Linda+S

Ideas
Biography unit off Intel website, and adapt.

**D-Quadrant Backward Planning **

Student biography
 * Lesson Title **

__**What is it you Want Students to Know and Be Able to Do? – **//Content Standards //__

Define what a biography is, in general, And what makes a biography interesting. Develop avideo biography of a classmate, demonstrating unique quality of subject.

__**21st Century Skills (ISTE NETS) **//What will you assess, specifically? //__ Interview questions, the way they create new questions on the fly based on responses,and the way the question and answers are put together in the video.

__**Transfer **: //Students will be able to independently use their knowledge, understandings, and skills acquired to //__//_//

__**Essential Question **//Big, broad open question not subject specific //__ Consider the uniqueness and similarities of their class. And what would be the differences and similaries with students in another part of the world.

__**Enduring Understanding: **// What do you hope students to remember 10 years from now? //__ how to learn from the power of other peoples stories.

__**Unit Questions: **//Open questions – subject specific //__ What makes a biography interesting? How is my life like others?

__**Content/Guiding Questions: **//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Closed questions – fact finding //__ What is a good interview question?

__**<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">How will you know they know it? **//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Formative & Summative Assessment Strategies of content //__//and __skills__//

<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Formative Assessments:

questions that they would like to ask.Give them a few basic, then have them build a set of their own. <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Summative Assessments:


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Performance Assessment Task – G.R.A.S.P.S. __**


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Goal: **//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The “hook” //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">– //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Your task is… ////<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">an ////<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">engaging introduction that kids can connect with – the “real world” situation //

Use the skills learned exploring other biographies to learn more about fellow students

reporters, prospective employers in an interview?
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The Role **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> - //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Who does this kind of work or problem solving in the “real world?” //

Their class teacher
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The Audience – **//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Who will you present your product to (other than the teacher)? //


 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The Situation – **//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">More details on the goal //

pair up students with classmates that are not a close friEnd.

their final video
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">The product **<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;"> – //<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">What would you turn in to your boss? //

Accurately define a biography, develop list of interview questions, use camera to video interview, create a video from the raw footage.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif;">Standards & Criteria for Success – **//<span style="font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Rubric criteria – what is expected? Should align with learning goals //