6th Grade Orientation

Lesson Plan Title: HMS 6th Grade Orientation

Concept / Topic To Teach: Publication Class: Media Presentation for 6th Grade Orientation

Standards Addressed:
Montana K-12 Information Literacy/Library Media
Content Standard 1: Students identify the task and determine the resources needed.
Content Standard 2: Students locate sources, use information, and present findings.
Content Standard 5: Students pursue personal interests through literature and other creative expressions.

General Goal(s): Publication Students will create a video to share with incoming 5th grade students to ease their concerns about entering middle school. Videos will be taken interviewing teachers and staff at the school introducing themselves and explaining what they do in their classes. Other videos of activities throughout the building to explain what goes on at the middle school.

Specific Objectives: Student will write inteviews of teachers, videotape and create a final product for informational purposes to incoming 5th grade students.

Required Materials: Flip Cameras, Computer with iMovie and iDVD software.

Step-By-Step Procedures:
1. Divide students into groups of 2 or 3.
2. Students write an interview for teachers and staff.
3. Students interview teachers and staff one at a time on camera.
4. Download video to the computer.
5. Organize videos and other photos and informational slides into a video format using iMovie software.
6. Export iMovie to iDVD.
7. Burn DVD’s to share with 5th grade teachers.
8. Ask 5th grade teachers to show the video the day prior to their onsite visit to the middle school.

Closure: Ask 5th grade teachers to show the video the day prior to their onsite visit to the middle school.

Assessment: 5th grade teachers will complete a survey evaluating the final presentation after students have viewed the videos created by middle school students. The middle school students will read the surveys and reflect on improvements necessary for an improved presentation for the following year. This will be an annual project.