LessonPlan

AudreyLexow
WRH325
KrugerRoss

TOPIC:ExploringcharacterizationandcharacterdevelopmentinTheHobbitusingsocial
mediaasamedium.

OBJECTIVESACCORDINGTOSTANDARDS
TheStudentWillBeAbleTo:
StandardCC.1.2.1112.G

Integrateandevaluatemultiplesourcesofinformationpresentedindifferentmediaor
formats(e.g.visually,quantitatively)aswellasinwordsinordertoaddressaquestionor
solveaproblem.

StandardCC.1.3.910.C

Analyzehowcomplexcharactersdevelopoverthecourseofatext,interactwithother
characters,andadvancetheplotordevelopthetheme.

ANTICIPATORYSET
Beginclasswithquestionsforstudents.Everyonetakeaminutetothinkaboutyourprofileon
Instagram.Whatarethreethingspeoplemightseeonyourprofilethattellthemmoreaboutwho
youareasaperson?Afterstudentstakeaminutetoconsiderthequestion,askforstudentsto
sharetheirthoughts.

PROCEDURES:
1. Introducetodaysactivity
2. Demonstrateprofilebuilding
a. Useoneofthecharactersasanexample.Brainstormideasforusername,
password,bio,profilepicture,etc.withstudents.
3. Dividestudentsintogroupsoffour
a. Eachstudentintheirgroupoffourmustpickadifferentcharacter
b. ThestudentswillusetheircharactersInstagramaccountstofolloweachother
personscharacteraccountsintheirgroup.
c. Ifbyanychanceastudentdoesnothaveacellphone,laptopswillbeavailableto
accessInstagramontheinternet
4. Handoutassignmentsheetandgraphicorganizer
 a. Assignmentsheetwillrequirethestudenttochooseacharacterfromthereading,
andbuildanInstagramaccountforthatcharacter,payingattentiontothese
details:
i. Username
ii. Password
iii. Bio
iv. ProfilePicture
v. Follows
vi. Posts
vii. Comments
viii. Likes
5. Givestudentstheremainderofclasstodiscusswiththeirgroupsandworkontheir
profiles.

CLOSURE:
ExitslipsWriteyournameandyourcharacteronasheetofpaperandafewsentencesonwhy
youchosethecharacteryouchose.

MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT:
Whiteboardmarkers
Assignmentsheet/graphicorganizer
Cellphones
Laptopcart

ASSIGNMENT:
StudentsshouldfinishtheirInstagramprofiles,andmakethreesocialmediacontributionsthat
theircharactermightmake.Thiscanbeintheformofpostingcommentsorpictures.