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West Irondequoit Central School District
Technology Rich Lesson Plan
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Name:
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Carol
Kress
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Grade(s)
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2
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Information about the Lesson
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 Title:
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Briarwood
Reader
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Brief Description:
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Children
write and illustrate a news magazine in the style of “Weekly Reader”
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Subject(s)
integration
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(time
required to complete lesson, e.g. "two 45-minute sessions")
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one hour
for lesson with children
1-2 hours
for teacher to scan and type “reader”
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Goals:
(curriculum and unit related; National or State standards)
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Children
read and write for information
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Objectives:
(measurable specific activities conducted by students)
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Children
examine a weekly news magazine and analyze its features, then write and
illustrate their own version, as a class.
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Teacher
Materials/Resources:
(specific materials the teacher must have to conduct the lesson, e.g. Romeo
and Juliet (video), American flag, etc.)
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None
needed
or list necessary materials:
copies of Weekly Reader for the children to analyze
scanner
publishing
program such as Word
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Student
Materials/Resources:
(specific materials the students must have to complete the lesson, e.g.
calculators, construction paper, finger paints, etc.)
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None
needed
or list necessary materials:
Weekly Reader
paper/pencil
square of
white paper for illustrations
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Procedures:
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- Read and list the component
parts of the news magazine
- Choose an overall topic, and
topics for articles
- Children write articles (4-5
sentences each) and draw illustration in pencil
- Teacher scans pictures into
computer, and types in articles
- Teacher makes copies for each
child
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Assessment:
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Children write articles that fulfill the topic choice,
using varied sentences and interesting vocabulary. Illustrations are
pertinent to the topic.
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Special Comments:
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It takes
a little while to figure out the layout, but once you’ve done it, it should
work for future “issues”.
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Attach file
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Copy of “Briarwood Reader”
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