Humanities Homework Help

Part 1

Using a presentation tool such as Emaze, Prezi, Glogster, Educreations, PowerPoint, SlideDog, Powtoon, GoAnimate, etc., create an interactive 3-4 minute lesson for students.

The lesson must include:

2 learning objectives, an entry event to engage students from the start, a student activity, a way to assess student comprehension (formative assessment) and a closing

Rubric: Includes 2 clear learning objectives that align to standards. Entry event is engaging and there is an explanation of how students will be involved. Student activity effectively aligns with the learning objectives. The activity includes technology integration. Formative assessment effectively capture student comprehension of the learning objectives. Closing activity effectively wraps up the lesson.

Part 2

Create a comic using a web 2.0 tool of your choice to teach your students how to be good digital citizens. Some choices for tools to use for creating a comic or storytelling include Make Beliefs Comix, Pixton, Comic Life , ToonDoo, Comic Master, or any other website/tool of your choice.

Pick an area of digital citizenship that pertains to the student population you will be teaching. Areas that you may choose from include, but are not limited to: cyber bullying, netiquette, plagiarism, piracy, internet safety. Use a comic strip tool to teach your students about your topic. Your comic must include a minimum of three characters.

You will be graded on: Relevance: how relevant is the comic strip in increasing the understanding of the topic Presentation and design: how interesting is the design of the comic strip? It should have at least 4 panels. Story-telling: does the comic strip have a clear start, middle and end? Is the message that the comic strip trying to tell clear? Multiple characters should be interacting. Originality: how original is the story?

Rubric: The comic strip is relevant and effective in increasing the understanding the topic selected. The presentation and design of the comic strip is interesting and has at least four panels. The comic strip has a clear beginning, middle and end. It includes at least four characters. Writing is based on an original idea or uncommon theme.