Lesson Objectives
In order to prepare for reading a novel, students will synthesize information from a variety of sources about that text's background information.
ISTE Student Standard for this lesson:
ISTE Student Standard for this lesson:
- Students apply digital tools to gather, evaluate, and use information. Specifically, students will process data and report results.
- Students will create original works as a means of personal or group expression.
Student Directions
1. Go here to access the lesson.
2. Since this lesson will take two class periods, open up a Word document or a Googledoc and name it "PersepolisBackground." That way, you can copy and paste your answers into the Googleform that you will find in the 6th tile of this lesson. (The video in #3 goes into more detail about this.) 3. Watch this video to help you understand how to complete this activity. 4. For homework on the second day of this lesson, be sure to submit the answers to the Googleform that you completed. (Reminder: you must complete the Googleform in one sitting and submit it in order to avoid losing your work. The video in #3 explains this to you.) 5. At the end of this unit, you will be assigned a project that requires you, in written and verbal forms, to present the hopes and fears that influence your life. Since you will have some experience with using Blendspace, you will have a better idea as to whether or not you would like to use Blendspace as your forum for communicating your hopes and fears. View an example project here. |
Teacher Directions
General Instructions
1. Go here to create a lesson using Blendspace. (You must create a teacher account first.) 2. See this quick video to see how to create a Blendspace lesson. Instructions Specific to This Lesson 1. Go here to watch a tutorial on how this specific lesson was created. 2. Go here to access this specific lesson from the student's view. 3. This lesson took students two class periods, and it was crucial in helping students understand the cultural context of the graphic novel Persepolis. If students did not submit the Googleform at the end of the second class period, I required them to submit it for homework. 4. After all students submitted their Googleforms, I accessed their responses through my Google Drive and exported their answers to an Excel document. For more information on how and why I did that, go here. 5. The final project for this unit (this lesson plan is for the introduction to the text in this unit) allows students a choice of technologies (or not) to illustrate and write about the influence their hopes and fears have on their lives. By introducing Blendspace for this introductory assignment, we allow ourselves to offer it as an option to students during their final project creation. View a final project example here. |