Slow Way Home Chapter 20 Unit 6 Lesson

Slow Way Home Chapter 20 Unit 6 Lesson 4

Sunshine State Standard Strand: Writing Process Standard: Publishing LA. 910. 3. 5. 1 The student will prepare writing using technology in a format appropriate to the purpose (e. g. , for display, multimedia); n LA. 910. 3. 5. 2 The student will include such techniques as principle of design (e. g. , margins, tabs, spacing, columns) and graphics (e. g. , drawings, charts, graphs); and n LA. 910. 3. 5. 3 The student will sharing with others, or submitting for publication. n n n

Read Aloud Chapter 20 n If you were an illustrator, how would you illustrate this chapter for publication? n If you were making a Power. Point based on this chapter, what would you include? n If you were creating a short film based on this chapter, how would you do it? n Choose one of the above, and as you listen to the chapter, jot down ideas for completing one of the above assignments

Ok, since our standard n For these two lessons are publication n You have to perfect and publish your work in this lesson. You are the creator. Make it good.

You have chosen to publish n As a blog n As a podcast n As a Power Point n As an illustrated magazine article n As a video

Teacher: n Share with your students the format you have chosen. n Share what you want it to look like when you’ve published it. n Share your plan for making it happen

Review these for inspiration n Of blogs Storycorps Blog n Podcasts Storycorps Podcasts n Power. Points (Find examples that you as a teacher love!) n Illustrated magazine articles (bring in magazines such as Newsweek that have illustrations for stories) n And videos Teacher Tube

Spend as much time as necessary n n n n Analyzing each format. Discuss the following: What makes it interesting? How does the creator grab the audience’s attention? How can you do something similar? What doesn’t work? How can you avoid doing this in your own presentation?

Divide into groups n Based upon your presentation format n Work together to publish each of your stories by the end of this lesson.

Teachers Provide the best space possible for completion of this lesson; it may be the media center, it may be your classroom. You will be floating from student to student offering advice and encouragement! By the end of this lesson, all students must publish something.

After class is over n Your teacher will send your prepared article/blog/video/podcast/Power. Point to the Slow Way Home Website for publication. n Rejoice!!!!

Homework n Rest, relax, enjoy the fact that you are now a published author!