HS7+Activities+and+Resources

__**Activities**__ Brainstorm Community Resources and invlolvement Research best practices Discuss various types of products students could create Look at examples on internet Look at differing opinions Study Scope and Sequence for 11th Grade Collect materials for teaching conventions Research challenges for English Language Learners in grammar Create models of different types of presentations of grammar Look at Writers Workshop Survey and investigate the need to improve writing in the school and the community Identify SPED and ELL students early and identify their needs or capabiities Brainstorm what the products could look like in the end. Research how to use the applications on the computers. (podcasts, imovie, comic life, iphoto, powerpoint) Identify what is essential in standard 216. Brainstorm the most common mistakes in our students writing that must be addressed. Which ones are quick and which ones will we have to spend more time with. Identify students strenghts and weakness and group them accordingly. Determine what roles students will take in the groups Build in checks for understanding Create rubrics for understanding of grammatical concepts Explore creative ways to present learning Create and urgency for the need for this product that will help outside the classroom. Create a user friendly description of project with clear clear steps built in.

__**Resources**__ Scope and Sequence for strand 216 Garageband and tutorial Rubrics for podcasts Community Resources program in KCK (kdoch.state.us) Look at examples of Podcasts, videos, grammar tip websites, and quick grammar reference guides Research ways to integrate technology into grammar instruction Websites that are indicate best practices and time allotment for grammar instruction pamphlet or binder for paper presentations I Movie and tutorial Powerpoint and tutorial