Mouerer,+Margaret

Lesson Plan **:** ** Multicultural book review blog **


 * ** Grade: ** ||  || Grade 9-10 ||


 * ** Subject: ** ||  || Social Studies ||

Vocabulary: Multicultural literature, cultural diversity, weblog (blog), comment, post, web 2.0, blog etiquette ||
 * ** Topic: ** ||  || Multicultural literature and educational blogging. ||
 * ** Content: ** ||  ||  Various world cultures as portrayed in young adult novels and the use of blogs to share information and insights.


 * ** Goals: ** ||  || To gain a better understanding of another culture through the reading of a young adult novel. And to gain a basic understanding of the working and value of weblogs for sharing information and ideas. ||

Multicultural list. 2. Students will respond to the review writing prompts and write a short (150-200 word) response. 3. Students will rate book using the five star rating tool. 4. Students will post review to Multicultural book review blog. 5. Students will comment on one classmates post. ||
 * ** Objectives: ** ||  || 1. Students will select and read a novel from the

selection. 2. Library computer lab scheduled for writing, posting and commenting. 3. Review prompt and rating tool handouts. ||
 * ** Materials: ** ||  || 1. Library time scheduled for introduction and book


 * ** Introduction: ** ||  || __ Day 1 __ : Librarian will discuss the genre and demonstrate how to look up multicultural lists for book selection, and give an overview of the lesson with projected blog as a visual aide. Handouts with review prompt and timelines will also be distributed [entire period]  ||

Students will be encouraged to work on the blog post and comment on their own time. __ Day 3: __ [1 weeks later] Librarian and content area teacher will return rubrics to students and pass our end survey [15 minutes] ||
 * ** Development: ** ||  || __ Day 2: __  [3 weeks later] Librarian will share handouts with directions to access the Book Review Blog and will demonstrate how to post and respond. Students will then work on their blog post and/or comment.[Entire period]


 * ** Practice: ** ||  || The making of their review post will done in the library on Day 2 of the lesson and will be guided and monitored by the Librarian and content area teacher. ||


 * ** Independent Practice: ** ||  || Students will be encouraged to read several posts and respond to as many as they like on their own time. They will then need to notify the instructors via email of the one comment that they wish to be assessed. Questions can also be directed to the Librarian and Teacher through the blog, or email and feedback will be given on an as needed basis. ||

access to the internet outside of school. challenged readers and visually impaired. reluctant and struggling readers. ||
 * ** Accommodations: ** ||  || *Printout of classmates post for those having limited or no
 * Audio books to accompany chosen book for ESL, severely
 * Large print and low level/high interest book options for


 * ** Checking For Understanding: ** ||  || A specific rubric was created to assess the student’s post and comment. ||


 * ** Closure: ** ||  || The feedback from the survey will be shared with the students after the data is analyzed. The blog will remain active and students will be able to refer to it for reading suggestions. ||


 * ** Evaluation: ** ||  || After all assignments are complete students will respond to a short survey. ||