows you to express your own thoughts and feelings through a letter, journal, essay, etc.) with students. Tell students that they will be preparing to write their own expressive essay on the topic: About Me. Lead a discussion about the elements that make up an expressive essay.

Introduction: Begin your essay by stating the main idea. In an expressive essay, the main idea will be a personal experience, belief, or feeling that is meaningful to you. One way to hook your reader is to express your main idea with a short personal account of an important event in your life.

Body: The body of your essay supports your main idea by using examples. Be sure to describe your examples clearly so that your reader will understand your position, or point of view.

Conclusion: The conclusion of your essay should summarize your main idea. Restate your feelings and beliefs to make sure your main idea is understood.

2.      Pass out Chromebooks and instruct students to type in www.mindmeister.com and then sit in their seats silently until the entire class is at the website. Pass out each student’s individual username and passwords and prompt them to login. Using your own computer hooked to the smart board, show the steps on getting started using the brainstorming mind map. Model filling in the first bubble as your introductory paragraph. Ask students if there are any questions or confusion. Set up your previously made mind map so students can reference its model. Monitor and help students when needed.

3.      If students have not finished their mind map by the end of the writing block, students will need to save their work for later. They will also need to share it to their google docs so the teacher may access it at any time.

4.      Once students have finished their brainstorming mind maps they must convert their ideas onto paper in the form of paragraphs. Worksheets will be handed out for students to write their rough drafts on. Once their rough drafts are completed, revision begins. The teacher will monitor and help students when needed.

5.      Once the rough drafts have been revised, students must go back onto their Chromebook and type out their final draft which then they will share to their google accounts.

Formative Assessment:

The teacher will monitor and observe the students as they work on their own brainstorming mind map. They will be able to show that their brainstorming starts with a main idea and leads into supporting details which will be other bubbles.

Artifact Development:

The teacher will be able to access each student’s work through their google accounts. The teacher will see where each student is through their brainstorming development.

Summative Assessment:

By the end of this unit, students will have turned in a completed final draft of their “About Me” essays in google. The teacher will be able to grade the essays using a 5 point rubric.

Conclusion:

Through this lesson plan students will be able to develop an expressive essay by brainstorming ideas about themselves. They will be able to develop an introductory paragraph, three body paragraphs, and a conclusion paragraph. They will be able to develop a graphic organizer using the schools Chromebooks and type out their essay and sharing it with their google accounts. For some students brainstorming is hard. This website allows the student to be creative with their font, colors, and add emoticons if they want. It allows them to explore their creative side about themselves. Along the way they learn about sentence structure and ways to use linking words.