Basic Productivity Tools (BPT) Lesson Plan – Brenna Wilkes

Lesson Idea Name: Presenting my Opinion!

Content Area: Writing
Grade Level(s): 1st
Content Standard Addressed: ELAGSE1W1: Write opinion pieces in which they introduce the
topic or the name of the book they are writing about, state an opinion, supply some reason for that
opinion, and provide some sense of closure.

Technology Standard Addressed: Creativity & Innovation-A: Apply existing knowledge to

generate new ideas, products, or processes.
Selected Technology Tool: PowerPoint

URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qv4rHG6rrr8

Bloom’s Taxonomy Level(s):

☐ Remembering ☐ Understanding ☐ Applying ☒ Analyzing ☒ Evaluating
☒ Creating

Levels of Technology Integration:

☐ Infusion Level: Students may work at a higher Bloom’s Level, but they do not have any “Voice
or Choice” during the activity and most of the decisions are made by the teacher.

☒ Integration Level: We would like to see ALL lessons/activities reach this level. The project is
student-driven. Students have “Voice and Choice” in the activities, selecting the topic of study and
determining the technology tool to demonstrate mastery of the standard. The teacher becomes
more of a facilitator.

☐ Expansion Level: The projects created are shared outside of the classroom, publishing student
work and promoting authorship. This could be reached by showcasing the project on the school’s
morning newscast, posting the project to the classroom blog, or publishing via an outside source.

Universal Design for Learning (UDL): The productivity tool I selected for my lesson plan supports
all students because it allows students to be creative, use images, speak in their own voice, and
present using words. With that being said, the PowerPoint that I will show my students to introduce
opinion pieces uses audio, visuals, text in English, and captions in Spanish. While reflecting on the
UDL wheel, my tool supports engagement through giving students an individual choice of what their
opinion piece is about and ability to peer/self-reflect through creating a presentation of their own
opinion topic. By doing this, learners will be engaged because they are doing something purposeful
and meaningful. Next, I provide multiple means of representation by displaying information in
multiple ways (visually and auditory). Within the video, I highlighted important words or vocabulary
that I want to stick out to my students. With that being said, I promoted understanding through
another language by providing captions in Spanish to reach to my ELL students. Lastly, I support
action and expression by supporting planning through giving a graphic organizers and sentence stems
to my EL students. Overall, this activity enhances the learning experience for all students in the
classroom because it allows them to learn about their classmates through their opinion topic by
visually presenting their PowerPoint.

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 Basic Productivity Tools (BPT) Lesson Plan – Brenna Wilkes
Lesson idea implementation:
This lesson plan/project will take 1 day to introduce the video and go over what an opinion writing
piece is. Another 1-2 days for students to brainstorm and fill out their graphic organizers and sentence
stems (as needs for EL students), and another 1-2 days for students to create their own PowerPoint or
“book” and present! So, in all, a week to implement this project/LP. This project is first introduced by
presenting the video/PowerPoint I created. After the whole class watches the video, I will invite
students who want to watch it again independently on student computers. After this, I will get the
class together to have a group discussion of some ideas they have for their opinion topic. I will ask
questions like: What are some things you like? What are some things you dislike? What words are you
going to use in your writing piece? What are some things you believe strongly about? While doing
this, I will prompt students to ask each other questions about their topic so the conservation is student
led by saying: Turn to your partner and discuss! After this discussion, I will pass out graphic
organizers to guide students in creating their PowerPoint slides. In the graphic organizer, there will be
at least 5 sections representing each PowerPoint slide. Within each section, students must identify the
words or phrases they will use to signify their opinion: I like, I believe, or adjectives like beautiful,
fun, favorite, gross. In the last section, or closure of their PowerPoint, I will have them brainstorm
how to summarize and close their presentation.

This lesson will be assessed through peer evaluation and reflection. When students perform,
classmates will have a sheet of paper to check off. The questions /checkmark list include: Did he/she
use opinionated words or phrases? Did he/she use visuals and images in their book? Did he/she
include 5 or more slides, not including the title slide? List 2 things he/she talked about _____.
Provide 1 glow or grow. By doing this, students will be obligated to pay attention and evaluate their
peers. After a student gets done presenting, I will extend student high order thinking skills by having
them fill out a quick informal self-reflection paper with questions like: How do you think you did?
(smiley face, straight face, or sad face – students will circle). Explain with one or two sentences. I will
conclude this lesson by summarizing why opinions are important. I will bring points up like: It allows
others to know what you believe in. You can share with others by using signifying words. It is okay to
disagree with someone’s opinion but be sure to share your own because it makes you a stronger
person!

Reflective Practice:
After reflecting on this lesson idea, I found that when students create PowerPoints, especially when it
is their own idea, it will enhance their learning and motivation greatly. Students can be as creative as
they want with their images and transitions in the slides. With that being said, I made sure to pick a
productivity tool that greatly support visual learners and auditory learners when students present.
Another technological tool to enhance this project could be Padlet. With help from the teacher and
parents, students could post on the Padlet to allow classmates or the community to look back at their
opinion piece at any time. Overall, creating this lesson plan makes me excited to implement it! As
students share their opinion to their classmates and I, they become more confident and comfortable in
the classroom environment.

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