Lesson Plan: Feeling Poem Podcasts

Poetry Unit

Date: Teacher Name:

Subject: English Time Duration: 45 minutes

Grade Level: 7th Materials Needed: Computers with internet access Speakers and microphones Audacity, GarageBand, or other recording software

Lesson Objective: SOL 7.1 The student will participate in and contribute to conversations, group discussions, and oral presentations. o a.) Communicate ideas and information orally in an organized and succinct manner. SOL 8.5 The student will read and demonstrate comprehension of a variety of fictional texts, narrative nonfiction, and poetry. o d.) Describe the impact of word choice, imagery, and literary devices including figurative language. The student will be able to listen to an exemplary Feeling Poem, create their own Feeling Poem, receive feedback, and publish an audio recording of their work. Activity: The students will listen to an exemplar of a Feeling Poem created by the teacher. A Feeling Poem is created by having each line as follows: Naming an emotion, Smells like, Tastes like, Sounds like, Feels like, Feels like, Feels like, and renaming the emotion. Then, students will work independently in 3-4 person small groups to create their own Feeling Poem. Once each student in the small group has completed their poem, the group members will practice reading their poems aloud to each other. Additionally, the students and the teacher, who will be walking

Purpose of the Lesson:

around the room, will give feedback to each student on their poems content and their auditory skills. Next, the student will record their poem on either their own device or on the schools devices and on their choice of recording software. Finally, the student will save their poem and publish their work to the classroom blog or wiki page. Assessment: The teacher will listen to the published poems and a classwork grade will be given for both completion and content.

Lesson Plan Alignment with the NETS-T and TSIPs In the above lesson plan on creating Feeling Poem podcasts, the teachers role aligns directly with various International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) NETS-T and Technology Standards for Instructional Personnel (TSIPs). For starters, teachers work to enact both the first and third ISTE NETS-T, which focus on aiding student creativity and modeling digital age work, by showing students their Feeling Poem podcast (International Society for Technology in Education, 2008). Then, teachers design and develop digital age learning experiences and assessments through the use of podcasts (International Society for Technology in Education, 2008). When students publish their podcasts to the public classroom blog or wiki, this standard is taken a step further. Knowing that others in the global community can access their work and appreciate it leads students to have a greater learning experience. Furthermore, teachers roles in this lesson plan follow many TSIPs, especially A, E, and G. First, the teacher will be able to demonstrate effective use of a computer system and utilize computer software through both their exemplary and through their guidance as students work through their own recordings during the class period (Technology standards, 1998). Second, the teacher showcases their ability to identify, locate, evaluate, and use appropriate instructional hardware and software to support Virginias Standards of Learning by their knowledge of different recording software for podcasts (Technology standards, 1998). Finally, the teacher does integrate technology to meet the diverse needs of learners by using podcasts and allowing students their choice of device and recording software (Technology standards, 1998). Overall, teachers roles within the Feeling Poem podcasts lesson plan do align with the ISTE NETS-T and the TSIPs.

References International Society for Technology in Education. (2008). ISTE standards teachers. Retrieved from: http://www.iste.org/docs/pdfs/20-14_ISTE_Standards-T_PDF.pdf Technology standards. (1998). 8 V.A.C. 20-25-30. Retrieved April 18, 2014, from http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?000+reg+8VAC20-25-30