JLepper

= Type your goals below for the 09-10 School Year and use this area to also reflect on your progress towards achieving these goals. =

1. To use voice tread in my classroom this year 2. To create SMARTboard lessons for the different 8th grade units

= Please share a successful technology integrated lesson this year. (You can definitely share more than 1 if you like!) = = //(Please follow the format below)// =
 * Your Name and Team and Subject Area:**
 * Lesson Plan:** //(Short Version)//
 * Reflections:** //(How would you change the lesson, what went right, what would you change?)

We are currently studying the differences between Narrative, Expository, and a Persuasive pieces. We already used different pieces of writing, so Diane and I decided to do song lyrics to help the students decipher between the three. We picked 6 different songs and had the students explain what type of writing the song is and why. Then the students got to use their IPODs and the computers to pick their own song lyrics. After they picked the song they had to explain the type of writing it is and why. We shared these with the class.

This lesson went extremely well. The students were responsible with their IPODs and with the song choices. Students were engaged and excited. It also helped the students see the differences between the 3 types of writing; especially expository and narrative.//