Anticipatory Set: Learning new vocabulary is essential to being an effective reader and writer. By learning this vocabulary, the students will not only understand the story better but they will also have a broader span of knowledge with which to write a computer-generated report.

Pre-skill: Students have read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone .

Materials:

• 1 computer with monitor that projects for whole class to see,
  
• copy of Harry Potter book,
  
• dictionary (for reference)
  
• PowePoint Presentation Example Available at: http://edpsych.ed.sc.edu/caw/harrypotter/harryvocab/index.htm

Delivering Instruction/ Model and Lead: Procedures

• The teacher will introduce the activity by referring to previous vocabulary activities.

• The teacher will start the presentation and the students will be instructed to sit in pairs. Students will be provided with a printed copy of the presentation after the activity therefore no writing is required in this part. Students will raise their hand to provide the meaning of the word and their partner will provide a sentence.

• The teacher will go over the meaning of each new word and point out where the words were used in the book to enhance context skills.

Guided Practice/ Lead and Test:

• Each pair of students will use the book provide one more vocabulary word, definitions and sentences. Depending on the size of the group and time available each pair may have time to add another word.

• As a group the teacher will model how insert a new page in PowerPoint, add the word, create a new page, write the definition and a sentence.

• The teacher and students may come up with a second sentence for each word together.

Independent Practice/ Test:

• The teacher will ask the students to pick two of the new words learned.

• In pairs, the students will be asked to use the two words chosen in sentences about Harry Potter or any other character from the Harry Potter book.

• The teacher will ask the groups to share their sentences and the class will compile a sentence list to copy and use later in the Harry Potter thematic unit.

• Throughout the day, students will be able to add in new pages to the slide show with a word, definition and sentences.

Formative Evaluation: First, the teacher will monitor the students’ answers during the guided practice activity. Then, the teacher will go around and check to make sure that the pairs are using the new words in the correct context of their sentences. The students will be evaluated on their participation in the activity and their understanding of the new vocabulary words as demonstrated by the use of them in sentences.

Extension Activity: 1- Students can record each sentence and definition. 2-The students will save their new vocabulary lists as well as the sentence list compiled by the students in order to use later in the project. For example, the students could use these new words in any of the sentence writing activities and/or the computer-generated report.(Although this is listed as an extension activity, it is suggested that the teacher will make this a mandatory part of the unit.)

Accommodations: Students with visual difficulties will be allowed to sit closer to the monitor to see the presentation. The students will be given written as well as oral directions. The students who have weaker writing and vocabulary comprehension skills will be paired with students who have stronger skills. For students with severe writing difficulties, the teacher will allow the students to record their words and sentences onto a tape recorder and allow the tape to be saved in their unit folder. Alternative programs may be used instead of PowerPoint: Hyperstudio with Blabbermouth will provide speech feedback for the text or Buildability from Don Johnston will read all text the students type.