Me, Myself, I and My Story
Part I
Created by
Leecy Wise, 4CVRC
Funded by the ãCenter for At-Risk Education/CDE
This simple
lesson plan addresses the needs of at-risk students
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Purpose: To
introduce students of any age to the process of self-discovery
Objectives: At the
end of this lesson, students will be able to…
1.
Life-Skill: Identify four parts of their own
nature or behavior.
2.
Technical Skill/Job Skill: Create and present a
simple Power Point presentation
3.
Academic Skill: read a biography and outline aspects
of a person’s life; summarize a story; write a short autobiography covering
four aspects of one’s life.
4.
Social Skill/Job Skill: Brainstorm ideas in a group;
share information in a group; help another develop the project.
Time: Six to
eight hours
1.
Select the biography or a fictional story of a person
to whom most students are likely to relate.
2.
Briefly tell that person’s story.
3.
Have students read the story.
4.
Brainstorm aspects of that person’s life: what do
students relate to in what they learned?
5.
Develop a “map” of that person’s life showing
different aspects covered in the narration (personal, work, recreation,
hobbies, contributions, funny incidents, etc…)
6.
Show a Power Point presentation with six-slides
(title, content and conclusion) graphically showing (collages, animation, etc…)
four aspects of that person’s life.
Technical Skill Development
1.
Introduce Power Point and its features.
2.
Teach students to apply graphics and text in Power
Point.
3.
Develop a simple three-page presentation with them
(title, content page and end), in which the following steps are covered in
relation to the project:
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Steps |
Check
when complete |
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v Open
Microsoft PowerPoint 2000. |
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v Create a
new presentation using a template . |
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v Navigate
the menu bars. |
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v Navigate
different views – combo, outline, slide, notes, slide sorter. |
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v Show and
apply different layouts. |
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v Insert
clip art from gallery. |
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v Format
text in placeholders. |
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v Format
pictures. |
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v Copy and
paste. |
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v Group
and ungroup objects. |
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v Insert
text in a placeholder. |
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v Insert
shapes and place text or images in them. |
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v Insert
Word Art. |
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v Insert a
sound. |
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v Add
transition / effect to slide. |
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v Save the
presentation as a PPT file. |
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v Save the
presentation as a PPS file (show). |
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Assignments/Learning Activities: Students
will work alone or in groups as they …
1.
select four aspects of themselves that they want to
share with others.
Examples of aspects:
Home,
work, interests, play
Hard
worker, loyal friend, nature lover, athlete
Mental,
physical, emotional, spiritual
Father,
husband, employee, teammate
Sister,
daughter, friend, myself
2.
sketch out the layout for their slide presentations
3.
search through clipart and other image sources for
pictures that reflect the aspects they want to include in their presentations
4.
develop the title page for their Power Point
presentation.
5.
insert clipart or scanned images into Power Point
Slides.
6.
insert text and animation to complete four slides.
7.
insert at least one sound file into their show
8.
develop a concluding slide.
9.
insert transitions
10. save and
present the slide show to the class.
Final Outcome: A
six-page Power Point presentation to be presented to the class or group
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Activity/Outcome |
Points |
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Sketch out the layout for slide presentations on paper |
____10 |
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Develop six pages for the PP slide show (title, content
and end) |
____15 |
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Insert clipart or scanned images into Power Point Slides. |
____15 |
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Insert text and animation to complete four slides. |
____15 |
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Insert at least one sound file into their show |
____10 |
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Insert transitions |
____10 |
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Save and present the slide show to the class. |
____25 |
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Total Possible Points |
____100 |
Additional Activities and
outcomes:
1.
Write a short autobiography.
2.
Write a short summary of another student’s life.
3.
Develop Internet links in PP slides exploring jobs
that meet student’s interest.
4.
Develop internet links in PP slides exploring
interests and hobbies.
FOR HELP OR MORE INFORMATION ON IMPLEMENTING THIS LESSON PLAN, CONTACT:
Leecy wise
Phone: 970-565-1552
Fax: 970-565-6388