PROCEDURE

Anticipatory Set

Words will Encourage Me Graffiti Poster

Using various of modern and appropriate grade-level magazines, students will work in their team group (of four) to create a Graffiti Poster of words that represents a 4^th grader.

Teaching Procedures

1. Anticipatory Set
2. Pre-Assessment: View Blog Entries and analyze it's purpose as a class discussion.
3. Students will define what is a blog, using the class discussion.
4. In their team group, students will make a list of attributes of a Blog Page.
5. As a class, we will review All About a Blog,
   - Blogging Rules
   - Blog Rubric
   - How to Set-Up a Blog
6. Individually, students will create Self-Portrait Collage.
7. In partners, listen to a variety of age-appropriate music that relates in the meaning of one's self being stress-free. Stress-Free Music Selection
8. Students will individually complete a draft of their personal Blog using a Template aligned to the Blog Rubric (Extra Features), using their Self-Portrait Collage as a Page Background Image and embedding their Stress-Free Music using mixpod.com.
9. Students will keep daily journals about topics relating to Self-Worth in their personal daily logs.
10. Students will begin composing daily blog entries that are accurate, interesting, and relevant to the theme of their blog (Self-Worth), with the help of daily topics.
11. Finally, students will use the Blog Rubric to evaluate their personal blogs and a partner.

Closure

“This is ME World!”

Students will showcase their Blog and share their experiences for their families, school, and community on “Family Night.”