Lesson+Plan+Five

Grade Level: Second Grade

Unit: Reading

Lesson Objectives:
 * Student will understand how to properly review a book of their choice.
 * Student will be able to creatively construct their own Vocaroo.
 * Students will be able to share their Vocaroo with classmates and use compare/contrast techniques.

Time required to complete this lesson: approximately two hours; an hour to read and review a book, and an hour to create and share a Vocaroo.

Title of lesson: Book Review

Description of lesson: This lesson is primarily focused around the scope and sequence goal of book reviews. Students will first choose a book of their choice (age and reading level appropriate). They will then take the time to read the book thoroughly, perhaps reading it several times. There will then be a class lesson/discussion on what a book review is, how to contruct one, the benifits of a book review, and the main components that all book reviews should have. The students will then write out their personal book review. There will then be a class lesson on how to create a Vocaroo (application students will use to create their book review podcast). After learning how to do this, students will then create their Vocaroo utilizing their written book reviews. Before doing the Vocaroo, students will make an interactive Jigsaw puzzle, which organizes their thoughts on the book review. This will help them sort out all of their ideas and main points they want to talk about in the Vocaroo. To wrap up the lesson, students will share their Vocaroos with other classmates. This will allow students to get reviews and opinions about several different books.

Assignment: The main assignment for this lesson will be constructing the Vocaroos individually, as well as the Jigsaw puzzle organizers.

Resources/materials needed: -book (personal choice) -computer and Internet access -Vocaroo application -pencil/paper

Technology used: The technology used for this lesson is the Vocaroo application, which creates podcasts.

The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: This is a fun and perhaps new source of technology for most students! Being able to create a podcast allows students to create their book reviews, other than just writing them down. This source of technology provides a good, hands on way for students to enjoy the lesson, while learning about book reviews. The majority of students, especially at this age level, will thoroughly enjoy talking into a microphone and recording their own voices!

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 * Below is an example Vocaroo for students to listen to. This podcast describes the lesson and what is expected in all of the individual Vocaroos.

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 * This is my example of my jigsaw puzzle book review. I chose the book Corduroy by Don Freeman. This is a great way to collect your thoughts in an organized way so that you can share it with classmates. Your jigsaw should look very similar to mine, and should include at least ten pieces to the puzzle.