Using Basic Digital Cameras to Engage Reluctant Writers

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Using Basic Digital Cameras to Engage Reluctant Writers

Description:

Students will use digital cameras or cell phones to record a frozen, dramatic scene from a relevant class text, and then use the scene to retell the original narrative.

Education Levels:

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Subject:

Writing (composition), Technology, Story Telling, Process Skills, Integrating Technology Into The Classroom

Resource Type:

Lesson plan

Medium:

Text/HTML

Fee Status:

Free

Beneficiary:

Students, English as a second language (ESL) students

Online provider:

Scholastic

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Keywords:

Cell phones, Mobile phones, Mobile learning, Narratives, Stories

Mediator:

Secondary school teachers, Middle school teachers

Publisher:

Scholastic

Contributor:

Wesley Alder

Is Part Of:

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/

Language:

English

General

Essential Resources:

Digital cameras or cell phones with cameras; Computer(s) with Powerpoint, MS Photostory, or iMovie, (or even mobile apps) that allow the creation of slideshows/podcasts; Printer

Subjects/Topics

P21 Subject:

Language Arts, English

Instructional Methods

Assessment Method:

Authentic assessment

Learning Outcomes:

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Literature

Key Ideas and Details

3. Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).

Broad Correlation

Common Core State Standards for English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects (2010)

Reading Standards for Literature

Key Ideas and Details

2. Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.

This data provided by the Achievement Standards Network

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