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Daily Lesson GAME Plan || Helping Those Less Fortunate |||| Related Lessons: A HolidayAction Plan || Writing: 1.1.1 Analyzes and selects effective strategies for generating ideas and planning writing. Generates ideas and adjusts prewriting strategies accordingly (e.g. free write, outline, list, T-chart for comparing). 2.4.1 Collaborates with peers on long-term team writing projects. || 1a) Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products, or processes. 3a) Plan strategies to guide inquiry Instructional Objectives: 1) The students will be able to work cooperatively to identify possible solutions to the problem of hunger and lack of gifts for the needy citizens of their community. 2) The students will decide and organize what actions they will take to investigate ways our school might help with the problem of hunger and poverty during the holiday season. || 3 Sheets different colored butcher paper Set up class collaborative website for monitoring progress || (6th period) |||| Instructional Activities 1) The students will brainstorm in small groups of 4 to 5 students the problem based learning question of how we can help those in need in our community. 2) The students will, in their groups, devise a plan to implement finding ways for our school to help the needy. || Materials and Resources: Large sheets of butcher paper (1 for each group) Large Markers Graphic organizer || Digital journaling of progress in class blog spot set up with Collaborize Classroom Use of rubric Accommodations and Extensions: Digital reminders of due dates Use of Spanish translator (if necessary) Use of spell check for journaling Back-Up Plan: If Internet is unavailable the students will collaborate the old fashioned way with paper and pencil to devise plan for helping and communicating research finds. || LESSON REFLECTIONSANDNOTES: I was impressed that the students had prior knowledge of ways to help such as food drives and food baskets. Several of the students in the class could be the recipients of such help so I kept that in mind when broaching the subject. It didn’t come up in conversation. I haven’t yet but still could share a personal story from my childhood when my father was laid off and our church brought us a food basket for Christmas. It might help to know that there are times when we all need help. I was also pleased to hear that all the groups added looking up information on the Internet. They have been raised with it as a resource so I shouldn’t have been surprised, but I was. Of note, there was no need of a Spanish translator. The students did very well without it. ||
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 * Grade Level: 6th, 7th and 8th graders |||| Unit: Research and Writing/Language Arts ||
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 * Content Standards:Washington State Standards
 * ISTE NETS-S
 * ==ACTION== ||
 * Before-Class Preparation:
 * During Class ||
 * Time Initial : 55 minute class period
 * Note student groupings, environmental modifications needed, etc: Two groupings of 5 students each and one of 4. **In hallways** to brainstorm using large sheets of butcher paper. ||
 * ==MONITOR== ||
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 * ==EVALUATE AND EXTEND== ||
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