Slow Way Home Chapter 19 Unit 6 Lesson 3,4

Sunshine State Standard Strand: Writing Process Strand: Writing Process Standard: Publishing Standard: Publishing LA The student will prepare writing using technology in a format appropriate to the purpose (e.g., for display, multimedia); LA The student will prepare writing using technology in a format appropriate to the purpose (e.g., for display, multimedia); LA The student will include such techniques as principle of design (e.g., margins, tabs, spacing, columns) and graphics (e.g., drawings, charts, graphs); and LA The student will include such techniques as principle of design (e.g., margins, tabs, spacing, columns) and graphics (e.g., drawings, charts, graphs); and LA The student will sharing with others, or submitting for publication. LA The student will sharing with others, or submitting for publication.

Read Aloud Chapter 19 If you were an illustrator, how would you illustrate this chapter for publication? If you were an illustrator, how would you illustrate this chapter for publication? If you were making a PowerPoint based on this chapter, what would you include? If you were making a PowerPoint based on this chapter, what would you include? If you were creating a short film based on this chapter, how would you do it? If you were creating a short film based on this chapter, how would you do it? Choose one of the above, and as you listen to the chapter, jot down ideas for completing one of the above assignments Choose one of the above, and as you listen to the chapter, jot down ideas for completing one of the above assignments

Ok, since our standard For these two lessons are publication For these two lessons are publication You have to figure out how you want to publish your work You have to figure out how you want to publish your work

Possibilities As a blog As a blog As a podcast As a podcast As a Power Point As a Power Point As an illustrated magazine article As an illustrated magazine article As a video As a video

Teacher: Once your student has decided on his/her project, and completed it, you will it to me, and I will post it on the Slow Way Home lessons website. Once your student has decided on his/her project, and completed it, you will it to me, and I will post it on the Slow Way Home lessons website. We will then decide which to include in our digital Memoir project. We will then decide which to include in our digital Memoir project.

Show examples Of blogs Storycorps Blog Of blogs Storycorps BlogStorycorps BlogStorycorps Blog Podcasts Storycorps Podcasts Podcasts Storycorps PodcastsStorycorps PodcastsStorycorps Podcasts PowerPoints (Find examples that you as a teacher love!) PowerPoints (Find examples that you as a teacher love!) Illustrated magazine articles (bring in magazines such as Newsweek that have illustrations for stories) Illustrated magazine articles (bring in magazines such as Newsweek that have illustrations for stories) And videos Teacher Tube And videos Teacher TubeTeacher TubeTeacher Tube

Spend as much time as necessary Analyzing each format. Analyzing each format. Discuss the following: Discuss the following: What makes it interesting? What makes it interesting? How does the creator grab the audience’s attention? How does the creator grab the audience’s attention? How can you do something similar? How can you do something similar? What doesn’t work? What doesn’t work? How can you avoid doing this in your own presentation? How can you avoid doing this in your own presentation?

Divide into groups Based upon your presentation format Based upon your presentation format Take turns discussing your plans for turning your interview into one of your chosen publishable format Take turns discussing your plans for turning your interview into one of your chosen publishable format Brainstorm what would work, and what would work best. Brainstorm what would work, and what would work best.

Work individually For about ten minutes, planning your project. For about ten minutes, planning your project. Draft your plan in as much detail as possible. Draft your plan in as much detail as possible.

Homework Get started on your project. Does as much of it as you can at home. Get started on your project. Does as much of it as you can at home. You will want to work perfect it in class tomorrow. You will want to work perfect it in class tomorrow.