Maryanne's+Lesson+Page

=Maryanne's Lesson Page=

Lesson Guidelines:
 * Use of a Web 2.0 platform such as Wikispaces/Google Docs etc.
 * Create a technology-based assessment.
 * Think about unique technology-based activities (online activities or software).
 * Create hands-on, inquiry based component.
 * Incorporate opportunities for student collaboration to complete the lesson's activities
 * Create an opportunity for group sharing and/or group discussion following activities

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===Title of Lesson: **Funery Symbols** === ===Overview: Students learn about Funery Symbols before researching an American author and creating a glogster on that author === ===Standards: === ===Essential Question: What are funery symbols? What do they mean? === ===Learning Outcomes (What can they do?): Identify funery symbols, what they mean and why they're important === ===Duration: 90 minutes (maybe a little on a second day) === ===Classroom Logistics: Students at computer's in lab === ===Tools + Rationale for each tool used: Prezi-presentation; Penzu-student notes; Glogster-author presentation === ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Prior Content Knowledge: They should know what a headstone is as well as an epitaph or a general idea of it. === ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Prior Internet/Web 2.0 Resource Knowledge: Seen and worked with Prezi before and used Penzu before as well === ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Instructional Strategy/Activities (Lecture, workshop, etc.): Lecture with a Prezi; student led research === ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Student Deliverables: Penzu notes and Glogster === ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lesson: Present Prezi to students and have them take notes with Penzu. Afterwards they should research a famous American author and idetify where they are buried, what their epitaph is and whether they have a funery symbol or not. They will then create a Glogster on their author. ===