Well,+What+Do+you+Think+About+That?

Grade Level: ninth grade

Unit:     Romeo and Juliet

Assignment type: Check for understanding, and gives students a voice on the subject.

Lesson objectives (include 2 or 3):
 * Student will understand Complex texts require analysis
 * Student will be able to develop critical thought and share with class
 * Student will understand critical thought can take many paths and has many different forms.

Time required to complete this lesson: fifteen minutes

<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">Title of lesson: Well, What Do You Think About That?

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<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"> Description of lesson. This allows students to post to a class site and share thoughts on what they have just read. Such a format will allow the students to be virtually anywhere and finish the assignment. The teacher will send out an essential question, or a question concerning the exact reading assignment. When student receive that message, they will know what to keep in mind while reading the text. By knowing what to look for, the student will gain a better understanding of the action in the text.

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<span style="margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;"><span style="font: normal normal normal 12px/normal 'Times New Roman'; letter-spacing: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-top: 0px;">The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: This allows students to complete their homework where ever they are and to check in on assignments or questions.