EDUC 526

Lesson Plan
Author: Meredith Clark-Lewis
Teacher:
Mrs. Clark-Lewis

Lesson Title:
All About Sharks: Expository Writing

Grade Level: 3
Creating a Wordle
Subject: Language
Arts, Science
Time frame:
45 minutes
(1 day)

Student Learning Outcomes (Goals): Utilizing key words, facts, and details from day fours
lesson on highlighting key details, students will create a Wordle image with the use of their
Chromebooks. Students will also have the opportunity to participate in an online poll to
conclude this weeks lesson with the use of their Chromebooks.

Objectives

Students will review text features.

Students will identify key details.

Students will use Chromebooks to create a

Wordle.
Elements to be identified are:

Understanding informational text

Identifying text features

Content and Technology STANDARDS

CA California Common Core State Standards (2012)
Subject: English Language Arts & Literacy in History/Social
Studies, Science, and Technical Subjects
Grade: 3
Content Area: Informational Text K5
Strand: Writing
Domain: Text Types and Purposes
Standard:
2. Write informative/explanatory texts to
examine a topic and convey ideas and
information clearly

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Locating text features in an informational text

Highlighting key details
Creating a Wordle image

Technology Standards:
1. Creativity and innovation
Students demonstrate creative thinking, construct knowledge,
and develop innovative products and processes using
technology.
a. Apply existing knowledge to generate new ideas, products,
or processes

Materials: Non-Digital

Materials: Digital

Facts About Sharks handout

Chromebooks
SmartBoard
Internet

Procedure:
1. Have students take out their About Sharks handout: About Sharks Handout
2. Pass out Chromebooks to the students and guide them with turning them on and
how to get to the internet home page.
3. Discuss with the students what a Wordle is. A description of a wordle can be

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found here: http://www.wordle.net
4. Demonstrate on the SmartBoard, how to type in a web address in the browser
bar. Guide students to the following website: http://www.wordle.net/
5. Show students an example of a Wordle. An example of a wordle image can be
found here: Wordle Example . The Wordles that the students create will not be
in the shape of a shark, like the example portrays.
6. Guide students to the create page on Wordle.net. Show them how to type in
the words, facts, and important details from the About Sharks handout, in
order to create the Wordle image.
7. Have students begin working individually to type in words on their
Chromebooks.
8. Circulate the classroom to make sure students are doing this activity correctly
and to assist as necessary.

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Lesson Plan
Author: Meredith Clark-Lewis