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Information Literacy Lesson Plan

Ashley Campbell

FRIT 7136Dr. Stephanie Jones

Spring 2010

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BASIC INFORMATION

GRADE: 1st Grade TEACHER(S): Meaghan Clymore CONTENT TOPIC: English – Writing a letter in a Word document.

STANDARDS FOR THE 21ST-CENTURY LEARNER GOALS

Standard: 2. Draw conclusions, make informed decisions, apply knowledge to new situations, and create new knowledge.

Skills Indicator(s): 2.1.6 – Use the writing process, media and visual literacy, and technology skills to create new products that express understanding

Benchmark(s): -Students will take what they know about writing a letter on paper and use that knowledge to learn how to write a letter on in the Max Write program.

Dispositions Indicator(s): 2.2.4 – Demonstrate personal productivity by completing products to express learning.

Responsibilities Indicator(s): 3.3.4 – Create products that apply to authentic, real-world contexts.

Self-Assessment Strategies Indicator(s): 1.1.4 – Seek appropriate help when it is needed. 3.4.2 – Assess the quality and effectiveness of the learning product.

CONNECTION TO LOCAL OR STATE STANDARDS

Gwinnett County Academic Knowledge & Skills: Topic: E - Writing (Grammar, Usage, Mechanics, and Spelling)AKS: Write legibly in manuscript, using appropriate letter formation and spacing between letters and words (GPS) (1LA_E2009-57)AKS: Use correct end punctuation (period, question mark, exclamation mark) (GPS, ITBS) (1LA_E2009-56)

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LESSON

OVERVIEW: In a unit on writing a letter, students will spend time with their teacher learning the proper mechanics on how to write a letter on a sheet of notebook paper. The essential question is: Where are the Enter, Shift, Backspace, Tab, and Space Bar key on the keyboard?

FINAL PRODUCT: Students will use the letter they have developed in class this week and rewrite it on the computer in the Max Write program.

LIBRARY LESSON(S): The media specialists role will be to teach the students how to write the letter on the computer using the schools Max Write software. She will teach the students how to utilize the Enter, Shift, Backspace, Tab, and Space Bar key. She will also make a connection to email as a real world application of writing your letters on the computer.

ASSESSMENT

Product: The teacher and media specialist will review the typed letters using a rubric.

Process: The teacher and media specialist will observe students as they are typing their letters to see who is using the keys correctly and who is in need of more assistance.

Student self-questioning: -Did I ask for help when I needed it?-Did I use the proper keys when writing my letter?-Did I end my sentence with punctuation?-Is my letter set up correctly?

INSTRUCTIONAL PLAN

Resources students will use: Computer Max Write Projector Printer

Instruction/activities: o Direct instruction: The media specialist will begin by hooking the students with a letter she wrote to them explaining what they will be learning in this lesson. Then we will review the five keys they will

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be using to write their letter. They will understand what the keys look like, where they are located, and what they do when you push them.

o Modeling and guided practice: After learning about the five keys the students will participate in a game where they will have to choose the correct key for the scenario. The key will chime if it is correct and buzz if it’s not correct. If students do not pick the right key the teacher will explain the key again to the students.

o Independent practice: After the game the students will go to their computers and begin typing their letters. They will each get a rubric to look over after they have finished typing to make sure they have written their letter correctly. A teacher will come around when the students feel they are finished and the teacher will give them permission to print their letter.

o Sharing and reflecting: When the teacher gives the students permission to print out their letter they will ask the students how they felt about using the computer to write their letter and asking them parts of the essential question. Students can also turn to another student that is finished next to them and teach the other student about the keys we have learned in class.

Reflection:Overall the lesson was a success. The students were very excited to have their

teachers best friend come teach them. They also enjoyed finding out their teacher and I both meet in fifth grade at that exact school. I think this information made them want to behave as much as possible to impress their teacher. Which having visited some rowdy classes in the past I was glad not to have to deal with too many behavior problems.

My lesson started off great. The students sat down on the carpet and I introduced them to the keys on the keyboard. I was impressed that it was more of a review for them than actually something they had never heard of. They also were able to remember where the keys were with great memory. Especially the ENTER key because it was blue. After the review we did a game. I found out last minute that we were only going to have a projector to use and not a smart board. So instead of having the students come up to the board to tap on the correct key they just pointed to the correct one.

After the game the students were sent to their computers where they were all supposed to be turned on and ready to go. However, only some were on and the ones that were turned on kept freezing when starting the Max Write program. We called the technical support man and he came and restarted the computers in safe mode which solved the problem.

Just as the students were all starting to write their letter I was informed by the man that came to fix the computers that we were going to be having a fire drill. The main teacher decided she would inform the students since they had never been to this particular computer lab and did not want them to get upset walking out into the fifth grade hall way.

After the fire drill was over the students came back into the computer lab and I informed them that because of the drill they will probably not be able to finish their letters

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but just to try and get as far as they could. I continued to walk around and help the students as needed.

The most common problems the students encountered was putting their date on the right side of the paper. For some reason the MaxWrite program does not have a button to align your text from the right side. I did not notice this when I was planning so I went around and showed a few students at a time how to tab over to the other side of the paper and then type the date.

In the end all of the students were able to finish writing their letters because we were able to stay in the lab for an additional 15 minutes. As they finished I walked around and discussed the rubric with them that was displayed on the projector. Together we made sure they had all the pieces of their paper written correctly. We also talked about what they felt like they need help with. Most of their responses included using the tab key or help finding the comma key. After our discussion the students were able to print out their letter using the color printer.

I really enjoyed teaching this lesson because it shows me how flexible I can be when I teach, even if it’s not with my own class. I never really expect the lesson to go as planned so when fire drills or another situation comes about it does not bother me and I just change my plans accordingly. Although, in the future if I am working in the computer lab I will try to stop by before the lesson and make sure all the computers are set up and ready to go.

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I have a date I have a greeting I have a body I have a closing I have a signature I used capital letters I used commas I indented my body There are spaces between all my words

Letter Rubric