Marianne's+Teaching+Guide

Revised Teaching Guide

Marianne Sonner-Whitfield November 9, 2009 Revised Teaching Guide

Worksheet For Recording Ideas For Curriculum Plan In general terms what are you trying to achieve with these learners? - **Upon the completion of this lesson, the students will be able to write descriptive sentences using adjectives, and they will create their own fictional story about a pumpkin which will enhance their creative writing skills.** || Include their age and/or grade level, and other relevant information such as their interests, future goals, and background. || What subjects, topics, or issues are at the center of this curriculum web? - **This curriculum is centered on parts of a pumpkin. Using newly learned vocabulary words, descriptive sentences with adjectives, students will create their own stories about pumpkins in a creative manner.** || List your desired outcomes in terms of changes in the learners’ knowledge, skills, and attitudes - **Students will interpret information in one’s own words, applying information from one context to another and presenting the information clearly, concisely, and comprehensibly.** - **Students will produce imaginative texts that use language and text structures that are inventive and often multilayered.** || What relevant knowledge, skills, and attitudes do you expect your learners to have before they begin using this curriculum web? -**None** || In a short sentence of phrase, describe what you want to teach to whom - **After researching the life cycle of a pumpkin, the students will complete an inquiry activity that requires them to create their own fictional story about a pumpkin.** || Justify the use of time or other expenses to achieve the aim written above. Why should these learners reach your objectives? -**Through successful completion of this curriculum students will understand and learn the life cycle of a pumpkin and relate it to the evolution of plant life. It is especially important for students to understand what a life cycle is and it’s correlation to human life and the food chain.** --- __Feedback__ //Sorry if this doesn't belong here, I wasn't sure where else to put it.//
 * __Your general educational goals__
 * Description of your learners
 * This curriculum plan is geared towards second grade students. **
 * __Description of your subject matter__
 * __Detailed learning objectives__
 * __Expected prerequisites__
 * __Summary aim__
 * __Rationale__

I think the evolution of plant life is a great subject for a curriculum web. I think you can make the activity more inquiry-based if you allow students to pick a fruit or vegetable they'd like to research? Students can learn about parts and life cycles using virtually any plant. I was thinking the final activity could be opened up as well. In addition to a story, what about a poem? Comic? Movie? Song? Painting? Etcetera.

Are New York State Technology standards required?

Great start! :-) - Lindsey V -- I agree that this activity does not have to be limited to a pumpkin, and may be more engaging if the students had a choice about which plant to study.

Will the learning activity include lessons on adjectives and creative writing, or is this knowledge presumed? --- Hey, I'm having trouble finding your learner activity that incorporates a Web 2.0 tool. - Lindsey ||