Teaching Plan for Exploring "The Outsiders" Website
Introducing the Curriculum Web to the Students
ntroduction to the curriculum will be presented to students using a laptop, LCD projector and screen.
Teaching Plan
he students that will be using my curriculum web are on level seventh grade students in a public school language arts class. The classroom will be using the computer lab and the student to computer ratio will be 1:1. This curriculum web will be first accessed by and tested by my data team consisting of four language arts teachers. Students will need a fully functioning web browser.
he separate lessons in this curriculum web are designed to be used in sequence, and may spread out over a series of days and even weeks. In order to prepare, the classroom should be equipped with a novel set of “The Outsiders”. There should be an adequate supply of computers with Internet access. Students will be divided into groups of three or four. There will be a teacher led discussion on issues of division of labor within each team. If wanted, each group member could have their own assignment. The teacher can be available to answer specific questions or provide further suggestions geared to each learner’s level and progress through the material.
The activities will include:
Video Response- Students will access video segments (via the curriculum web) from the movie of “The Outsiders” and respond individually (see worksheet on “Exploring the Outsiders” curriculum web) concerning background elements of the novel: setting, time, place, and general plot. This will be followed up by an open discussion with students sharing their responses.
Resources:
http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/25491.aspx
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-EoZAgsSt18
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FlF8nJYrHWE&feature=fvw
Allotted time: 2 one hour class sessions
Web worksheet- Students will form in groups of two or three and complete an online web form answering questions about tone, mood, themes, conflicts, climax, and resolution(s). Forms will be submitted online and a teacher led discussion of best responses will follow.
Resources:
http://www.brighthub.com/education/k-12/articles/23842.aspx
Allotted time: 2 one hour class sessions
Character analysis and role play. Student instructions for this activity will be found on the “Exploring the Outsiders” curriculum web. Students will assume the role of either a Soc or a Greaser. Situations are given to provide guidance on this role play activity. The teacher will assume the role of moderator and offer suggestions to keep the dialogue flowing.
Allotted time: 1 hour class session
Extension activities. See the final link: “Repairing the Outsiders Webquest” on the “Exploring the Outsiders” curriculum web. In this activity students will be given instructions about creating a brochure for a camp that is designed to repair the riffs between the two groups of teens- the Socs and the Greasers. Students will work in multiple groups with a combination of Socs and Greasers participating in each group of no more than four.
Resources:
http://stu.westga.edu/~cbailey4/curriculum_web/webquest2.html
Allotted time: 3 one hour class sessions
Grouping
tudents will work together in groups of three or four. Students who are proficient with the use of a computer will be spread out and paired up with less proficient users.
Monitoring Students
n order to adequately deal with the needs and questions of the students, the teacher will provide students will small paper cups that they place on top of their monitors so that they will not have to wait with their hand raised for the teacher to notice them. Students who misbehave will be given a warning, and then removed from the computer to complete the day’s assignment on a written copy.
Compensation for Technology Failure
rinted copies of the web site will be available for students to use in the event that the Internet loses connection or the website fails.
Assistance
f assistance is needed, the computer lab specialist, media specialist or technology coordinator will be asked to assist.