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Lesson Plan Questions Old Lesson 1. I have read Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt as part of my curriculum for the past five years. It continues to be one of the students' favorite novels. I would like to use more technology when introducing this book, using vocabulary, and teaching meaningful lessons with symbolism, figurative language and sensory imagery. In my new wiki I have added pages for the prologue, the movie trailer, and an interview with Natalie Babbitt among other things. I am going to focus this lesson on sensory imagery.The goal of the old lesson:•Students will be able to understand how sensory imagery in a story can enhance the writing and give the reader "movie in their head." •Students will be able to draw a detailed picture from a description read from a novel.•Students will be able to pick out examples of sensory imagery while reading a novel and explain how they are important to the story.•Students will be able to write a descriptive paragraph using various examples of sensory imagery to describe a particular setting.Summary of old lesson:In the past I have reviewed what sensory imagery is through the five senses. I have read two pages from chapter five in Tuck Everlasting that describes the home of the Tuck family. Students draw a picture of what they imagine the home looks like adding as much detail as possible. They are allowed to use the book to go back to the passage for reference.We discuss the other four senses as well as sight and brainstorm rich adjectives that help a reader "see, hear, taste, smell, and touch" as they are reading.I pass out the attached handout with the chart on it. As students continue reading Tuck Everlasting, they are to find examples of different sensory imagery that Natalie Babbitt uses in the book. We discuss these examples as a class when we finish the book. As a culminating activity the students write a descriptive paragraph using sensory imagery to describe a setting, students work in partners and read paragraphs to each other and the partner draws what is heard. A discussion is had about how sensory imagery is used to enhance writing. MA ELA Standards covered8.19: Identify and analyze sensory imagery and figurative language.15.3: Identify imagery, figurative language, rhythm or flow when responding to literature.23.6: Decide on placement of descriptive details about setting, characters, and events in a story.

The below link is to my old senses worksheet. [|senses worksheet.doc]

2. New Lesson Plan on Sensory ImageryThe MA standards are the same in this new lesson on sensory imagery.MA ELA Standards covered8.19: Identify and analyze sensory imagery and figurative language.15.3: Identify imagery, figurative language, rhythm or flow when responding to literature.23.6: Decide on placement of descriptive details about setting, characters, and events in a story.The goals of this lesson:•Students will be able to identify strong adjectives, and adverbs to help enhance the five senses when describing an object.•Students will be able to identify strong adjectives and adverbs that enhancewriting in novels.•Students will be able to identify figurative language, such as similes, metaphors, and onomatopoeia that describe the five senses through imagery.•Students will be able to use strong adjectives, and adverbs to help enhance the five senses when describing an object.•Students will be able to use strong adjectives and adverbs that enhance their writing when writing a descriptive paragraph.•Students will be able to use figurative language, such as similes, metaphors, and onomatopoeia that describe the five senses through imagery.3. I chose to create an original PREZI to introduce Sensory Imagery to my class. I thought this visual would be more appealing than a group discussion and more interesting than a PowerPoint. I am also incorporating Story Bird as a culminating lesson for the students. I feel this will be a fun and engaging activity to incorporate into this lesson. The students will look at the pictures that are already placed in a book and will add a descriptive passage that uses sensory imagery to describe the picture. Within my wiki I have also used Photo Peach, Screen R. I believe these will also hold the interest of the students more than my original lesson plans.

4. I chose the PREZI because I wanted to learn a different way to present rather than a Power Point. My colleagues have told me this is an easy and effective way to visually present information. I chose Story Bird because I thought it would be a fun way to complete the same standard I covered in my old lesson whererequired to come up with a paragraph of their own using sensory imagery. This tool is not intimidating and students will learn how to create their own books as well. 5. Teacher NETS

1. Facilitate and Inspire Student Learning and Creativity Teachers use their knowledge of subject matter, teaching and learning, and technology to facilitate experiences that advance student learning, creativity, and innovation in both face-to-face and virtual environments. Teachers: a. promote, support, and model creative and innovative thinking and inventiveness b. engage students in exploring real-world issues and solving authentic problems using digital tools and resources c. promote student reflection using collaborative tools to reveal and clarify students’ conceptual understanding and thinking, planning, and creative processes d. model collaborative knowledge construction by engaging in learning with students, colleagues, and others in face-to-face and virtual environments <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">2. Design and Develop Digital-Age Learning Experiences and Assessments <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Teachers design, develop, and evaluate authentic learning experiences and assessments incorporating contemporary tools and resources to <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">the student are <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">maximize content learning in context and to develop the <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">knowledge, skills, and attitudes identified in the NETS•S. Teachers: <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">a. design or adapt relevant learning experiences that incorporate digital tools and resources to promote student learning and creativity <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">b. develop technology-enriched learning environments that enable all students to pursue their individual curiosities and become <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">active participants in setting their own educational goals, managing their own learning, and assessing their own progress <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">c. customize and personalize learning activities to address students’ diverse learning styles, working strategies, and abilities using <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">digital tools and resources <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">d. provide students with multiple and varied formative and <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">summative assessments aligned with content and technology <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">standards and use resulting data to inform learning and teaching

<span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Student NETS <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">1. Creativity and Innovation <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge, and develop innovative products and processes using technology. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">b. Create original works as a means of personal or group expression <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">c. Use models and simulations to explore complex systems and issues <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">d. Identify trends and forecast possibilities6. I do believe that using various WEB tools will improve my teaching. It will help me teach the students to think critically and keep their attention <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">with more opportunities for visual information and various ways to get a message across. <span style="color: #0000ff; font-family: Georgia,serif; font-size: 130%;">7. Using these tools will improve student learning because it will give them an opportunity to use what they have learned to create original work of their own that they can share with others. It will also give them a chance to view other students' work in a timely manner and give feedback.I believe using these new technology tools with my students will engage them more in the lessons and give them an opportunity to teach me a thing or two!