Lesson Plan 1 for Timber and Rail

Cabell County Forestry and Rail Transport Lesson One

Title: Trail of Trees

Grade level(s):  (9)

Subjects:  English/Language Arts, Science, and Physical Education

Learner Outcomes: 
·         Students will be able to identify trees based on their leaves and bark.
·         Students will be able to write a script and take photos for a digital story.
·         Students will be able to use software to edit and produce a digital story.
·         Students will be able to add music and voice-overs to a digital story.
·         Students improve their physical fitness by walking the HHS fitness trail.  

Duration of Lesson: 11-12 Class Periods

Materials:  Tree Identification Books, Camera,   

Technology Tools/Courseware:  Computer, Internet, Word, Corel Video Software, Microphone, C Map Software, Vimeo.com 

Teacher Notes: 
  • No safety or health factors beyond care in walking on fitness trail.
  • There are no special requirements.
  • The setting is the classroom and school grounds.

Procedures: 
Lesson One:
Day One
·         Introduce unit and assess prior knowledge using C Map software to produce a concept map of the Key Terms.
·         Show Session One of Forestry and Rail classes.
                                                                        Key Terms
Digital Story                           Voice Over                  Time Line                    Compound Leaves
Coniferous Tree                      Deciduous Tree           Simple Leaves             Copyright
            Day Two
·         Students start to walk the HHS Fitness Trail photographing and identifying the trees that line the trail.
·         Students continue to walk the Fitness Trail photographing and identifying trees.
·         Students continue to walk the Fitness Trail photographing and identifying trees.
            Day Three
·         Students classify trees as coniferous or deciduous.
·         Students update their C Maps from Day One to improve the relationship among Key Terms.
            Day Four
·         Introduce students to digital story video format by playing 2-3 examples.
·         Introduce students to Corel Video editing software.
           
Day Five
·         Students add photos to Corel photograph library to be used in digital story.
·         Students start moving photographs into Corel Timeline.
            Day 6
·         Students continue adding photos to the timeline
·         Students begin writing script for voice over narration.
            Day 7
·         Students continue writing script and recording voice overs on their stories.
            Day 8
·         Students continue writing script and recording voice overs.
·         Students search Freemusic.com for background music for digital story.
            Day 9
·         Students continue adding music to their digital stories.
·         Students prepare final version of their digital stories.
            Day 10
·         Students critique each other’s stories.
·         Students revise and finalize their videos.
            Day 11
·         Students play the final version of their videos for the class.
·         Students upload their videos to Vimeo.com.
            Day 12
·         Students prepare the final version of their C Map concept maps.

Modifications:  Each lesson will be modified to comply with individual education plans.

Enrichment Activities:  Students may add more types of trees to their stories and/or add videos to their digital story.

Evaluation/Assessment:        Formative assessment will be by concept map and by checklist.
                                                Summative assessment will be by rubric for the digital story.
                                                Summative assessment will be by quiz.

West Virginia CSO’s:  SC.O.ENV.1.1, SC.O.ENV.2.9, ELA.9.W.C10.3, ELA.9.W.C11.2,
ELA.9.W.C12.1, ELA.9.SL.C13.2, PE.HS.1.03
Common Core Standards:
Reading - L.3.1f, L.3.3a, L.4.1g, L.5.1d, L.4.3a, L.7.3a
References: 
a)      Cabell County Forestry and Rail class
b)      Student resources

Author:  :  Carla Snell
                Huntington High School
                1 Highlander Way
                Huntington, WV 25701     
                ctracy@access.k12.wv.us
                hhs.cabe.k12.wv.us/

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