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Lesson Plan on

The Perfect Society !

( A WebQuest based on The Giver: A Novel by Lois Lowry )

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State Objectives

     The Giver by Lois Lowry

• Students will read the Giver by Lois Lowry.

• Students will construct teams of four.

• Students will locate and read each part of the WebQuest: http://www.nelliemuller.com/Theperfectsociety.student.htm

• Students will analyze and identify flaws in the community as presented by Lois Lowry in The Giver.

• Students will choose a character from the book and deduce what the character would say about Jonas' reasons for leaving the community.

• Students will choose a character to interview from The Giver and write their answers in a journal:  http://www.nelliemuller.com/Theperfectsociety.committeejournal.asp

• Students will individually write daily reflections consisting of 150-200 and submit to the instructor electronically utilizing proper grammar, spelling, and sentence structure: http://www.nelliemuller.com/Progress_Report.htm

• Students will prepare individual reports based on the information they generated from conducting the interviews and observations: http://www.nelliemuller.com/Theperfectsociety.individualreports.htm

• Students will produce a written report that is a culmination of all four interviews: http://www.nelliemuller.com/Theperfectsociety.evaluationofthecommitteesreport.htm

• Students will write their reports using the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA) format, incorporating good sentence structure, spelling, grammar, organized paragraphs, proper citations, table of contents, bibliography, and appendix.
  By the end of the two week period, each group will produce a final paper, consisting of 1000 words, bibliography page, appendix, and cover page typed according to APA format: http://www.nelliemuller.com/Writing_Techniques_and%20Styles.htm

• Students will present their findings and suggestions on a big screen for the whole community to view in the main auditorium. This will be done by either PowerPoint, Hyperstudio consisting of 12 slides, photos, animation, transitions, proper spelling, covering The Giver and conducted interviews: http://www.nelliemuller.com/Theperfectsociety.presentation.htm

• Students will present their work by organizing it according to an evaluation rubric which requires each member of the team to participate in the presentation of the final team project, speaking clearly, slowly, and with clear understanding of The Giver and the project being presented.

• Students will evaluate the WebQuest and their team work. They will indicate what they liked and what they would like to change by adding their comments and feedback: http://www.nelliemuller.com/student_reflections_march31.asp

 

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Updated April 14, 2005