chnology Integration Le
esson Plan
Tec
A Poet’s
P
Life
TEKS
A: Read class
sic and conttemporary works
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110.7.8A
110.7.9B
B: Draw on experiences
e
to bring mea
aning to worrds in contexxt
110.7.12G: Understa
and literary forms
f
by recognizing diffferent types of text
ective affects the text.
110.7.12J: Describe how the autthor’s perspe
3C: Use multtiple sourcess to locate in
nformation re
elevant to research quesstions.
110.7.13
Technology TEKS
126.3.2A
A: uses a varriety of inputt devices inccluding scann
ner, digital video,
v
CD-RO
OM.
126.3.2D
D: Produce documents
d
a the keyboa
at
ard, proofrea
ad, and corre
ect errors.
126.3.5A
A: Acquires in
nformation in
ncluding texxt, audio, video, and grap
phics.
Overview
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In groupss of 4, stude
ents will rese
earch all aspects of a poet’s life, care
eer, daily life
e, and country of
origin and will presen
nt their findin
ngs with a PowerPoint presentation.
p
.
s Required
Materials
Microsoftt PowerPoin
nt
Internet Access
A
Procedures
1. Divide the class into groups of 4.
2. Assign (or have students choose) roles in each group:
Biographer – Will research the poet’s life
Cartographer – Will find maps of the poet’s country.
Historian – Will find information about the daily life of the poet
Scribe – Will research poetry of the selected poet.
3. Use grade-appropriate, teacher selected Internet sites and other resources (books,
encyclopedias, etc.) to research your poet.
4. Students gather as much information as possible and take notes on their findings.
5. Once research is complete, meet in groups to complete the PowerPoint Planning Sheet
and begin work on PowerPoint presentation. (See separate documents for Planning
Packet and sample project)
6. To print packet follow the following steps
a. Click on the hyperlink
b. Go to File
c. Go to Print
d. Under Print What Click Handouts
e. Under Handout – Slides per page Select 3
f. Click OK
7. Students work on PowerPoint presentation; it should include the following:
a. Picture of poet.
b. Time line
c. Map
d. Poetry sample(s)
8. Student presentations should include interesting facts about the poet as well as
highlights from his/her career.
Students will share their final PowerPoint presentation with class. After the oral presentation
group will ask questions to check for understanding.
Rubric
CATEGORY
4
3
2
1
Content
Covers
C
topicc indepth
d
with details
and
a example
es.
Subject
S
know
wledge
is excellent.
udes essenttial
Inclu
know
wledge abou
ut
the topic. Subject
know
wledge
appears to be
good.
es essential
Include
informa
ation about
the topiic but there
are 1-2 factual
errors.
Content is minimal
OR there are
a
several facctual
errors.
Organiza
ation
Content
C
is well
w
organized
o
ussing
headings
h
or
bulleted
b
listss to
group
g
related
d
material.
m
es headings or
Use
bulle
eted lists to
orga
anize, but the
overall
orga
anization of
topiccs appears
flaw
wed.
Conten
nt is logically There was no
organizzed for the clear or log
gical
most pa
art.
organizatio
onal
structure, just lots
of facts.
Attractiv
veness
Makes
M
excellent
use
u of font, color,
c
graphics,
g
efffects,
etc.
e to enhan
nce
the
t presenta
ation.
e of
Makkes good use
fontt, color,
grap
phics, effectss,
etc. to enhance to
pressentation.
Makes use of font,
color, graphics,
g
effects, etc. but
occasio
onally these
detract from the
presenttation
contentt.
Sources
s
Source
S
inforrmation
collected
c
forr all
graphics,
g
faccts and
quotes.
q
All
documented
d
d in
desired
d
form
mat.
urce informattion
Sou
colle
ected for all
grap
phics, facts and
a
quotes. Most
documented in
desired format.
o no
Source information Very little or
ed for
source info
ormation
collecte
graphiccs, facts and was collected.
quotes,, but not
docume
ented in
desired
d format.
I
w
wellOral Pre
esentation Interesting,
rehearsed
r
w
with
smooth
s
delivvery
that
t
holds
audience
a
atttention.
atively
Rela
interesting,
rehe
earsed with a
fairlyy smooth
delivvery that
usua
ally holds
audience attention.
Deliveryy not
smooth
h, but able
to hold audience
on most of
attentio
the time
e.
Use of fontt, color,
graphics, effects
e
etc. but the
ese
often distra
act from
the presen
ntation
content.
Delivery no
ot
smooth and
audience attention
a
lost