Download Wacky Web Tales

Technology-Connected
Lesson Plan
Title:
Wacky Web Tales
(Parts of Speech Review)
Grade Levels:
Curriculum Areas:
2-4
Language Arts
Technology
Measurable Objectives: TSW create a tree map naming and defining the parts of
speech.
TSW visit http://www.eduplace.com/tales/index.html to
create Wacky Web Tales.
TSW share their Web Tales with the class.
Standard Two: Students write competently for a variety of purposes
LA Content Standards
and audiences.
Grade Level
ELA-2-E1 Drawing, dictating and writing compositions that clearly
Expectations
state or imply a central idea with supporting details in a logical,
sequential order (beginning, middle, end)
ELA-2-E3 Creating written texts using the writing process
Standard Three: Students communicate using standard English
grammar, usage, sentence structure, punctuation, capitalization,
spelling, and handwriting.
ELA-3-E4 Using knowledge of the parts of
speech to make choices for writing
ELA-3-E3 Write using standard English structure and usage,
including: subject-verb agreement in simple and compound
sentences,past and present verb tenses, noun and pronoun
antecedent agreement, transitional words and conjunctions in
sentences, prepositions and prepositional phrases, possessive nouns,
adverbs, especially those related to time
ELA-3-E4 Apply knowledge of parts of speech in writing, including:
using standard future verb tenses, using a variety of conjunctions,
such as although, since, until, and while, in constructing sentences,
using correct forms of possessive pronouns, singular nouns,
transitional words, and prepositions, identifying and using irregular
plural nouns correctly, using first-, second-, and third-person
pronouns correctly, selecting and using adverbs that modify
according to time, place, manner, and degree, identifying and using
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irregular verb tenses
Technology Standards:
Technology Connection:
Procedures:
Materials:
Assessment:
Teacher’s Name:
School:
Technology Productivity Tools (Resource Access and Utilization
Foundation Skill)
¨ Students use technology tools to enhance learning, increase
productivity, and promote creativity.
¨ Students use productivity tools to work collaboratively in
developing technology-rich, authentic, student-centered
products.
Basic Operations and Concepts
¨ Students demonstrate a sound understanding of the nature
and operation of technology systems.
Computer/TV/Scan Converter
Internet
Thinking Maps Software or hand drawn map
TTW begin the lesson by explaining that today the students
are going to review the parts of speech.
TTW draw the beginnings of a tree map on the board. TSW
volunteer parts of speech and definitions of each. TTW ask
the students to give an example of the parts of speech.
After the tree map on the board is complete, TSW along with
the teacher visit the website
http://www.eduplace.com/tales/index.html to create Wacky
Web Tales.
TTW walk the students through an example tale using the
TV/Scan Converter/ Computer connection.
TSW choose a story title and complete the tale using the
information from the tree map.
TSW print their stories and share with the class their Wacky
Web Tales.
Computer
Internet
Board and Markers
Printer
Observation
TS Wacky Web Tale printed
Melanie A. Johnston
Independence Elem. and Loranger Elem.
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