Goal-directed Instructional Design Plan-Anne of Green Gables Author - Pamela Murphy A problem or a need The students need to be able

e to make a connection between their life and what they read. This is important in order for students to make meaning while they are reading. The students often lack the ability to make connections with the literature and generalize the new knowledge into a new application. A real-world performance R.CM.08.01 Connect personal knowledge, experiences, and understanding of the world to themes and perspectives in text through oral and written responses. This objective is hard for some students to learn because they have limited life experiences. This lesson will be introduced by front loading them with experience to the content. The reading that will be used is the First chapter of Anne of Green Gables. This book was published in 1909 and depicts 1878 and a small town Avonlea. An instructional objective A. Students will take part in a 10 minute quickfire they will Google Anne Shirley B. Students will then get into groups of 3 and make a mind map of who was Anne Shirley. Students will use the mind mapping tool https://bubbl.us/ C. Students will watch the first 5 minutes of the first PBS movie Anne of Green Gables. Make a two column list of how Annes life is like theirs and how it is different, D.Students will Read/listen to the first chapter and respond/reflect by completing a Jing with pictures that they took of their own life and how it relates to Anne Shirleys life E. Students will read additional literature and be able to generalize their new skills. A set of essential content R.CM.08.01 Connect personal knowledge, experiences, and understanding of the world to themes and perspectives in text through oral and written responses. A. Students will learn ways to look at literature and compare it to their own life. They will also learn to generalize this new skill into other applications An evaluation consisting of a test or observation A. Students will create a Jing using 5 pictures taken by them to compare and contrast their life to the book. B. In order to see what the students have learned and if they can generalized what they have learned students will read a passage from Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory and complete a quickfire challenge to relate it to their life in the course of this period.

A method to help participants learn

1. Students will compete a Google search they have all done this many times and it is a way to have them use something they know and use it for something new. 2. Students will take the information that the have y learned in the Quick Fire and create a mind map using https://bubbl.us/ we will watch a you tube video on how to use bubbl us first http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6TP62aNlVu 3. Students with low reading levels will be able to use mp3 players with the first chapter of the story downloaded so that they can listen and read at the same time. 4. Consistent feed back with every step of the project will be given. 5. Students will watch a How to make a jing presentation on you tube before beginning the project. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aTF7ryUyeuY Mind Motivation:

Meaningfulness The new tools the students get to use will be

meaningful and because their life is being compared and contrasted to the book it becomes personal.
Pleasant consequences To have students understand there are more reasons to read and understanding text. The only reason that reading is relevant is how it relevant to the person doing the reading. Novelty Getting the students to combine new and old knowledge. And using two new and different tools Jing and Bubbl.us Socialization The unit will have group work, individual work,and sharing. This will allow for the students to take part in a way they feel comfortable with.

Audience- Age 8Th grade students Skill level-I had these same students last year so they have been exposed to numerous computer applications and tools however; both Jing and Bubbl.us are new to them. Prerequisite knowledge -Students have had this same objective in the seventh grade. The eighth grade objective does go on to a more advanced level of understanding. Technology Needs Computers Jing Bubble.us digital camera DVD player DVD of story Mp3 players