WVSU Education 300 Technology Unit Lesson Plan

Lesson Author

Teacher Trenton Williamson

Candidate

School Stonewall Jackson Middle School Class/Grade Level 7th

Name Grade

Lesson Greek God and Goddesses Subject World

Topic History

Lesson Overview

Lesson Title

Greek God and Goddesses

Lesson Summary

Every student will be assigned a God or a Goddess. Students will get on polldaddy and take a poll of
which God or Goddess they want to be. I will use microsoft excel to create a spreadsheet of which
student is assigned to what god or Goddess. Once students are assigned a God or Goddess they will go
to Edshelf and Brainpop to learn about their God or Goddess. What they look like, what characteristics
they have , and what their power is. After students learn about their god they will go to
mybluerobot.com and create an avatar of what they think their God or Goddess looks like.

INSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTIVES/ STUDENT OUTCOMES

(1) Students will be able to identify the Greek Gods and Goddess and the powers they
contain.

WV NxtGen Standards

SS.7.H.CL2.3 Discuss preservation of Greek and Roman learning, traditions, and architecture.

21st Century Skill(s)

Students will use polldaddy which is an online survey. Students will use brainpop and edshelf to learn
important facts about their character. Students will myblue robot to create their own God or Goddess
avatar.

National Standards
NSS-WH.5-12.1 ERA 1: THE BEGINNINGS OF HUMAN SOCIETY

Management Framework

60 mins
10 mins- Polldaddy
15 mins- assign students God or Goddess using Excel
15 mins- Edshelf/Brainpop
20 mins- creating avatar

Strategies

Student led discussion

Instructional Procedures

Every student will be assigned a God or a Goddess. Students will get on polldaddy and take a poll
of which God or Goddess they want to be. I will use microsoft excel to create a spreadsheet of which
student is assigned to what god or Goddess. Once students are assigned a God or Goddess they will
go to Edshelf and Brainpop to learn about their God or Goddess. What they look like, what
characteristics they have , and what their power is. After students learn about their god they will go
to mybluerobot.com and create an avatar of what they think their God or Godess looks like.

Essential Questions

Unit Questions A broad, overarching question that bridges the lessons in the unit together

Lesson Content 1-3 Lesson specific questions to be covered during this lesson of your unit.
Questions

ASSESSMENT PLAN

Lesson Details

Prerequisite Skills

Students will need to know how to log on to polldaddy. I will need to know how to properly use
microsoft excel. Students will need to know how to navigate Edshelf and Brainpop. Students will
need to know how to create an avatar.

EXTENTED ACTIVITIES
If Student Finishes Early If Lesson Finishes If Technology Fails
If a student finishes early they can create Early If technology fails I
another God or goddess avatar. If the lesson finished will assign the
early the students can students Gods or
tell other students about Goddesses on paper
their God or Goddess. and students will have
to read about their
character in their
textbooks.

DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION/ ADAPTATIONS/ INTERVENTIONS

(Learning Styles, Students with Special Needs, Cultural Differences, ELL)

This is how you will accommodate students individual needs as these needs relate to lesson
objectives.

Special Needs Students with special needs will receive extra attention to make sure they
Students can properly find information of Edshelf and Brainpop.

Nonnative Nonnative speakers will be assigned a God or Goddess and I will show them
Speakers step by step directions.

Gifted/Talented Gifted students will finish this lesson fairly easy and will be encouraged to
Students help struggling students.

Materials and Resources Required For Lesson

Technology Hardware (Click boxes of all equipment needed)

Camera Projection System Other

Computer(s) Scanner Other
Digital Camera Television Other
DVD Player VCR Other
Internet Connection Video Camera Other
Laser Disk Video Conferencing Other
Printer Equip.
 Technology Software (Click boxes of all software needed.)

Database/Spreadsheet Web Page Development Microsoft Excel X

Desktop Publishing Internet Web Browser Other
E-mail Software Multimedia Other
Image Processing Word Processing Other
Presentation Suite Spreadsheet Other

Printed Materials NA

Supplies Computer

Internet Resources Microsoft Excel, Edshelf, Brainpop, my blue robot, and polldaddy.

Other Resources NA

Any handouts, worksheets, WebQuest guides created for THIS Lesson should be attached behind this
page.

What concepts do you want students to understand after completing this lesson?

Students will understand why the gods and goddesses are important to the Greek culture and what
powers the gods had.

Criteria for Success (How will you know students have gained an understanding of the concepts?)

If students can explain the key characteristics of not only their God or goddess but describe other
students assigned characters they have gained an understanding of the concept.

Resources (What resources will you and your students use?)

Microsoft Excel, Edshelf, Brainpop, my blue robot, and polldaddy.

Technology (What technologies will be used by the teacher and students in the lesson?)

Computers

Technology Use (How will students use technology in the lesson? How will students share
technology resources?)

Students will need computers and the internet to access the resources. I will use excel to track which
student is assigned to what God or Goddess. Students will use Edshelf and Brainpop to find
information on their character. Students will use my blue robot to create an avatar of their character.
Students will use polldaddy to choose what god or Goddess they want.

4Cs integration (How are each of the 4Cs being integrated into the lesson?)

Students will use collaboration when discussing their God or Goddess to their classmates. Students
will use critical thinking to see why the Gods and Goddesses are important to the Greek culture.
Communication will be key when students are deciding what God or Goddess they want. Creativity is
very important in this lesson to learn key characteristics of the students God or Goddess and find a way
to incorporate it into their avatar.

Prior Knowledge/Skills (What knowledge and skills will students need before the lesson? How
will you assess their readiness?)

Students will need to know how to use the technology being used in the lesson, like how to use the
internet.

Engage (Capture the students attention, stimulate their thinking and help them access prior
knowledge.)

Students will be engaged and interested throughout the lesson measuring their creativity.

Explore (Give students time to think, plan, investigate, and organize collected information.)

Students will have plenty of time to do research and collect information to create an avatar that
matches their God or Goddesses characteristics.

Explain (Involve students in an analysis of their explorations. Use reflective activities to clarify
and modify their understanding.)

Students will reflect and show other students their creations and will teach each other their Gods and
Goddesses.

Elaborate (Give students the opportunity to expand and solidify their understanding of the
concept and/or apply it to a real world situation.)

The concept is for students to learn off each other's work and understand that the Gods and Goddesses
are very important in the Greeks culture.

Evaluate (Evaluate throughout the lesson. Present student with a scoring guide at the beginning.
Scoring tools developed by teachers, sometimes with student involvement, target what students
must know and do. Consistent use of scoring tools can improve learning.)

Students avatars will be graded with a rubric to ensure they match the key characteristics of their God
or goddess.