Artifact 2

     For a group project in Literature class, I helped developed a unit on the Western Movement. My job in the group was to develop a unit for the lower level reading students in the classroom. The lesson would start off by showing a clip from Little House on the Prairie. The class would be split into groups according to reading level where they would read sections of their book each day. Once the students have read the assigned section, they would each have a job that they would have to complete. For example, Passage Picker. The student with this job would be responsible for picking a passage and deciding what the author meant when they wrote it. After finishing their jobs, the students would teach their job to the rest of the group.
      By using this lesson in my classroom, I would be able to integrate many different subject areas into one lesson. The different areas that would be covered with this unit are social studies and reading/comprehension skills. By developing this unit, I will also know how to meet the needs of all of the different levels of readers in my classroom. Another thing that I will be able to carry into my classroom is the use of technology to launch different lessons.
      By using the school television and VCR, this lesson plan will utilize the school television resources(10.2). By using a remote control to work the VCR and television to show the tape of Little House on the Prairie, this lesson will use wireless resources available in the school(12.6). By showing the clip of Little House on the Prairie as a launch activity and to give the students a visual representation, the use of media and technology will be incorporated in teaching the unit(12.7).