LEARN NC

K–12 teaching and learning · from the UNC School of Education

Goal 5

The learner will COMMUNICATE reading, listening, and viewing experiences.

Objective 5.02

Produce media in various formats (print, graphical, audio, video, multimedia) appropriate to audience and purpose.

Resources aligned to this objective

Why I Am Me Timeline
Student develops a timeline that correlates personal life events with world events. Research and bibliographic skills are incorporated.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–8 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Guidance)
By Rita Briggs.
Winter Olympics: Inquiry into Statistics
Following the excitement of Olympic events, students are involved in an I-search http://www.avon.k12.in.us/hickory/pages/hickoryhome2.htm (click on Media Center then I-Search) activity that helps them develop question and search techniques. Their research provides them with data to enter into spreadsheets and display in graph format.
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–12 Information Skills, English Language Arts, and Computer Technology Skills)
By Carol Horne, Nancy Cowal, and Victoria Lunetta.

Lesson plans on the web

Reviving Bodie
Students will work in groups to write guides for a ghost town's new potential citizens, explaining the things they need to know about the town's climate, landscape, location, natural resources, and history. (Learn more)
Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Information Skills and Social Studies)
Provider: National Geographic