Essential Question: How do you create an effective informational vlog?

Agenda:
1. Read I Am Malala Chapter 15: "Leaving the Valley", page 176-185

Reading Journal:

• Make one connection to what you read in this chapter (cite textual evidence).
• List the most important line or passage in this chapter and justify why it's the most important (include textual evidence). 
• Ask one question that shows a deeper understanding of what you read. Justify why your question is a good one. 

2. Vlog Requirements:
Requirements: 

• length 3-5 minutes
• must be informational
• should be on one of your topics from your letter to your representative
• must contain at least one infographic
• must contain at least five cited sources of information

Your schedule for this assignment is as follows: 

1. Tuesday, December 12: Research (information, data, pictures) -- DONE
2. Thursday, December 14: Outline, storyboard, and script vlog -- DONE
3. Monday, December 18: iMovie tutorial; start working on vlog
4. Wednesday, December 20: Continue working on vlog
5. Tuesday, January 2: Finish and upload vlog
6. Thursday, January 4: View and evaluate vlog

Other sites you can use:

• Adobe Spark
• WeVideo

4. Begin work on your vlog.

5. Exit Ticket:

• What did you accomplish today? (Be specific. This is where you are showing me that you have earned today's participation points.)
• What did you struggle with and how did you deal with it?
• What are your next steps?

Assignments:

• Reading Journal: I Am Malala Chapter 15
• Exit Ticket

Essential Question: How do you create an effective informational vlog?

Agenda:
1. Read I Am Malala Chapter 14: "A Funny Kind of Peace", pages 165-175

Reading Journal:

• Make one connection to what you read in this chapter (cite textual evidence).
• List the most important line or passage in this chapter and justify why it's the most important (include textual evidence). 
• Ask one question that shows a deeper understanding of what you read. Justify why your question is a good one. 

2. Vlog Requirements:
Requirements: 

• length 3-5 minutes
• must be informational
• should be on one of your topics from your letter to your representative
• must contain at least one infographic
• must contain at least five cited sources of information

Your schedule for this assignment is as follows: 

1. Tuesday, December 12: Research (information, data, pictures) -- DONE
2. Thursday, December 14: Outline, storyboard, and script vlog -- DONE
3. Monday, December 18: iMovie tutorial; start working on vlog
4. Wednesday, December 20: Continue working on vlog
5. Tuesday, January 2: Finish and upload vlog
6. Thursday, January 4: View and evaluate vlog

3. New to iMovie? Watch this tutorial:

Other sites you can use:

• Adobe Spark
• WeVideo

4. Begin work on your vlog.

5. Exit Ticket:

• What did you accomplish today? (Be specific. This is where you are showing me that you have earned today's participation points.)
• What did you struggle with and how did you deal with it?
• What are your next steps?

Assignments:

• Reading Journal: I Am Malala Chapter 14
• Exit Ticket

Essential Question: How do you use short, sustained research to create effective, informational vlogs?

Agenda:
1. Read I Am Malala Chapter 13: "The Diary of Gul Makai", pages 154-165

Reading Journal:

• Make one connection to what you read in this chapter (cite textual evidence).
• List the most important line or passage in this chapter and justify why it's the most important (include textual evidence). 
• Ask one question that shows a deeper understanding of what you read. Justify why your question is a good one. 

2. Finish your Vlog Research.

3. Storyboard and script your vlog with your group. Fill in as many of the blanks of this document as you can. Be specific in your outline.

4. Exit Ticket:

• What was the most interesting bit of information you learned while researching your topic?
• How are you planning to make your vlog creative and interesting?
• What other materials will you need to create your vlog?
• What else do you need to do before you are ready to start filming and creating your vlog next period?

Assignments:
Submit all of the following (do this in a shared document if you are in a group):

• Reading Journal
• Vlog Research
• Vlog Storyboard
• Exit Ticket

Essential Question: What sources will you use to provide evidence for your informational vlog?

Agenda:
1. Read I Am Malala, Chapter 12 "The Bloody Square", pages 147-153.

• Make one connection to what you read in this chapter (cite textual evidence).
• List the most important line or passage in this chapter and justify why it's the most important (include textual evidence). 
• Ask one question that shows a deeper understanding of what you read. Justify why your question is a good one. 

2. Vlog Assignment: 
With a partner or groups up to three, decide on an informational video blog topic (you may use any of the topics you covered in your letters to your representatives or come up with a new topic). 

Requirements: 

• length 3-5 minutes
• must be informational
• should be on one of your topics from your letter to your representative
• must contain at least one infographic
• must contain at least five cited sources of information

Your schedule for this assignment is as follows: 

1. Tuesday, December 12: Research (information, data, pictures) 
2. Thursday, December 14: Outline, storyboard, and script vlog
3. Monday, December 18: iMovie tutorial; start working on vlog
4. Wednesday, December 20: Continue working on vlog
5. Tuesday, January 2: Finish and upload vlog
6. Thursday, January 4: View and evaluate vlog

3. With your partner(s) [up to three people max], decide and sign up for a topic for your vlog, then complete the Vlog Research list here. 

4. Exit Ticket: Add the following notes to your shared research document:

• Why did you choose the topic you decided on?
• How did you check the credibility of your sources?
• How are your planning to work effectively as a group? Have you split/delegated any roles?
• What are three major questions you hope to answer in your vlog?

Assignments:

• Reading Journal
• Vlog Research (shared document)
• Exit Ticket

Essential Question: What is a vlog and how can you use research to keep it informational?

Agenda: 

Take this survey from the Counselling Center

1. Read "I Am Malala" Chapter 11 "The Clever Class" pages 134-145.

Reading Journal:

• Make one connection to what you read in this chapter (cite textual evidence).
• List the most important line or passage in this chapter and justify why it's the most important (include textual evidence). 
• Ask one question that shows a deeper understanding of what you read. Justify why your question is a good one. 

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2. Watch the following vlog:

3. Write a five-minute response to this vlog. What are your thoughts on this topic? What new information did you learn?

4. Answer the following questions about the vlog above or one you really like:

• What is this vlog doing well?
• What could this vlog improve?
• What are essentials of creating a good vlog?

5. Grade Checks and work on missing assingments. 

Assignments:

• Reading Journal
• Vlog response
• Notes on vlogs

Essential Question: What are the components of an effective informational vlog and how can you create one for your chosen social issue?

Agenda:
1. Read I Am Malala Chapter 11: "The Clever Class" pages 135-146.

Reading Journal: 

• Make one connection (text-to-self, text-to-text or text-to-world) to anything you read in this chapter. Include why you made this connection.
• List the line or passage you consider most important in this chapter. Include textual evidence and justify your choice.
• List one question that shows your deeper understanding of the chapter you just read. Justify why it is a good question that helps develop deeper thinking skills.

2. Watch the following vlogs on the cost of college:

3. For 5 minutes, write a response to this vlog, include your opinion on this issue. Share-in: You have 3 minutes to share your response within your group.
Share-out: Have one representative of your group summarize what your group discussed and share it with the class. 

4. Discussion: What makes a vlog effective? 

• What is each vlogger doing well in their vlog? 
• What could they improve? 
• Based on this, what are components of an effective, engaging vlog? 

5. Informational Vlog Assignment
With a partner or groups up to three, decide on an informational video blog topic (you may use any of the topics you covered in your letter to your representative or come up with a new topic). 

Requirements: 

• length 2-3 minutes
• must be informational
• should be on one of your tops for your letter
• must contain at least one infographic
• must contain at least five cited sources of information

Your schedule for this assignment is as follows: 

1. Tuesday, December 12: Research (information, data, pictures)
2. Thursday, December 14: Vlog outline and story board due
3. Monday, December 18: Adobe Spark/iMovie tutorial, begin working on vlog
4. Wednesday, December 20: Continue producing vlog
5. Tuesday, January 2: Finish and upload vlog
6. Thursday, January 4: View and evaluate vlog

6. Grade Checks and work on missing assignments.

Assignments:

• Reading Journal
• Vlog Response
• Notes on what makes a vlog effective

Essential Question: How do you write a persuasive letter to your representative to urge them to take action regarding your chosen issue?

Agenda:

1. Read I AM MALALA Ch. 10 "Toffee, Tennis Balls, and the Buddhas of Swat" (p. 123-134)

2. Finish rough drafting your letter to your representative and check it through both Grammarly and Hemingway.

3. Spend 15 minutes polishing and tightening your writing. Check every sentence for anything you could say in fewer words or in more precise language. Make sure you have used at least three sources to back up your claim.

4. Self-Assess your work. Copy/paste the Letter to Representative Rubric into the bottom of your document, then assess and score yourself for each category. Be honest about your scoring and on the bottom, explain why you gave yourself the score you did in 3-5 sentences.

5. Using the rubric, ask two others to give you feedback on your letter. Use comments and suggestions to do this.

6. Polish your letter. Make sure to double-check it against the Letter to Representative Rubric.

7. Format your letter: 12 pt. Times New Roman, single-spaced. Include your and your representative's contact info (typically their contact info at the top, and your contact information [name, email, and address] after your closing.

​Send the letter/email/use your representative's contact form and take a screen shot of your sent confirmation.

Add your screenshot into the bottom of your draft (copy/paste) and submit your letter on Canvas.

Assignments:

• Submit the final, edited and polished version of your Letter to Representative (include the screenshot showing that you sent it) on Canvas

Essential Question: How do you write a persuasive letter to your representative to urge them to take action regarding your chosen issue?

Agenda:
1. Read I Am Malala Chapter 9 "Radio Mullah" (p. 111-122)

Reading Journal: After reading this chapter, do the following:

• Make one connection and talk about why you connected to this. (Include textual evidence)
• List one important detail (include textual evidence) and explain how it is important for this chapter.
• Ask one question and explain why this question is important for your understanding of this chapter.

2. Check your claim in your letter to yoru representative. Make sure to follows these guidelines:

• Claims are statements, not questions
• Your claim should be specific and show your knowledge of the subject matter
• Your claim should answer the following questions:
  • Who do you want to do something?
  • What do you want them to do?
  • When do you want them to do it?
  • Where do you want them to do it?
    • Example: I am writing you (who) to vote no on the upcoming tax bill (what) on Friday, December 1 (when) at Congress (where).
• Your claim should go against the status quo (current beliefs, policies, rules, behavior or institutions) to create controversy
• An effective claim should promote a pro/con argument
• Try to sum up your claim in one sentence; use no more than 25-30 words.

3. Example Claims:
Note whether these claims are effective or not. List everything that is going wrong/well with the claims below:

1. I am writing to urge you to pass measures to end poverty across the United States.
2. I urge you to vote yes on the upcoming bill to levy a bond to increase property taxes to benefit school improvement.
3. You should impeach Trump. 

4. How to cite sources in your letter: Check and highlight sources used in the latest issue of The Warrior Ledger.

5. Finish the rough draft of your letter to your representative.

6. Exit Ticket: Comment on the following areas in your letter:

• Highlight one area that you feel is the most effective in your letter. Comment with what specifically is effective and going well.
• Highlight and comment on two areas that you need to improve. List some ways to improve this.

Assignments:

• Reading Journal
• Claim Examples
• Highlights of Sources in The Warrior Ledger (take a picture of sources you highlighted and insert them into your document)
• Finished draft of your letter
• Exit Ticket​