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VITAL INFORMATION

Subject Matter:

Elementary, Reading

Grades:

2-4

Software Application:

StarOffice Write and/or Draw, or any word processing and draw program.

LESSON DESCRIPTION

Summary:

Students will read a biography, then create a timeline of events from the life of the person in their book.

State & National Standards:

CO- Colorado Academic Standards

• Subject : Reading and Writing

• Standard 1

• Grade/Level : CO- Colorado Academic Standards

• Grade/Level : Grades K-4

Performance Indicator : using a full range of strategies to comprehend materials such as directions, nonfiction material, rhymes and poems, and stories

• Standard 5

• Grade/Level : CO- Colorado Academic Standards

• Grade/Level : Grades K-4

Performance Indicator : using organizational features of printed text (for example, page numbering, alphabetizing, glossaries, chapter heading, tables of contents, indexes, captions);

Performance Indicator : recognizing organizational features of electronic information (for example, pull-down menus, icons, key word searches);

Performance Indicator : taking notes, outlining, and identifying main ideas in resource materials

Performance Indicator : sorting information as it relates to a specific topic or purpose

Local Standards:

Adams 12 Technology Skills Continuum Standard #3: Students use telecommunications to retrieve and exchange information which supports and enhances District 12 curriculum frameworks.
- Identifies the Internet as a source of information.
- Begins to use teacher-selected Internet sites to gather information that support classroom assignments.
- Evaluates the usefulness of information obtained using electronic resources

Lesson Outcomes:

Students will be able to create a timeline of their person of study. Their information will come from the biography that they have finished reading.

Assessment:

Use of rubric to find level of proficiency.

Assessment/Rubrics:

Rubrics
Projects

CLASSROOM & TIME MANAGEMENT

Student Prerequisites:

Students should be able to use the drawing tools, have some keyboarding skills, know how to search and use basic browser tools.

Lesson Preparation:

Students select and read a biography of their choice.

Time Frame:

3 class periods. 45 Min. per class.

Implementation Steps:

1. Students will read a biography.
2. While reading the biography, students will take notes on five to eight events from the life of the person. Each event will include a description and date.
3. Students will use a word processing program or a draw program to create a timeline.
4. Students will place the information from their notes on the timeline in the appropriate place.
5. After the dates and events are entered, students will access the Internet for various pictures of the person in their biography.
6. When pictures are found, students will copy and paste them into their document.
7. Timeline should have at least two pictures from the Internet.
8. A separate picture will then be drawn by the student, using the draw tools in the word processing program, or the draw program.
9. Students will print and edit hard copy as needed.

RESOURCES

Lesson Resources:

* Assorted biographies from school or classroom library.
* Lab or mini lab computer setup.
* Word Processing and/or Draw software, such as Claris, KidPix, MSWord, Paint, StarOffice, Appleworks
* Netscape or web browser

STUDENT PRODUCT(S)

Product(s) Description:

Links

Student Timeline

REFLECTION

Comments:

The students could conduct their research on the internet as well as the use of books. The use of the internet might be more suited to fourth grade or higher.

Biography Timeline