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lynnemb    says:

Lesson Plan for First Assignment (Standards Omitted):
Character Trading Cards (Animal Farm)

Summary: In this activity students studying Animal Farm create a trading card using images from Flickr and Trading Card Maker from bighugelab.com . In the description area of the card students will write a little rap about the character they have chosen

Links: Activity Example Here (http://www.flickr.com/photos/8684208@N08/562391084/) is an example of a completed trading card depicting Napolean of Animal Farm.

Grade/Level: 10

Time Frame: 1 -2 40-45 minute classes

Subject(s): Language Arts (English), Technology

Topic(s): Fictional Characters: Animal Farm

Notes: This lesson can be easily adapted for different grade levels and applied to many novels.

Understandings: Students are able to express key personality traits in a creative writing exercise and choose a representative photo.

Essential Questions: How do images reflect character traits?
How can we briefly express a key character attribute?

Knowledge and Skills: Students have read much or all of Animal Farm and are familiar with the characters and the story.

Performance Tasks and Assessment

Performance Task: Students will describe the essential traits of a character from Animal Farm in a short 'rap'

Students will use Flickr.com and a web-based application to create a trading card

Student will choose a photo to represent a character in line with that character's personality.

Performance Prompt: DO NOW: Write 2 phrases that describe a main character from Animal Farm.

Assessment/Rubrics: Rubrics
General Class Rubric

Learning Experiences and Resources
Sequence of Activities:
1. Working in pairs, students choose a main character from Animal Farm to write a short rap about.

2. Students go to bighugelabs.com and select Trading Card activity.

3. In another browser window, students go to Flicker and locate a picture that exemplifies a main character from Animal Farm from the "Fiberglass Public Art on Parade." (no account is required)

3. Students copy and paste the URL of the picture into the "Choose a photo: URL" section of Trading Card Maker.

4. Students complete the Title with the Name of the Novel (Animal Farm) and the sub-title with the name of the character.

5. In the Description box, students write a short rap (6-8 lines) that fits into the available space about that character.

6. Students save the card to their class account if available (or send to their flicker account) and print it when finished

7. In thier class blog, students write a paragraph describing how and why the chose that photo to represent the character.

Links
Flickr Photo sharing web site
www.bighugelabs.com/flickr/dek.php

Differentiated Instruction: Students are grouped by teacher to complement student abilities.

Resources: Materials and resources:
URL's for websites

Technology resources:
Internet Explorer, Internet Connection, Printer
The number of computers required is 1 per 2 students.
Students Familiarity with Software Tool:
Novice and up


Link to Full Lesson Plan :
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