Beyond-the-Basic Productivity Tools (BBPT)

Lesson Idea Name: Plot Timeline

Content Area: Language Arts
Grade Level(s): 6

Content Standard Addressed: ELAGSE6RL1 Cite textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says
explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.

ELAGSE6RL3 Describe how a particular storys or dramas plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how
the characters respond or change as the plot moves towards a resolution.

ELAGSE6RL5: Analyze how a particular sentence, chapter, scene, or stanza fits into the overall structure of a
text and contributes to the development of the theme, setting, or plot.

Technology Standard Addressed: Empowered Learner: Students leverage technology to take an active role in
choosing, achieving and demonstrating competency in their learning goals, informed by the learning sciences.
1c: Students use technology to seek feedback that informs and improves their practice and to demonstrate
their learning in a variety of ways.
Knowledge Constructor: Students critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct
knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others.
3c Students curate information from digital resources using a variety of tools and methods to
create collections of artifacts that demonstrate meaningful connections or conclusions.
Creative Communicator: Students communicate clearly and express themselves creatively for a variety of
purposes using the platforms, tools, styles, formats and digital media appropriate to their goals.
6b Students create original works or responsibly repurpose or remix digital resources into new creations.
Selected Technology Tool: ReadWriteThink Timeline

URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable):

http://www.readwritethink.org/files/resources/interactives/timeline_2/

Blooms Taxonomy Level(s):

Remembering Understanding Applying Analyzing Evaluating Creating

Levels of Technology Integration (LoTi Level):

Level 1: Awareness Level 2: Exploration Level 3: Infusion Level 4: Integration

Level 5: Expansion Level 6: Refinement

Lesson idea implementation:

Following investigation into plot features, strategies for identifying plot events, and classroom examples,
students will create a timeline of plot events from their independent reading novel. The example Timeline
refers to The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan. This activity will take place after the completion of the reading,
as a means of reviewing important plot events throughout the span of the novel. Students will have to choose
the 7-10 most important plot events in the story. A one-two sentence description of the event should be
included in the Full Description textbox of Timeline point. Students will also include appropriate pictures to
represent event.

This part of project should take 1 class session. Student learning will be assessed based on Plot Timeline
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rubric, which designates points for appropriate plot events, inclusion of pictures and event descriptions.
Timelines will then be used to give other students an overview of the book. The lesson will conclude with a
group discussion/session to share the Timelines with each other. Students will receive feedback through the
rubric and through written comments left on printed Timeline.

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