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DigitalStorytellingLessonPlanTeacher:ElisabethMcDowellLessonPlanTitle:AmendmentstotheUnitedStatesConstitutionGrade:5thSubject:SocialStudies;government,civicsIntroduction:ThislessonsupportsthefifthgradeGeorgiaPerformanceStandardsthatexpectstudentstounderstandhowtheirgovernmentworksandhowdemocracyiscontinued.ThestudentsbegantheyearstudyingtheCivilWarandhavestudiedchangesinAmericanhistoryfromthatdateforward.TheGPSstandardsforfifthgraderequirestudentstounderstandhowparticularamendmentstotheU.S.ConstitutionmaintainarepresentativedemocracyStudentshaveachoiceinwhichamendmenttheywouldliketocreatetheirgroupdigitalstorytellingprojecton.Studentswillbegivenadigitalresourcekitandastoryboardtemplateinordertohelpputtheirprojecttogether.GeorgiaPerformanceStandards:

• SS5CG2ThestudentwillexplaintheprocessbywhichamendmentstotheU.S. Constitutionaremade. a.ExplaintheamendmentprocessoutlinedintheConstitution. b.Describethepurposefortheamendmentprocess.

• SS5CG3ThestudentwillexplainhowamendmentstotheU.S.Constitutionhave maintainedarepresentativedemocracy. a.Explainthepurposeofthe12thand17thamendments.

b.Explainhowvotingrightswereprotectedbythe15th,19th,23rd,24th,and26thamendments.

Standardsforthe21stCenturyLearner:

• 1.1.5Evaluateinformationfoundinselectedsourcesonthebasisofaccuracy,validity,appropriatenessforneeds,importance,andsocialandculturalcontext.

• 1.1.9Collaboratewithotherstobroadenanddeepenunderstanding.• 1.3.1Respectcopyright/intellectualpropertyrightsofcreatorandproducers.• 2.1.1Continueaninquiry‐basedresearchprocessbyapplyingcritical‐thinkingskills

(analysis,synthesis,evaluation,organization)toinformationandknowledgeinordertoconstructnewunderstandings,drawconclusions,andcreatenewknowledge.

• 3.1.4Usetechnologyandotherinformationtoolstoorganizeanddisplayknowledgeandunderstandinginwaysthatotherscanview,use,andassess.

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Objectives:• Studentswillunderstandandexplainhowamendmentsarecreatedandwhythey

areimportant.• Studentswillunderstandthesocialandpoliticaleffectsofamendmentscreatedand

addedtotheU.S.Constitution.• Studentswillunderstandtheimportanceofdemocracyinourcountry.• Studentswillbeabletocreateagroupmultimediapresentationusingamovie

makingsoftwareprogramsuchasiMovie.• Studentswillbeabletoworktogethertocollaborativeresearchandcreatetheir

project.Duration:5‐6daysMaterialsNeeded:

• iMaccomputerswithInternetaccess• iMovie• Storyboardtemplate• Digitalresourceswhichincludeanonlinefolderwithphotos,digital,andaudiofiles• LCDProjectorandscreen• MediaCenterresourcessuchastheInternet,encyclopediasandbooksaboutthe

U.S.Government• GroupDigitalStorytellingProjectrubricandStudentAssessmentRubric

EssentialQuestions:

• Whyisitimportantforcitizenstoparticipateingovernment?Howcancitizensparticipateingovernment?

• Howdidtheadditionoftheamendmentcreateamore"democratic"Americansociety?

• WhatwasitaboutthetimeperiodthatdemandedsuchdrasticandpermanentchangesinthebasicstructureofAmericansocietythatanewamendmentwascreated?

• WhatvaluedidtheAmericancitizensputonthenewamendment?Procedures:1.Dividestudentsintogroupsof4.MakesurethatthereisatleastonepersonineachgroupwhocansuccessfullymanageiMovie.2.Providethetopictothestudentsandthenreviewthedigitalresourceskit.Showexamplesofdigitalstorytellingprojectssothatstudentshaveanideaofwhattodo.3.Establishmediacentertimesandcomputerlabtimesavailableforstudents.Havethegroupsworktogethertodiscusshowtousetheirtimesefficiently.

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4.Passouttheinformationforthedigitalresourcekitsandstoryboardtemplates.5.Postacopyoftheassessmentrubricsothestudentsknowwhatwillbeexpected.6.Groupsworktogethertoresearchtheirtopicandthentoputtheinformationintothestoryboardtemplate.7.GroupswillthenworktogethertoputtheirinformationtogetherintoiMovie.Moviesaretobesavedin.m4vformat.8.Usingtherubricthestudentswillchecktheirworkbeforesubmittingittotheteacher.9.Groupsmustsavetheirworktothestudentdrive.10.GroupswillpresenttheirprojectstotherestoftheclassusingtheLCDprojectorandscreen.11.Theteacherwillassesseachprojectusingtherubric.12.Studentswillassesstheirothergroupmembersbyusingaseparaterubric.Assessment:

• Groupprojectswillbeassessedusingarubric.• Studentswillcompletearubriconeachmemberoftheirgroup.

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DigitalStorytellingRubric

Group:_______________________________________Topic:________________________________________

Criteria 3 2 1 0

Creativity Completeoriginalityincompositionanddelivery.

OneelementisnotoriginalincompositionandDelivery.

TwoelementsarenotoriginalincompositionAnddelivery.

Threeormoreelementsarenotoriginalincompositionanddelivery.

Storyboard Completeanddetailedevidenceofplanningthroughoutentirestoryboardincludingcompletedinformation,sequencing,pacing,ofstory.

Evidenceofplanningthrough2/3ofstoryboardsincludinginformation,sequencing,pacing,ofstory.

Evidenceofplanningthroughupto1/3ofstoryboardincludingcompletedinformation,sequencing,pacing,ofstory.

Littletonoevidenceofplanningincludingminimallycompletedinformation,sequencing,pacing,ofstory.

Content Contentisclearlyrelevanttostory,amessageisdistinctlyclear

Contenthassomerelevancetostory,messageisclearwithsomeconfusingpoints

Contenthaslittlerelevancetostory,messageisnotclear

Contenthasnorelevancetostory,thereisnomessage

VideoEditing Transitions,effects,audio,andeditsareappropriatetothesubjectmatter,addtotheflowofthevideo,andmostimportantly,donotdistractfromthevideo

Mosttransitions,effects,audio,andeditsareappropriatetothesubjectmatter,addtotheflowofthevideo,andmostimportantly,donotdistractfromthevideo

Sometransitions,effects,audio,andeditsareappropriatetothesubjectmatter,addtotheflowofthevideo,andmostimportantly,donotdistractfromthevideo

Littletonotransitions,effects,audio,andeditsareappropriatetothesubjectmatter,addtotheflowofthevideo,andmostimportantly,donotdistractfromthevideo

Documentation Allsourcesarecitedcompletelyinrequiredformatandallcopyrightedmaterial,ifused,isidentifiedandusedcorrectly

1sourceisnotcitedproperlyaccordingtotherequiredformatand/or1copyrightedpieceofmaterialisnotidentifiedorusedproperly

2sourcesarenotcitedproperlyaccordingtotherequiredformatand/or2copyrightedpiecesofmaterialarenotidentifiedorusedproperly

3sourcesarenotcitedproperlyaccordingtotherequiredformatand/or3copyrightedpiecesofmaterialarenotidentifiedorusedproperly

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AssessmentofGroupMembersRubric

Groupmembercompletingrubric:_____________________________________ForGroup:_________________________________(informationisconfidential)

Criteria 3 2 1 0

WorkDivision Workwasdividedequallyamongallgroupmembers

Workwaspredominantlycompletedby2/3ofgroupmembers

Workwascompletedbyonememberofthegroup

Someoftheprojectnotcompletedduetogroupproblems

CollaborationandContribution

Collaborationandcontributionofideasfromeachgroupmember

Collaborationandcontributionofideasgivenby2/3ofgroupmembers

Contributionofideasgivenbyonepersoningroup

Lackofcommunicationandcollaborationamonggroupmembers

Respect Eachmembertreatedallothermembersandtheirideaswithrespectallofthetime

Respectgiventogroupmembersmostofthetime

EvidenceofrespectNotalwaysgivenbetweengroupmembers

Lackofrespectevidentingroupinteraction

ConfidentialComments:________________________________________________________________________