I. Curricular Framework

Concept:

Perspective

Essential Question:

What consideration does an author need to give the concept of perspective?

Bridge:

Enhancement

Content:

Revision in Writing

Outcomes:

II. Standards Aligned

III. Instruction and Assessment

1. Connect: Connecting to the Concept Experientially

Objective: To create an experience that shows how some writing can be misconstrued if not written properly.

Activity: Hand out a page of sentences which are funny because they have all kinds of grammatical, usage, and spelling errors. Just let students read and enjoy.

Assessment: Participation of individuals.

2. Attend: Attending to the Connection

Objective: To analyze students' reactions to 1R.

Activity: Teacher asks for reactions to sentences in 1R. What makes sentences humorous? Ask for suggestions for revision.

Assessment: Participation of individuals; quality of revisions.

Assessment, Phase One, Level of Engagement, Fascination:

3. Image: Creating a Mental Picture

Objective: To expand the idea of revision.

Activity: On chalkboard, draw a single line. Now tell each student he/she will come to the board and enhance the creation to make a picture by adding or subtracting something. Rule: No one can erase the entire creation.

Assessment: Quality of student contributions.

Assessment, Phase Two, Seeing the Big Picture:

4. Inform: Receiving Facts & Knowledge

Objective: To teach concept of revision.

Activity: Students read text section dealing with revision. View a filmstrip on revision. (Many adequate ones exist.) Take notes.

Assessment: Teacher questioning for student understanding and quality of notes.

Assessment, Phase Three, Success with Acquiring Knowledge:

5. Practice: Developing Skills

Objective: To further develop student understanding of revision.

Activity: Students answer questions in text on revision and complete worksheets.

Assessment: Quality of student answers.

Assessment, Phase Four, Success with Acquiring Skills:

6. Extend: Extending Learning to the Outside World

Objective: To apply what has been learned.

Activity: Choice: 1) Have students write the rough draft of an essay, skipping lines to facilitate revision. Then have students exchange papers and revise them. 2) Let students revise an essay you give them.

Assessment: Quality of revision.

7. Refine: Refining the Extension

Objective: To evaluate students' understanding of revision.

Activity: Grade or check the effectiveness of students' revision. You may or may not have them write a final draft because you are teaching revision.

Assessment: Quality of students' revision.

8. Perform: Creative Manifestation of Material Learned

Objective: To share what has been learned.

Activity: Ask certain students to go to the board or use an overhead projector to explain how and why they made revisions.

Assessment: Students' participation both as presenters and listeners.

Assessment, Phase Five,Performance, Creative Use of Material Learned: