Jenny+Rhoadarmer

 Jenny Rhoadarmer Summer 2009 Cybercamp Project Proposal Unit Design: Who am I, and who do I want to be?

Introduction: I teach language arts at Westview Middle School. I love teaching language arts because I love seeing students get excited about reading and writing, speaking and listening. To teach these skills to students, I try to wrap them around something they care about or something they are interested in. Therefore, I am designing a unit around one of their favorite subjects, themselves. In this unit students will explore three guiding questions: 1.What defines a person’s identity?; 2. In what ways can identity be obtained?; 3. How can identity change? Through answering these questions, students will learn to read and write critically as well as consider for themselves who they are, and who they want to be.





Resources: Anthology – 7th Grade text Autobiographies – various people Internet – websites on immigration, cultural heritage __House on Mango Street__ by Sandra Cisneros __How to Write your Life Story__ by Ralph Fletcher Fiction books for literature circles

Technology Features (to acquire, create, or learn how to use): [|Inspiration 8 Software]  – for planning and organizing this unit, as well as use for students to organize their work [|Wikis]  – for students to use to compile their work [|Virtual Campus]  - for students to check in for assignments, rubrics, help, etc. [|Digital Story Telling]  – for students’ final project  Personal Goal: By the end of the summer, I would like to have this unit planned and have all the resources in place. I will work this summer to finish setting up my Virtual Campus site, understand Virtual Storytelling, and have all student materials completed.

Student Goal: I want the technology aspects of this unit to enhance, improve, and solidify student learning.