I think I have finally figured out what I am going to use for my literacy piece! It has been quite a struggle because my CT does not teach reading or language arts. I have had to consult a different teacher and see what would fit for that particular classroom. I decided since the class is just getting into the American Revolution, I would use the poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "Paul Revere's ride." To incorporate some technology in the lesson, I found a great introductory video I could show before reading the actual poem. It is a 2 minute video that show pictures and narrates what happens the night of Paul Revere's ride. After that, I plan on reading the poem as a class taking volunteer readers. Then I will open the rest of time up for discussion about the poem. To ensure that the lesson is discussion based and not recitation I will plan meaningful questions that will entail much more then a 1 word answer. As of right now, the topics I have thought to discuss are how Paul Revere might have felt as the messenger. I would ask the students what they think he felt like and if they would like to be in his position. Another topic I thought would provoke some serious thought. Was how differently a message is spread now a days compared to the poem. The students know it takes under 5 minutes to send and receive a text. I would ask what they think about this and how might the message be spread today.
If anyone has any ideas of other topics of discussion I would love to hear your ideas!
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I love your idea!
Have you considered what Paul Revere would have done if YouTube were around?
What would he have had to do to get people to watch his warning?
Sarah I think you have some great ideas for your lesson plan. You are really incorporating some of the things we have been learning about in class. I like that you are using technology to get students more motivated and intrigued in your lesson. It also is a great way to activate their prior knowledge. You are achieving many great things with just one activity. I also think it is a great idea to have students take turns reading so that many students can be involved in the lesson. I also really think you have great after reading ideas. Your discussion questions, especially the one about spreading messages information today, are great ways to get students engaged. Questions like these could really get your class to be involved with the text and see how the past relates to them today. I think you could also include a question on how the information would be different if it were not a poem to get the class thinking about different genres and how some can be more helpful on conveying your ideas. I think you created a great lesson that could be part of a great unit that includes many other ideas such as: new technology, writing and speaking persuasively, historical topics, the spreading of information, poetry and its influence, etc. Great job and good luck with your lesson!
I think you have an excellent idea for your lesson plans. I have told you numerous times before that I believe this poem is a great way for literature based discussion and is very age appropriate! I liked how you are using the idea of "how might the message be spread today" and that Gina's idea of youtube was a very clever idea. I also could pose the idea of cell phones, AIM, text messaging. I feel these ideas fall under exactly what we have been talking about in literacy course about technology and how crucial it is to us now and how it was not so much back in Paul Revere's. But, I wish you luck on you teaching your lesson! I know you will do a great job!!
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