Technology-Connected
Lesson Plan
Title:
Cultures in Louisiana Flyer
Grades 7th – 8th
 Geography
 Language Arts
Measurable Objectives:  The students will research a country using online resources
 The students will use MS Publisher to create a travel flyer
about the country.
 Reading:
Common Core Anchor
1. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text
Standards:
Grade Levels:
Curriculum Areas:
says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
10. By the end of the year, read and comprehend literature, including stories,
dramas, and poems, in the grades 6–8 text complexity band proficiently, with
scaffolding as needed at the high end of the range.
 Reading Standards for Information Text
1. Cite several pieces of textual evidence to support analysis of what the text
says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
 Writing:
4. Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization,
and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.(Grade-specific
expectations for writing types are defined in standards 1–3 above.)
5. With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and
strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying
a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been
addressed. (Editing for conventions should demonstrate command of Language
standards 1–3 up to and including grade 7 on page 52.)
6. Use technology, including the Internet, to produce and publish writing and
link to and cite sources as well as to interact and collaborate with others,
including linking to and citing sources.
9. Draw evidence from literary or informational texts to support analysis,
reflection, and research.
b. Apply grade 7 Reading standards to literary nonfiction (e.g. “Trace and
evaluate the argument and specific claims in a text, assessing whether the
reasoning is sound and the evidence is relevant and sufficient to support the
claims”).
 Speaking and Listening:
5. Include multimedia components and visual displays in presentations to
clarify claims and findings and emphasize salient points.
 Language:
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1. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English grammar and
usage when writing or speaking.
2. Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English
capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.
LA Content Standards:
NIET/TAP Rubric
 {SOC.7.28} Describe historical experiences and factors
that defined, influenced, and helped shape American
political culture
 {SOC.7.4} Explain ways in which goals, cultures, interests,
inventions, and technological advances have affected
perceptions and uses of places or regions in the United
States
 {SOC.8.9} Explain ways in which goals, cultures, interests,
inventions, and technological advances have affected
perceptions and uses of places or regions in Louisiana
 Motivating Students: The teacher sometimes develops learning
experiences where inquiry, curiosity, and exploration are valued.
 Presenting Instructional Content: Visuals that establish the purpose
of the lesson, preview the organization of the lesson, and include
internal summaries of the lesson. Examples, illustrations, analogies,
and labels for new concepts and ideas.
 Questioning: Questions are purposeful and coherent.
 Academic Feedback: Feedback is sometimes used to monitor and
adjust instruction.
 Thinking: Generate a variety of ideas and alternatives.
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Analytical Thinking -participants analyze, compare and contrast, and
evaluate and explain information.
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Practical Thinking - participants use, apply, and implement what they
learn in real-life scenarios.
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Creative Thinking - participants create, design, imagine, and suppose.
 Problem Solving:
-Identifying Relevant/Irrelevant Information
-generating ideas
-creating and designing
 Activities and Materials:
-support the lesson objective
-are challenging
-elicit a variety of thinking
-relevant to participants lives
-incorporate multimedia and technology
-incorporate resources beyond the school curriculum text
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Technology Standards:
Technology Connection:
Procedures:
 Technology Research Tools (Linking and Generating Knowledge
Foundation Skill)
Students use appropriate technology to locate, evaluate, and
collect information from a variety of sources
 Technology Productivity Tools (Resource Access and
Utilization Foundation Skill)
Students use productivity tools to work collaboratively in
developing technology-rich, authentic, student-centered
products.
 Computer w/Internet Access
 Travel and Language
http://www.travlang.com/
 Louisiana People & Cultures
http://www.vickiblackwell.com/laculture.html
 Inspiration
 Microsoft Publisher
 As a group activity use Inspiration to brainstorm the
different cultures that make up Louisiana.
 Students will use resources from Travel and Language
http://www.travlang.com/ and Vicki Blackwell’s “Louisiana
People & Culture” web page
http://www.vickiblackwell.com/laculture.html to investigate
other cultures in Louisiana that are not listed on the
Inspiration map.
 Lead into a class discussion with the group by asking;
“Why would immigrants choose to leave their native country
and settle in a new country?”
Discuss the reasons people have left their native countries
during different periods in history.
 Students will use the sites above to continue their research
on an assigned country. Allow students who know the origin
of their name to use that country to complete their research.
 Students can use the attached “Louisiana Cultures Notetaking Guide” to guide their research for Travel and Language
online resource:
http://www.travlang.com/
 Students can also use resources from Vicki Blackwell’s
“Louisiana People & Culture”
http://www.vickiblackwell.com/laculture.html to gather
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Materials:
Assessment:
Teacher’s Name:
School:
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additional information on their assigned country.
Students will use their information to create a flyer for their
assigned country using Microsoft Publisher.
The flyer should include the following; (Students can add
extra information)
- Map of their country
- Capital city identified
- Useful phrases in target language
- Currency information/Current exchange rate
Microsoft Publisher – Select Flyers from the Publications to
Print drop-down list. Choose the flyer you would like to
customize.
Add map and research information to the flyer to highlight
your country.
Select the Color Scheme and Font Scheme from the left task
column to finalize your flyer.
Allow students to print a black and white copy of their flyer
to edit.
Finally, students will publish their flyer to share with their
classmates.
Computer
Louisiana Cultures Note-taking Guide & Pencil
Rubric
Completed Flyer
Kathy Prine
C.M. Fagan
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