Using Technology to Produce and Publish Ideas about a Dystopian Society

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Objective

SWBAT use technology and multimedia to communicate information and ideas in a presentation about their dystopian society.

Big Idea

Using Social Problem and a Controlled Mechanism to Create a Futuristic Society

Lesson Author

Andrea Mills

Raleigh, NC

Grade Level

Eighth grade

Subjects

English / Language Arts

Fictional Literature

Standards

W.8.6

Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and present the relationships between information and ideas efficiently as well as to interact and collaborate with others.

SL.8.1

Engage effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grade 8 topics, texts, and issues, building on others' ideas and expressing their own clearly.

SL.8.1d

Acknowledge new information expressed by others, and, when warranted, qualify or justify their own views in light of the evidence presented.

SL.8.4

Present claims and findings, emphasizing salient points in a focused, coherent manner with relevant evidence, sound valid reasoning, and well-chosen details; use appropriate eye contact, adequate volume, and clear pronunciation.

SL.8.5

Integrate multimedia and visual displays into presentations to clarify information, strengthen claims and evidence, and add interest.

Bellringer: Preparing for Presentations

10 minutes

This lesson continues from our work done in the Utopia vs. Dystopia: Comparing Differences through Project Base Learning lesson. Before students are ready to present, time is given for them to get in groups to gather learning products for their presentation. In the last few minutes, I will review the grading rubric prior to presentations starting.

Presentations

40 minutes

Presentation Reflection

Groups will be selected to present their projects. While groups are presenting, I will be using the rubric to grade each group's presentation. Many groups will choose to finalize some aspects of their project while groups are standing in front of the room presenting.

The background noise you hear is students preparing for their presentations while I sit and grade at my desk. Hopefully the background noise won't be a distraction to each group presentation 1 , 2 , and 3 heard at this time in the lesson.