The Beauty of St. Catalina
Lesson 1

Grade Level:
Seven-Nine

Subjects:
English/Language Arts, Social Studies and Technology

Learner Outcomes:

• The student will use various kid safe search engines to locate information on the Internet. (Yahooligans) 
• The student will gain experience using the Internet while searching for the history of Island of St .Catalina. 
• The student will use the writing process to write a report using Microsoft Word. (Word Tutorial) 
• The student will write a report on the island of St. Catalina using Microsoft Word to improve on keyboarding skills.
• The student will review the history of the island through the use of the Internet.

Materials:

• Paper
• Pencil
• computer lab

• Computer with Internet access
• Microsoft Office 
• Printer
• Projection Device

Teacher Notes:

• Students will need signed Internet permission forms.

Procedures: 

  Day 1

• The teacher will have a class discussion on St. Catalina using the Internet and a projection device to introduce the island, its location and explain that they will be searching for information on the web.

Day 2

• Instruct students to read information carefully before printing it, making sure it is relevant. Students will keep a log of their web sites.

Day 3

• They will begin to write their reports on the word processor. (Word Tutorial)  

Enrichment Activities: 
Students could search for math activities , math activities using Island Map , research the island, or locate the island, and write a brief description of St. Catalina, and print it.
Review Sites

Evaluation/Assessment:
The teacher will evaluate the student's log of web sites.
The teacher will evaluate the student's report.

National Standards:
ENGLISH/LANGUAGE ARTS:  NL-ENG.K-12.8 , NL-ENG.K-12.9
SOCIAL STUDIES: NSS-C.9-12.4 ,
TECHNOLOGY: NT.K-12.4 ,NT.K-12.5,NT.K-12.6

WV Standards:
English/Language Arts: 9.16, 9.34, 9.52,  9.53, 9.54,9.57, 9.60, 9.61, 9.95, 9.103
Social Studies: 9.23, 9.57, 9.59
Technology: 9.180, 9.181, 9.182, 9.183, 9.187
 
 

Language Arts:
Writing:
Uses the general skills and strategies of the writing process 
Uses grammatical and mechanical conventions in written composition 
Gathers and uses information for research purposes

Reading:
Uses the general skills and strategies of the reading process
Uses reading skills and strategies to understand and interpret a variety of informational texts
Viewing:  Uses viewing skills and strategies to understand and interpret visual media
 

• Discovery Channel   
• The History Channel   
• St. Catalina Units   

Authors:

• Stephen Harrow 
• Will Jo Mitchell 
• Rodrick Anvil 

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