Name:_____Annette Stapleton____

Lesson Title: Fakebook (Facebook) Different Points of View

Subject Area: English/Language Arts
Grade Level: 5
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Unit itle: Diary of a Wimpy Kid
GL!Es/ !ommon
!ore Standard
CCSS-ELA-Literacy W !"c:
"rite narratives to develop real or imagined e#periences or events using
descriptive details$ and clear event se%uences&
(c) Use a variet' o( transitional )ords$ phrases$ and clauses to manage the
se%uence o( events&
*ES+S/NES+ #ETS-S: "-!CC!$! Use digital communication tools ,e&g&$ e+mail$ )i-is$ blogs$
.*$ chat rooms$ videocon(erencing$ *oodle$ /lac-board0 and online resources (or
group learning projects
Essential
1uestions:
+!an 'ou give opinions )ith supportive details/reasons2
+!an 'ou identi(' speci(ic personalities o( di((erent characters2
3bjectives: Using their 4a-eboo- character pro(ile$ students )ill respond$ in the comment area$
to the to 5 o( the 5 teacher posted 16 !ode prompts& !omments )ill be in (irst
person$ in character$ and depict an opinion )ith supportive details&
ools and
6esources:
7/oo-: Diary of a Wimpy Kid b' 8e(( 9inne'
7 716 !odes
7 :r' Erase /oard and *ar-ers
7 !omputer Lap ops$ ; per student
7.pads$ ; per student
7 .nternet
7 4a-eboo- program
7 Smart+/oard/ :r' Erase /oard
7 4a-eboo- Student E#ample
http://)))&classtools&net/4//;<=>+pdA-?c
7 6ubric: 4a-eboo- :i((erent @oints o( Aie)
6ationale: According to the !ommon !ore Standards$ students must learn ho) to )rite
opinion pieces )ith supportive details& Ans)ering the 16 !ode prompts gives the
students an opportunit' to voice an opinion )ith reasoning$ supporting this
re%uirement&
Se%&ence of Acti'ities:
Anticipator'
1uestions/Act&
Start up the Smart+/oard&
3n the Smart+/oard$ create a chart:
OPINION--> Yum! Yuck!
REASONING-->
I am curious as to what you all think, what your oinion is in thin!s" I
woul# $O%E to know, &ust out o' curiousity- what is your oinion(thou!ht
a)out th* school ca'*t*ria i++a, Is it -Yum!- or -Yuck!-""",)ait (or an
ans)er0""".hy,/
As the students ans)ers 'um or 'uc-$ as- .hy, Gi0* m* 1 r*ason"/ )rite
do)n their reason under their chosen categor'&
Possible Answer E(a)*les:
OPINION--> Yum! Yuck!
REASONING-->
+.tBs so cheese'C
+.t comes )ith 6anch :ip&
+.tBs so so(t and thic-&
+. love the piDDa sauce
taste&
+.t tastes li-e @iDDa EutBs
piDDa&
+. love the topping
choices&
+.t tastes li-e cardboard&
+. donBt li-e the sauce&
+he cheese tastes li-e
(a-e cheese&
+.tBs too thin and hard&
+.t tastes li-e @iDDa EutBs
piDDa&
+. donBt li-e piDDa&
777.( a student does N3 have an opinion either )a'$ as- them to be
creative and pretend an opinion and reason&777
Note the di((erent opinions and di((erent @oints o( Aie)+ some li-e the
sauce$ some do not& Some li-e the (act that it tastes li-e @iDDa Eut @iDDa$
others donFt li-e it (or the same reason&
It is only human natur* to 'orm an oinion a)out som*thin! )i! or
small" Som*thin! so small as -.hat is your oinion(thou!ht a)out th*
school ca'*t*ria i++a,- can sark many #i''*r*nt oinions, r*sons*s an#
or oints o' 0i*w" 2ut no on* is wron! )*caus* it is how you '**l a)out
som*thin!, how you 0i*w it an# think o' it" It-s all a)out you an# your
r*'*r*nc*s"/
Now that w* ha0* 'inish*# th* )ook, I want to know what you think,
what your oinion is a)out c*rtain circumstanc*s within th* )ook" You
will notic* that aroun# th* room I ha0* 3 #i''*r*nt 4R 5o#*s han!in! u"
Each co#* has a #i''*r*nt oinion romt 'or you to think a)out an#
r*son# to with an oinion"""th* catch is that it will not )* o' YO6R
oinion, it will )* o' your 7ak*)ook 5haract*r-s oinion"/
/od' o( Lesson
@lan:
($) @ass out the .pads$ the lap tops$ and the rubric to the students& 6sin! your
Ia#s an# th* 4R 5o#* scann*r, you will scan th* 3 4R 5o#*s, r*a# th* romts,
an# th*n chos* 8 to r*son# to as your charact*r in a 7ak*)ook status"/
(+) @ull up the teacher 4a-eboo- e#ample:
http://)))&classtools&net/4//;<=>+pdA-?c
(") 6ead the 5 posted statuses$ noting the presences o(:
he name o( the poster ,G3UC0
he month it occurred in the boo-&
he opinion and reasons are through the e'es o( the
!haracter$ not the student&
(,) Eave the students highlight )hat part o( the post is opinion and )hat part/s are
the reasoning&
_____H 3pinion
_____H 6easons
Se*t Post:
I. am running (or reasure o( Student !ouncilC *a-e sure to vote (or me because .
am good )ith ta-ing and holding mone'$ . have great ideas to improve the school$
and . am good at ta-ing directions& : Aote 4or *e$ the /est reasurer . @romise o
/eCJ
Dec Post:
I"ell$ !hristmas )as a bust& . did not receive an'thing that . )anted& Ne#t 'ear
thin- . )ill tr' to ma-e sure . receive )hat . )ant b' ma-ing a big sign )ith m'
!hristmas "ish List on it K post it in 8une on the (ridge& hat )a' m' parents )ill
see it ever'da' (or ? months and the' )ill have plent' o( time to purchase m'
presents& .( this doesnBt )or-$ then ma'be te#ting them m' )ish list ever'da'
starting :ec& ;st )ill )or-& 4ingers !rossedC
A*ril Post:
I.( . )ere to be nominated (or a 'earboo- categor'$ . thin- .Bd best (it three
categories:
;& !lass !lo)n$ because . am super (unn' and great at pran-s&
<& *ost Li-el' to be 4amous$ because+ as . said in the beginning o( m' diar'$ . )ill
be (amousC
5& /est @ersonalit'$ because . do have a great personalit'+ . am ver' li-ableC
Scaffol-. #o-el. /&estion as nee-e-. Assist an- Assess t0eir *ro1ress!
() 3nce the students seem to understand the project$ as- them to start& As the'
scan$ decide$ and begin there 5 ne) opinionated statuses$ )al- around and:
Scaffol-. #o-el. /&estion as nee-e-. Assist an- Assess t0eir *ro1ress!
!onclusion Presentation on a later -ate:
Eave each student come up$ introduce their 5 ne) statuses the Smart+/oard&
(a) the' must identi(' the 16 !ode/as- that the' chose&
(b)he' must read their statuses and point out )hich part is the 3@.N.3N and
)hich is the 6EAS3N/s&
A(ter each Aideo /log$ as- the class :
9i# th*y !i0* oinions with suorti0* #*tails(r*asons,/
9i# th*y i#*nti'y th* oinion an# r*asons corr*ctly,/
5an you s** this charact*r answ*rin!(r*son#in! to this romt in this way,
9o*s this status soun# lik* th* charact*r in th* )ook,/
Assess the 4a-eboo- projects according to the 6ubric and grade&
Lesson Differentiations:
Simpli(ications: .( major di((iculties are (ound in doing the 16 !ode project$ pair up students into
groups o( t)o&
E#tensions: (1) Students can post an opinionated status about ho) the character (eels about
the movie&&&did the movie portra' them correctl'2 :id the producers pic- a good
actor/ress to pla' the part2
(2) Students can post an opinionated status about the studentBs school&
Assessment @iece: 6ubric
eacher !reated
Eandouts:
6ubric
1ualit' Student
Sample:
@re+*ade 4a-eboo- E#ample: http://)))&classtools&net/4//;<=>+pdA-?c