Information and Digital Literacy Lesson

Information and Digital Literacy can go hand and hand in especially when it comes to the English Classroom. Online resources provide a way to let students still learn about the intended standard for the day while also having a more involved learning experience. When it comes to the English classroom especially, digital literacy can heavily impact a student's understanding of the information. This can affect the ethical use of information, reviewing credible sources, and protecting your own information. In terms of this lesson, digital literacy is vital for drawing important information, as well as conveying that information to peers. The ability for the students to collect information from the sources and evaluate them to determine what is most important about Shakespeare, as well as their ability to decipher what is fact and what is "perceived fact," especially given Shakespeare's more mysterious origins. This lesson has been designed using numerous online sources, which are linked in the lesson plan. If you wish to view my example Voki, please click here.

This lesson relies heavily on my own technology integration framework. The use of Padlet allows for students to feel comfortable asking clarifying questions without having to physically ask them themselves. This provides an anonymous way to engage the students and measure their level of understanding while promoting class engagement. The creation of a Voki also provides this same type of resource and involvement. Students are able to engage with the content and share what they know, interacting with higher levels of thinking, through a form of presentation that doesn't involve public speaking.

Lesson Plan Template

University of Mary Washington (Davis)

Title

Macbeth: Introduction, Lesson 1 of 11.

Grade Level

9th

Time Frame

90 minutes

Designed by .

Maddie Simpson, Lesson template by Dr. Davis, Padlet.com, Voki.com, Youtube.com, 5e Hyperdoc's template

Class Description

This unit is designed with the thought of a typical 9^th grade classroom in Spotsylvania County, Virginia, which is the school district I grew up in and am likely to teach in for my first few years of teaching. This means that the class size would be approx. 25 students, with 12 male students and 13 female students. Roughly 2 students are Hispanic, 5 are African American, 1 is Asian American student, and the remaining 17 are White. In thinking about economic background, this highly varies by the school. For this purpose, I will be using the high school that I attended as a model, placing 4 students at lower-income, 15 students at middle income, and 6 students of higher income.

Rationale

Most classrooms require the teaching of historical literature, this lesson would be fulfilling the curriculum map in hopes of establishing a basis in Shakespeare for the students.

Materials

laptops, Padlet, Voki.com

Essential Questions/ Big Ideas

Who was William Shakespeare?

What are possible influences for Shakespeare's plays and sonnets?

VA SOLS and/or CCSS

Digital Integration Standard: H.c

Students use design technologies to create and communicate various representations of a complex idea in a subject area.

Computer Science Standard

CSF 10. The student will create interactive data visualizations using software tools to help others better understand real-world phenomena.

English Standard

9.1 l) Assume shared responsibility for collaborative work.

9.6 c)Communicate clearly the purpose of the writing using a thesis statement where appropriate.

Objectives

Students will understand that

Students will understand that creators draw inspiration from their past and upbringing

Students will know

Students will know basic biographical information about William Shakespeare.

Students will know how to use Padlet to contribute to class discussion.

Students will be able to….

Students will be able to identify key facts about Shakespeare.

Students will be able to utilize Padlet to express ideas and ask questions.

Formative Assessments

Padlet responses, student questions

Activities/Procedures

1. (Routine) Students will enter the classroom and login to laptops.

2. (Hook) Students will be asked to share any information that they know or think they already know onto the classroom Padlet. This will then be reviewed as a class

3. (Introduce the material) Students will then be shown the below page, in order to understand what the goal is for today, and to review procedural methods for this lesson.

4. (Concept building and Exploration) Students will then have 15 minutes to complete the Explore tasks.

5. (Comprehension check) Students will then be asked to share what they learned with the class in order to be entered into a collaborative google doc. Students will also be asked to use Padlet at this time to ask any questions they might have in order for them to be addressed.

6. (Pair and Share Creation) Students will then take this knowledge and work together to complete a character on Voki, adhering to the rubric below.