S+Morrell+Lesson+Plan

||  || Students will identify criteria for a “good” poem, find and cite a good online resource for that poem, and write a brief explanation of that poem including the criteria and resource citation. Using this lesson base, students will go on to create a theme-based Poetry Gallery on a web site (wiki). Link: [] || 11.W.4.1 Students are able to organize and link related information from multiple sources. 11.S.2.3 Students are able to determine when to use various resources to create effective presentations. 11.R.5.1 Students can analyze factors that influence the credibility of informational sources__.__ || ** Indicator 1: ** Students understand the safe, ethical, legal, and societal issues related to technology. ** Indicator 2: ** Students use technology to enhance learning, extend capability, and promote creativity. ** Indicator 3: ** Students evaluate and select information tools based on the appropriateness to specific tasks. || Word processing, internet, teacher-created wiki site || || ||
 * ** Figure A.1 ** McREL Technology Solutions (MTS) Lesson Plan Template
 * ** Name: Sue Morrell **
 * Subject: English 12/ College English 210 **
 * Grade:12th grade **
 * Lesson Title: Evaluating “Good” Poems **
 * ** Brief Lesson Description: **
 * ** Brief Lesson Description: **
 * ** Content Standard(s) Addressed: **
 * ** NETS- Students Standard(s): **
 * ** Technology Resources Needed: **
 * ** Procedure: **
 * 1) Students will discuss the criteria for good poems, using models from the text (//Perrines’ Sound and Sense//) and teacher resources as the base for discussion of figurative language, classic theme, form and format, author, and historical and/or social significance of poems.
 * 1) Students will read and the “Copyright Guidelines” and “Citation Links” at []. Following reading and small-group discussion, students will take an assessment quiz regarding the protocol for citation of sources.
 * 1) Students will create a table form criteria (ranking sheet) which illustrates their personal rubric for evaluation of poems. Link to [] for model rubric.
 * 1) Using resources posted on the Poetry Gallery wiki, students will select poems related to self-selected themes (the effects of war, the consequences of choice, living a purposeful life, women’s rights, children’s rights, etc.). These resources are available and encouraged:
 * Poetry Out Loud ** : []
 * Poetry 180 ** : []
 * Academy **** of American Poets **** : ** []
 * Poetry Foundation: ** []
 * Poet and the Poem Webcasts ** : []
 * Favorite Poem Project ** : []
 * 1) Students will post a rubric and an evaluative statement for each of the poems in their personal poetry gallery” on the wiki. See criteria models at []. Link to individual titles of poems for models of evaluative statements and MLA citation.
 * ** Assessment Method: ** (project rubric, etc.)
 * 1) Quiz, Citation Assessment
 * 2) Project Rubric (published and discussed with students prior to the start of the unit because individual components of the project apply to each of the wiki pages and posts)
 * 3) Peer Review (two collegial reviews required)
 * 4) Self-Assessment of Final Project (narrative format)