Expert Group Lesson Plan #2 by Melissa Mo
Objectives:
* The students will compare and contrast the way people in Canada and China meet their basic needs.
* The student will analyze how traditions and customs in China influence the way the people meet their basic needs, by identifying and describing the values held.
* The students will analyze the effect of communication and technology on the way the Chinese meet their basic needs.
* The students will take notes in point form collected from various sources.
Anticipatory Set: The lesson will begin by reviewing the previous lesson where the students were given instructions on how to construct a power point presentation. Then show them some more examples of power point presentations on China and then have a discussion on the ideas they can use for their own power point presentations.
Materials: Overhead projector, computer, power point instructions, paper and pencils
Procedure: Inform students that it is important to work collaboratively in groups; learning to make power point presentations are beneficial and that it is important to learn about other cultures such as China. At this point, all of the groups should have sufficient and quality information on their topics and are ready to make their power point presentations. They will have one week to put their presentations together. They can work on the computers at school but they must also try to work on their presentations at home. Each presentation should be roughly ten minutes leaving another ten minutes for a question and answer period. This gives students a chance to show what they have learned about China and it also gives students a chance to ask for clarification.
Closure: Ask students what they learned about China that was most interesting to them and about their experience with making the PowerPoint presentation.
Assessment: The PowerPoint presentation will be assessed using the PowerPoint presentation checklist and the content within the presentation will be assessed using the expert group rubric. As well a self monitoring checklist will be handed in at the end of the period (this is done by the individual students). The students will also be given time to reflect in their learning logs where they need to expand on the points made in the self monitoring checklist.
Modifications: Special needs students will be in groups of six people. They will have a small and specific role with a lot of student and teacher guidance. They will be assigned the group mark and will present a small portion of the presentation. Special needs students will complete the self monitoring checklist orally with the teacher.
Resources:
http://www.clovisusd.k12.ca.us/alta/lmc/lessons/graffppt.htm
Examples of PowerPoint presentations of China
http://www.ship.edu/~jkskaf/a10QingPresentation.htm
http://www.noelani.k12.hi.us/a7.pp/anc.china.htm
http://bus.colorado.edu/courses/spring2000/INFS3050/Class24-China.pdf
Expert Group Assignment
For this assignment you will be working in groups of five. These groups will be assigned at the beginning of class and each group will be given a topic of China concerning how basic needs are met, the topics are listed below.
Topics include:
1) Food e.g. celebrations, worship, utensils, table manners.
2) Housing and Transportation e.g. costs of living, housing structure, population density, rural and urban areas.
3) Clothing e.g. traditional, modern, special occasions, materials, dress for men, women and children
4) Values e.g. traditions, beliefs, religion, language, women rights, communism
5) Communication and technology e.g. education, telecommunications, internet
Members of each group will need to work together to find information on their topic and together each group will construct a power point presentation. You will be given a tutorial on how to construct a PowerPoint presentation in the first lesson and there will be a handout. You can use the library, internet and other multi-media resources to find information for your topic. You have two weeks to do all your research and complete your PowerPoint presentations so that you will be able to do your presentations two weeks from today.
Here are some useful websites to help you get started:
Study a Map of China (260K) in relation to its neighbors, and
Its Provinces and Other Regions
Images of Scenery and Sights in China - from the China News Digest
China Virtual Tours from ChinaVista
South China Bicycle a personal travelogue
Scenery from the Art of China Homepage
PowerPoint Presentation Checklist
Requirements:
o At lest 10 slides
o Title page with a clear introduction
o Subheadings
o Information that is relevant to the topic
o Include at least 3 pictures
o Text and color must be clear and easy to read
o Use of different backgrounds making it visually attractive
o Text is colorful, uses different styles showing creativity
o Participation of all group members are evident
o Clear and understandable voice
___ out of 10
Expert Group Rubric
Content
5 All of the information presented is relevant to the topic and the writing is clear and precise.
4 Most of the information presented is relevant and the writing is understandable.
3 Some of the information is relevant and the writing may contain errors that make it unclear.
2 Information presented is minimal and is for the most part not relevant to the topic.
1 Information is not relevant.
Creative/Originality of thought
5 The information is captivating and demonstrates a good understanding.
4 The information is interesting and shows understanding.
3 The information presented is standard and shows understanding.
2 The information presented is purely informational and demonstrates some understanding.
1 The information presented is factual and lacking consistency and shows no understanding.
Organization
2 The web and rough draft are present.
1 One or more of the requirements is not present.
Mechanics
3 There are no spelling errors and the grammar is correct.
2 There are some spelling errors and minor misuse of grammar.
1 The spelling errors and incorrect grammar use makes the content difficult to comprehend.
___ out of 15
Self monitoring checklist
Please be honest and check off only the ones that apply to you. You will be asked to explain the points you check off in more detail in your learning logs.
o I fulfilled my responsibilities as a group member.
o I contributed ideas to the group.
o I helped my group members when they were in need.
o I learned something new.
o I participated in the presentation.
o I can now use PowerPoint.
o I made an important contribution to the group.
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