Lesson 5

Grade Level: 7

Subject(s): Language Arts

Learner Outcomes:

 

• Students will use public speaking strategies to present their quilt.
• Students will listen to oral presentations.
• Students will draw conclusions and infer information from listening to oral presentations.
• Students will relate personal experiences to information heard to construct new meaning.

Materials:   four student designed quilt squares, scissors, hole punch, yarn

Technology Tools/Courseware: Rubrics

Teacher Notes:

• Lesson may be modified for one grade level above and one grade level below.

    1.  Teacher will instruct students in organizing their squares into a personal quilt. Quilts will be ordered according to presented lessons.
    2.  After organizing quilt squares students will be given time to prepare their oral presentation.  (Prior to lesson, students will be given the oral presentation rubric to allow for preparation.)
    3.  Students will orally present their personal quilt to the class.  Refer to rubric.
    4.  After all oral presentations, students will assemble classroom quilt composed of all personal quilts.

Modifications:

    1.    Have students present their quilt with the class, while scoring the rubric take their IEP's into consideration.

Enrichment Activities:

    1.     Invite a quilter to come and demonstrate quilting.  Offer after school opportunities for students to make quilts for retirement centers.
    2.    Discuss and learn the history of quilting in the area, have students compile a documentation of their findings in the community.

Evaluation/Assessment:

    1.  Observation of oral presentation using a grading rubric.
    2.  Completion of a four square personal quilt.

West Virginia Standards: 7.1, 7.2, 7.5, 7.7, 7.15, 7.17, 7.18

National Standards:

                               NL-ENG.K-12.4 COMMUNICATION SKILLS
                               NL-ENG.K-12.6 APPLYING KNOWLEDGE
                               NL-ENG.K-12.7 EVALUATING DATA
                               NL-ENG.K-12.9 MULTICULTURAL UNDERSTANDING
                               NL-ENG.K-12.11 PARTICIPATING IN SOCIETY
                               NL-ENG.K-12.12 APPLYING LANGUAGE SKILLS

References:      Public Speaking Strategy Tips

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