Implementation

This is a collaborative lesson (between English III Teacher and Media Specialist) where the Media Specialist will be guiding English III students in a series of activities related to the works of Edgar Allen Poe (short stories). English III TEKS are specifically targeted and one of the anticipated results in enhanced performance on the TAKS (and other standardized examinations such as the SAT2, etc.). Students will work individually and in small groups in the library, classroom, "Typing Lab", as well as home, etc.,  to create a various products related to the targeted objectives. Assuming the lesson is successful, the media specialist expects to expand this approach to other teachers (first in language arts, then Social Studies, Science, and ...).
 

 

Lesson Plan

Lesson Implementation

 

Lesson Implementation
 

Name of Lesson:
 

Poe ... in the Real World?
 

Educator:
 

Debra Graham
 

Curriculum Focus:
 

English III: American Literature - Writings of Edgar Allan Poe

Target Goals:
 

Professional Goals:

Grade Levels:
 

Grade 11
 

Number of Students:
 

Class size to vary from 15 to 35/40 students
 

Amount of Time:
 

2 - 3 weeks

Use of Modern/Emerging Technologies

 

Word Processing	X	Whole Group Presentation	X
Desktop Publishing		Spreadsheets	X
Graphing software		Databases
Multimedia Slideshow	X	Internet Research	X
Online Resources	X	CD-Rom Research CDs
Digital Camera	X	Laser Disc Player
Scanner	X	Camcorder	X
Other:  Projector Software associated with used devices

 

Name of Software(s) Used

Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

Internet Explorer / Netscape

MS Magnifier

MS Narrator

Notepad

Proprietary software associated with devices

 

Resource Management Plan

 

Media Center	X	Special Education	X
Technology Lab		District/Campus Network
Museums		Business Partners
Freeware	X	Online Instructional Materials	X
Shareware		Internet	X
Other:

 

Adaptive/Assistive Technologies

 

Text-to-Speech	X	Learning Software
Enlarged text adaptations	X	Second Language Software
Keyboard adaptations		Voice Recognition
Pacing modifications	X	Software modifications
Assistive Devices		Adaptive Devices
Other:  Devices as indicated by appropriate personnel in the Special Education and Counseling Departments as well as by the SST

 

New Designs for Teaching and Learning

 

Whole Group	X	Cooperative Groups	X
Student Centered Learning	X	Small Groups	X
Collaborative Planning	X	Discovery-Based Learning	X
Learning Centers (Stations)		Project-Based Instruction	X
Interdisciplinary Learning	X	Individual	X

 

Technology Management Strategies

 

Ease of Access	1.	Computer Use	3.
Physical Space	2.	Student Behavior	4.
Explain: Access to media center is adequate and has been recently modified to facilitate the physically disabled. Physical space in both classroom and media center is adequate. Students will be directed to facilitate the efficient and practical use of available resources (Text/Computer). Student behavior will be appropriate to the assigned tasks (monitored and remediated as necessary by responsible adults).
Other:

 

Resources sited:

A Poe Webliography: Edgar Allan Poe on the Internet by Heyward Ehrlich. Last revision: 07/02/2002. Accessed July 12, 2005 from http://andromeda.rutgers.edu/%7Eehrlich/poesites.html.

Edgar Allan Poe: An Outline of His Life and Selected Works. Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site. National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Accessed July 12, 2005 from http://www.nps.gov/edal/overview.htm.

Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site. Virtual Tour of Historic Philadelphia. ushistory.org owned by Independence Hall Association. Last revision 2005. Accessed July 12, 2005 from http://www.ushistory.org/tour/tour_poe.htm.

Edgar Allan Poe: Poe Invents the Modern Detective Story. Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site. National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Accessed July 12, 2005 from http://www.nps.gov/edal/detective.pdf.

Edgar Allan Poe: Science Fiction Pioneer!. Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site. National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Accessed July 12, 2005 from http://www.nps.gov/edal/scifi.pdf.

Edgar Allan Poe: The Defamation of Poe's Character. Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site. National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Accessed July 12, 2005 from http://www.nps.gov/edal/defamation.pdf.

Edgar Allan Poe: The Life of a Poet. Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site. National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Accessed July 12, 2005 from http://www.nps.gov/edal/brochure.htm.

Edgar Allan Poe: The Death of Edgar Allan Poe. Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site. National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Accessed July 12, 2005 from http://www.nps.gov/edal/death.pdf.

Poe Museum: Poe's Life. www.poemuseum.org. The Museum of Edgar Allan Poe (Richmond, VA). Accessed July 12, 2005 from http://www.poemuseum.org/poes_life/index.html.

Edgar Allan Poe: The Defamation of Poe's Character. Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site. National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Accessed July 12, 2005 from http://www.nps.gov/edal/defamation.pdf.

Poe Museum: Exhibits. www.poemuseum.org. The Museum of Edgar Allan Poe (Richmond, VA). Accessed July 12, 2005 from http://www.poemuseum.org/about_the_museum/exhibits.html.

Project Gutenberg. Poe, Edgar Allan (1809-1849). Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.  Last revision:  07/12/2005. Accessed July 12, 2005 from http://www.gutenberg.org/browse/authors/p#a481.

Teacher' Handbook (pdf). Edgar Allan Poe National Historic Site. National Park Service. U.S. Department of the Interior. Accessed July 12, 2005 from http://www.nps.gov/edal/teacherhandbook.pdf.

The House of Usher. Last revision: 06/28/2005. Accessed July 12, 2005 from http://www.comnet.ca/~forrest/library.html.

The Works of Edgar Allan Poe. The Edgar Allan Poe Society of Baltimore, Inc. Last revision: 07/18/2005. Accessed July 12, 2005 from http://www.eapoe.org/works/index.htm.