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Written by: Misty Ptasnik,
Lesson title: The Meaning of Life
Time: 45 min. / Days: 5 		Content Area: Language Arts
Grade: Seventh
TEKS

Language Arts
  • 7.10(A) use his/her own knowledge and experience to comprehend (4-8);
  • 7.10(F) determine a text's main (or major) ideas and how those ideas are supported with details (4-8);
  • 7.10(K) answer different types and levels of questions such as open-ended, literal, and interpretative as well as test-like questions such as multiple choice, true-false, and short answer (4-8);
  • 7.11(A) offer observations, make connections, react, speculate, interpret, and raise questions in response to texts (4-8);
  • 7.11(B) interpret text ideas through such varied means journal writing, discussion, enactment, and media (4-8);
  • 7.11(C) support responses by referring to relevant aspects of text and his/her own experiences (4-8);
  • 7.11(D) connect, compare, and contrast ideas, themes, and issues across text (4-8).
  • 7.12(B) recognize the distinguishing features of genres, including biography, historical fiction, informational texts, and poetry (4-8);
  • 7.13(C) use multiple sources, including electronic texts, experts, and print resources, to locate information relevant to research questions (4-8);
  • 7.13(F) produce research projects and reports in effective formats for various audiences (6-8);
  • 7.15(A) write to express, discover, record, develop, reflect on ideas, and to problem solve (4-8);
  • 7.15(D) write to entertain such as to compose humorous poems or short stories (4-8);
  • 7.15(E) select and use voice and style appropriate to audience and purpose (6-8);
  • 7.18(H) proofread his/her own writing and that of others (4-8);
  • 7.19(A) apply criteria to evaluate writing (4-8);
  • 7.20(E) present information in various forms using available technology (4-8);
  • 7.20(G) follow accepted (MLA) formats for writing research, including documenting sources (6-8).
  • 7.5(C) present dramatic interpretations of experiences, stories, poems, or plays to communicate (4-8);
Tech TEKS
  • 1(A) demonstrate knowledge and appropriate use of operating systems, software applications, and communication and networking components;
  • 2(A) demonstrate proficiency in the use of a variety of input devices such as mouse/track pad, keyboard, microphone, digital camera, printer, scanner, disk/disc, modem, CD-ROM, or joystick;
  • 2(D) develop strategies for capturing digital files while conserving memory and retaining image quality.
  • 5(A) identify, create, and use files in various formats such as text, bitmapped/vector graphics, image, video, and audio files;
  • 5(B) demonstrate the ability to access, operate, and manipulate information from secondary storage and remote devices including CD-ROM/laser discs and on-line catalogs; and
  • 6(C) demonstrate the ability to identify the source, location, media type, relevancy, and content validity of available information.
  • 7(D) demonstrate proficiency in the use of multimedia authoring programs by creating linear or non-linear projects incorporating text, audio, video, and graphics;
  • 11(B) design and create interdisciplinary multimedia presentations for defined audiences including audio, video, text, and graphics; and
Marzano Strategies
  • Summarizing and Note Taking
  • Questions, Cues and Organizers
 BigSix Elements
  • Task Definition
  • Information Seeking Strategies
  • Location and Access
  • Use of Information
  • Synthesis
  • Evaluation
Materials:
various (depending on activities chosen)

Resources:
Library Portal (online databases) Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life (book by Wendy Mass)

Procedure:
This lesson is designed to create interest in reading the Lone Star title, Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life. The teacher/librarian will give a short introduction about the importance of reading - and will remind students that the best books are those we make connections with. The students will be provided a handout of the TIC TAC TOE lesson (given one week to complete - longer if the teacher does not give full class time each day). The handout is self-explanatory. Rubrics are provided for grading / evaluation.

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