Beyond-the-Basic Productivity Tools (BBPT)

Lesson Idea Name: Blast to the Past (With The Outsiders)

Content Area: ELA
Grade Level(s): 7th

Content Standard Addressed:

ELAGSE7RL9: Compare and contrast a fictional portrayal of a time, place, or character and a historical account
of the same period as a means or understanding how authors of fiction use or alter history

Technology Standard Addressed:

1.3 Knowledge Constructor: Students will critically curate a variety of resources using digital tools to construct
knowledge, produce creative artifacts and make meaningful learning experiences for themselves and others.

Selected Technology Tool: Timeline (Read, Write, Think)

URL(s) to support the lesson (if applicable):

https://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/student-interactives/timeline
Bloom’s Taxonomy Level(s):
☐ Remembering ☒ Understanding ☒ Applying ☒ Analyzing ☐ Evaluating ☐ Creating

Levels of Technology Integration (LoTi Level): (Select the one best level) (Delete red instructions before
submitting to your Weebly)
☐ Level 1: Awareness ☐ Level 2: Exploration ☒ Level 3: Infusion ☐ Level 4: Integration
☐ Level 5: Expansion ☐ Level 6: Refinement

Universal Design for Learning (UDL)

3 Principles:
• Multiple means of representation: reading, Listening, digital, face-to-face
• Multiple means of action: writing, drawing, posting images
• Multiple means of engagement: Individual work or group work, creation of timeline, shared
resources, shared word documents, Canva instruction
How to translate my lesson goals:
• Materials: The Outsiders, Timeline, Google Docs, Canva
• Teaching Method: Offers ways of customizing the display of information, Vary the methods for
response and navigation, Optimized individual choice and autonomy
• Assessment: facilitating the use of technology to display student work, facilitating managing
information and resources

Lesson idea implementation:

Lesson Time: 60 minutes
Activity types: note taking, group discussion, Generating Knowledge, 3 (volunteer) presentations
Activity:
• After reading The Outsiders, instructor will post a mini lesson and overview in Canva of themes in the
60’s.
• Students will then choose to work individually or with a partner to create a Timeline displaying
specific events in real life, that were taking place during the setting of the book.
• Students will be allowed to use photos, and videos, and specific text to convey their knowledge
• Students will save the Timeline as a PDF
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 Beyond-the-Basic Productivity Tools (BBPT)
• Individually, students will work on a one paragraph summary of the text based on one of the events
they chose to include in their timeline.
• Summary will be turned into teacher at end of lesson.
• Instructor will provide feedback
Formative Assessment: Timeline
End-of-Lesson Assessment: Summary

Reflective Practice: The created lesson idea provides students the opportunity to not only create a resource
for their own use, but for the classes use. This activity requires students to recall specific details from the text
to create their assignment. It also gives them an opportunity to freely create by putting events of their choice
on the timeline. Each student will be asked to then explain why they chose the events they did, and the
assignment will also serve a great purpose as a study tool for them later on. Students also have the option to
print out their timeline for display as well.

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