Lesson Plan : Light Pollution
Teacher Name: | K. Patten |
Grade: | |
Subject: | Language Arts |
Topic: | Persuasive-Photo Essay |
Content: | What are the characteristics of an effective Photo Essay versus a report. How are they effective in persuading their audiences. |
Goals: | -To expose students to a Photo-essay. -Compare and contrast the characteristics of effective reports. -Students will develop criteria for an effective report. |
Objectives: | |
Materials: | Lighting the Night Sky Disc Laptop computer Projection machine Student worksheets Examples of photo essays Report to read Venn diagram Chart paper Highlighters |
Introduction: | 1.Link this lesson to previous lessons we have been studying in this unit. 2.Discuss the idea of persuasive text. Have the issues we've been studying been persuasive or informative? |
Development: | 1.What is a Photo essay?- Introduce definition. 2.Think-pair-share-What is Light Pollution? 3.Read Photo essay chorally, students focus on the characteristics of a photo essay. 4.Record characteristics on chart paper. 5. Read photo essay again, this time pausing to discuss the photos and text. 6.Introduce photo essay assignment. |
Practice: | 1.Guided reading- Meet with small group to listen to reading of report for fluency and comprehension. Lead students in a discussion on characteristics of a report. Record ideas. Students record ideas on Venn diagram. Students will highlight any unfamiliar text, and the group will discuss strategies to find the meaning of the word. 2. Table activity- groups will rotate through an activity that allows them to look at two more examples of photo essays. They will complete a workshop that requires them to give input into the effectiveness of the photo essays and the components found in a photo essay. |
Accommodations: | 1. Will work with the struggling readers in a guided group. 2. Using a combination of visuals, partner discussion, guided practice, group work and independent work to reach different learning styles. |
Checking For Understanding: | 1. Students will present what they think makes an effective report based on their study of various styles. 2. Students will create a photo essay. |
Closure: | 1. Students will write a reflections on their findings to present at the beginning of class the following day. |
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