Lesson+Four

__ Grade Level: __ // 10 //

__ Unit: __ // American Civil War //

__ Lesson Objectives: __ // Students will learn more about the specific people involved in the Civil War. Students will take a look at the major political figures, soldiers and people of significance during the civil war era. Students will develop their oral presentation skills. //

__ Time Required to complete this lesson: __ // 3 days (4 if you have a large class size inorder to allow more time for presentations) //

__ Title of lesson: __ // "My" role in History //

__ Description of lesson : __ // Students will be assigned a person of significance to the civil war era and use one full class period researching their assigned person. They will then prepare a short (30 secs to one minute) Blabberize introduction to their character which will be played for the class. After they present their blabberize they will have to answer any questions the class might have about their character. //

__ Assignment __: //Hello Students! Today we will be getting into character so to speak. Each of you has a worksheet in front of them with a name on it. You are now this person for the next two to three days. During today's class period and at home tonight I want you to research your historical figure and fill in the worksheet.

Tomorrow we will be going to the computer lab during class and you will be making a Blabberize of your person. A blabberize is a talking picture of sorts and we will be presenting these to the class. After you show your Blabberize the class and myself will be asking you some questions about "you." Don't worry, you can keep your worksheet with you as we ask questions, but the more you know about your person the better off you will be! Check out my Blabberize below for Clara Barton to get an idea of what an introduction to your character should sound like.// media type="custom" key="5475103" align="center"

// You will also be creating a Toondoo about your person. A toondoo is a short cartoon which you create yourself online and can either print or email it to anyone. Your toondoo will be passed around during your Blabberize and should show one or more important facts about your person. Check out my toondoo below about Clara Barton receiving what would later be called the Atwater list. She and a young soldier helped identify 13,000 dead soldiers and make sure that the families were notified. This is just one of the reasons she was called the angel of the battlefield. Your toondoo can be about anything you think we should remember most about your Civil War figure. When you are done print out a copy for the class to see during your presentation. //

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 __ Resources/materials needed: __ //Access to a computer,// [|//http://blabberize.com//]//, http://www.toondoo.com/Home.toon, and worksheet found below //

[|Life in the Civil War worksheet.doc]

__ Technology used __: // Blabberize, a fun way to talk about people and see what they looked like. [], and Toondoo, a great way to visually communicate a fact or event, http://www.toondoo.com/Home.toon //

__ The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: __ // This technology changes the way that students would traditionally give an oral report about a historical figure in that they get to mix up their presentation with some visuals. Other students will get to see what the person they are talking about actually looked like. I also believe that this will work great for some students, who like me, might have hated giving speeches in high school. This allows them to present something orally to the class without having to actually speak the whole time. It also is a great way for kids to interact and ask questions of each other in a non threatening way. The Toondoo is an interesting way for kids to get creative in how they recall people and events and think about how they would visually try to tell a fact or event. Toondoo is very easy to use and I created mine in less than 5 mins. //