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9th Grade English Digital Storytelling Lesson Lesson Overview: As the students learn about themselves and each other, they will begin to see that in addition to their differences, they also have similarities. As the final product of the project-based learning unit, “Who Am I?” each group will create a presentation that tells the story of the group. The presentation will take the form of a digital story and will highlight who the members were in the past (i.e. childhood), who they are now (i.e. 9th graders) and who they will be in the future (i.e. colleges, careers). The story is expected to highlight the differences and similarities of the group as well as the culture of each group member. Content Area Standards Addressed: From the Nevada English Language Arts Content Standards (2007): · Content Standard 6.0 – Students write a variety of texts that inform, persuade, describe, evaluate, entertain, or to tell a story and are appropriate to audience and purpose. · Content Standard 7.0 – Students listen to and evaluate oral communication for content, style, speaker’s purpose, and audience appropriateness. · Content Standard 8.0 – Students speak using organization, style, tone, voice, and media aides appropriate to audience and purpose. Students participate in discussions to offer information, clarify ideas, and support a position **Steps: ** Students will be given their final project information at the beginning of the unit. Throughout the unit, students will be given opportunities to learn about each other and themselves. This information will form the foundation of their lesson plan. Students will simply be asked to tell the group. Each group will then present their story at the end of the unit. **Technology/Tools: ** Students will have time to work on this assignment in their computer applications class as the multimedia presentation/digital story will be a major grade for both English and computer applications. Each group can determine which format (i.e. PowerPoint, iMovie, etc.) they will use to tell their story. **Diverse Learners: ** Students who have problems accessing technology will be accommodated through extra time or arrangements to use the classroom computer before or after school. It will be up to the student to express their individual learning needs, unless directly noted in an individual education plan (IEP).