Ms.+Walls

1.S.L.E's
 * R.10.7.4 Understand how word choice and language structure coonvey and author's viewpoint.
 * R.9.7.11 Distinguish among stated fact, reasoned judgement and opinion in text.
 * R.11.7.3 Add content words to sight words.
 * R.11.7.6 Use resources to determine meaning of technical and specialized vocabulary.
 * R.10.7.12 Analyze advertisements for bias and propaganda.
 * W.5.7.2 Select the form of writing that addresses the intended audience.
 * W.4.7.10 revise writing using various tools/methods such as...
 * W.4.7.11 Edit individually or in groups for appropriate gradelevel conventions
 * W.4.7.12 Use available technology to experiment with various formats for a final written product.
 * W.7.7.10 Use humor appropriately.w.4.7.14 Publish/share according to purpose and audience.

Unit can be found here. Student work can be viewed on the class wiki page.  3. Reflections: The students enjoyed do thing the voice threads. They had to go outside to find a space without outside noise. I also had to set the timer for this activity. The eitherpad was one of my favorite tools used in this unit. It alowed me to view the conversation going on between the groups. I was also able to group students without moving them around the room. They could participate in the discussion without moving from their table. The videos I wanted the students to view did not go throught the schools security system. I had only one group complete the video project. We were not able to save it to this unit due to the fact I did not have the skills needed to use the "flip camera" yet.