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Title: Spring Break! J

Objective(s): o Students will create a PowerPoint describing three things they did over Spring Break o Students will learn what a “shape poem” is and create their own online o Students will use an online tool to create a brochure telling about their Spring Break activities

Materials o http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/shape/ o http://www.readwritethink.org/ o whiteboard/chart paper o scissors o glue o construction paper

TUESDAY BEGINNING ACTIVITY INTRODUCTION MODEL
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open http://www.freetypinggame.net/
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">today is **LESSON #15**
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">ask the kids how their spring break was
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">allow students to share 1-2 things about their spring break
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">explain that the class is going to help make a practice PowerPoint then the students are going to make their own
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">model how to open PowerPoint
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">model how to create a mini PowerPoint slide show
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in; tabstops: list 1.0in;">Open PowerPoint
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">In the title box, type <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Spring Break
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">In the subtitle box type <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">BY __your name__
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in; tabstops: list 1.0in;">Show the students where to find the new slide button and click it.
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">In the title box, type <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">My Spring Break
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in; tabstops: list 1.0in;">Call on a students to tell you what he/she did over Spring Break, for example “I went to my friend’s house.”
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in; tabstops: list 1.0in;">Write their sentence in the text box
 * 12) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in; tabstops: list 1.0in;">Click new slide again
 * 13) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">In the title box, type <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">My Spring Break
 * 14) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in; tabstops: list 1.0in;">Call on another student to tell you an event and write it in the text box, for example, “I rode my bike.”
 * 15) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in; tabstops: list 1.0in;">Click new slide again
 * 16) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">In the title box, type <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">My Spring Break
 * 17) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in; tabstops: list 1.0in;">Call on one more student and have them give you an activity they did during Spring Break
 * 18) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in; tabstops: list 1.0in;">Write a third statement in the text box, such as “I got to sleep in!”
 * 19) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in; tabstops: list 1.0in;">(see example below)

I went to my friend's house.
 * My Spring Break

(picture) || My Spring Break I rode my bike.

(picture) || My Spring Break I got to sleep in!

(picture) ||

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">INDEPENDENT WORK
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">model how to use Google Images to add a picture to each slide that matches
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in; tabstops: list 1.0in;">minimize the PowerPoint and open the internet
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in; tabstops: list 1.0in;">go to Google
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in; tabstops: list 1.0in;">click on “images”
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in; tabstops: list 1.0in;">search for images that match the sentences
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in; tabstops: list 1.0in;">copy and paste them into each slide
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">model how to save the PowerPoint onto the desktop as “_.springbreak” for example “jack.springbreak” or “susie.springbreak”
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">**it is your responsibility to save the PowerPoints onto the flash drive after the students are finished!!!!**
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">ask for questions
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">4:30/5:30 send students to a computer
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">assist/monitor while students work
 * 3) please make sure to save the PowerPoints to the flash drive!!!

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">WEDNESDAY <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">BEGINNING ACTIVITY <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">INTRODUCTION <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">MODEL <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">INDEPENDENT WORK
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open http://www.freetypinggame.net/
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">today is **LESSON #15**
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap) explain that today they are going to make a shape poem on the internet and then print it out
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">go to http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/shape/
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">model how to type your name in the first box (you can use a student as an example)
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">click “begin”
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">read the next page out loud (“what is a shape poem?”)
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">click “see answer” and read it out loud
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">click “see example”
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">read the answer in the box and read the poem
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">click “select a theme”
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">explain to the students that they can choose any theme they want
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">call on a volunteer to choose a theme
 * 12) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">click on the theme
 * 13) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">choose another student to pick the shape
 * 14) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">click on the shape
 * 15) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">ask the class to help you think of words or short phrases that go with the shape
 * 16) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">type these into the boxes
 * 17) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">click “continue”
 * 18) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">model how to click on “my words” on the left hand side to show the words and then click again to hide the words
 * 19) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">as a class, write a short poem (3-4 lines) about the shape. **<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">Remind students that the poem does not HAVE to rhyme, but it can!! **
 * 20) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">when you have finished creating the poem click “continue”
 * 21) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">model how to print the poem
 * 22) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">model how to cut out the poem and paste it onto a piece of construction paper
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">4:30/5:30 ask for questions
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">have students move to a computer
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">on the white board or chart paper write __<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/shape/ __
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">assist/monitor while students work
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">hang up their shape poems around the lab J

<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">THURSDAY <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">BEGINNING ACTIVITY <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">INTRODUCTION <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">MODELING <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">REVIEW <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt;">INDEPENDENT WORK
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">4:00/5:00 students go to computers and open http://www.freetypinggame.net/
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">today is **TEST #15**
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">4:05/5:05 take attendance and other housekeeping items
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">4:15/5:15 gather students on the carpet and remind them of the expectations (criss-cross, hands folded in lap)
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">ask the students if they went anywhere fun or cool on spring break (they can think back to yesterday)
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">allow 4-5 students to share where they went
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">next, ask these questions
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in; tabstops: list 1.0in;">what did the place look like?
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in; tabstops: list 1.0in;">why was it so cool?
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in; tabstops: list 1.0in;">why would someone else might want to visit?
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">explain to the students that they are going to make a brochure for somewhere they went during spring break (if they didn’t go anywhere, they can make a brochure about something they did…watch a movie, play a game etc.)
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">ask the students if they know what a brochure is- have students give their ideas
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; tabstops: list 1.0in; tabstops: list 1.0in;">a brochure is a small booklet that has pictures and words describing a place or thing
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">4:20/5:20 gather students around 1-2 computers
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">go to <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 14pt;">http://www.readwritethink.org/
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">in the search box on the lower left hand side, type in “**brochure**”
 * 4) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">click “**go**”
 * 5) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">scroll down to #4 and click on “**get started**”
 * 6) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">click on “**brochure**”
 * 7) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">in the name box, type your name or use a student for an example
 * 8) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">click “ **roll the presses!**“
 * 9) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">click on the **__<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 20pt;">6th __**<span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">brochure template
 * 10) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">click through the little tutorial and read the directions to the kids
 * 11) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">show the kids how to enter text into the boxes
 * 12) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">in the first heading box, they need to write <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">“Over Spring Break I…”
 * 13) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">kids need to write 1 things they did over spring break
 * 14) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">in the second heading box, they need to write <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">“it was fun because…”
 * 15) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">under the second heading, they need to write one reason why it was fun
 * 16) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif';">in the third heading box, they need to write <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; font-size: 16pt;">“it was also fun because…”
 * 17) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">under the third heading, they need to write one more reason why it was fun
 * 18) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">on the top right, click “ **finish**“
 * 19) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">make sure the correct printer is chosen and have the kids print their brochure
 * 20) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">on the right hand side of the paper, model how to draw a picture to go along with their writing
 * 21) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">they can fold the paper in half and write a title on the front
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">review how to make the brochure
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">ask for questions
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">remind the students what they need to include (1 thing they did over spring break and 2 reasons it was fun)
 * 1) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">have students move to computers
 * 2) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">assist/monitor while students work on their brochures
 * 3) <span style="font-family: 'Century Gothic','sans-serif'; tabstops: list .5in; tabstops: list .5in;">when students have printed out their brochures, they may draw a picture and decorate