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 * Patricia Hand**//-O'Maley Middle School, Gloucester MA Grade 6 ELA/SS//
 * Mary Beth Quinn**-//O'Maley Middle School, Gloucester MA Grade 6 ELA//
 * Michelle Eastman**- //JFK Middle School, Northampton MA Grade 6 ELA/Math//
 * Julie Spencer-Robinson**-//JFK Middle School, Northampton MA Grade 6 ELA/SS//

**How can students use digital technologies to understand what a biography is, what good interview questions are, and to create a biography of a classmate?**
__**Our Glog (Final Product):**__ http://omaley.edu.glogster.com/glog-6682-2000/

__**Julie Spencer-Robinson and Michelle Eastman's Lesson Plan**__

Students read examples of interviews in print and online. They then identified characteristics of good interview questions and answers. Students were randomly assigned interview partners, and then they developed ten good interview questions. They interviewed one another and wrote down their answers. The teacher showed students an example of a glog, pointing out the chunks of text, the graphics that complemented the information, the clip of an uploaded song, and the overall composition of the blog. Students then went to work on their own glogs about their partners. About three-quarters of the way through, the class generated a rubric for assessing the glogs. This was a lively, informed, and collaborative process. The rubric included elements of writing, use of technological tools, and authentic reflection of the interview subject. Students then finished working on their glogs, had them edited by the teacher, and finally presented them to the class. || || Performance Task List: What is a biography? Watch Brainpop video. Read "Justice At Last" by Geoffrey Ward and Ken Burns and "The Pigman and Me" by Paul Zindel in the Prentice Hall Literature Anthology Copper Level Identify elements of a biography. What are good interview questions? Visit example glog to read, watch, and listen to interviews.. Read list of questions on glog. Visit storycorps.org to view examples of interview theses. Interview partner. Develop glog on glogster.com. P. Hand M. Quinn We were unable to get to Glogster at O'Maley Middle School. To improvise we purchased Key Note App for our IPads. After reading a biography on Jackie Robinson students created slide shows using figurative language to demonstrate who Jackie Robinson was on and off the field and how he changed America. Glog should include: ___ Title__ _ Thesis statement or quote from interview ___ Biographical information about classmate__ _ Photo ___ Video clip My life is every moment of my life. It is not a culmination of the past. [|Hugh Leonard] All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better. [|Ralph Waldo Emerson] Biography - a system in which the contradictions of a human life are unified. [|Jose Ortega Y Gasset] http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1625198,00.html
 * Using a Glog to Introduce a Classmate**


 * Great questions for anyone**
 * What was the happiest moment of your life? The saddest?
 * Who was the most important person in your life? Can you tell me about him or her?
 * Who has been the biggest influence on your life? What lessons did that person teach you?
 * Who has been the kindest to you in your life?
 * It’s been said that after they pass away, the most important people in our lives “live within us.” Is there anyone from your past that lives within you?
 * What are the most important lessons you’ve learned in life?
 * What is your earliest memory?
 * Are there any words of wisdom you’d like to pass along to me?
 * What are you proudest of in your life?
 * When in life have you felt most alone?
 * How has your life been different than what you’d imagined?
 * How would you like to be remembered?
 * Do you have any regrets?
 * What does your future hold?
 * Is there anything that you’ve never told me but want to tell me now?
 * Is there something about me that you’ve always wanted to know but have never asked?

Growing up

 * When and where were you born?
 * Where did you grow up?
 * What was it like?
 * Who are your parents?
 * What are your parents like?
 * How is your relationship with your parents?
 * Do you have any siblings? What are they like?
 * What is your best memory of childhood? Worst?
 * Do you have a nickname? How’d you get it?
 * Who were your best friends? What were they like?
 * How would you describe a perfect day when you were young?
 * What did you think your life would be like when you were older?
 * Do you have any favorite stories from your childhood?

Family heritage

 * What is your ethnic background?
 * Where is your mom’s family from? Where is your dad’s family from?
 * Have you ever been there? What was that experience like?
 * What traditions have been passed down in your family?
 * Who are your favorite relatives?
 * Do you remember any of the stories they used to tell you?
 * What are the classic family stories? Jokes? Songs?

Team 6

Question: How can students use digital technologies to understand what a biography is and what good interview questions are, and to create a biography of a classmate?

coming up with goood interview questions to get to know Sharing information Interviewing a classmate Using digital tools Introducing to a wider audience

Characterization with summer reading on Fake Book (When you Reach Me)

What kind of information is included in a Good Biography? What are good questions for an interview to write a good biography?

What is a biography?

BRAIN POP! / IN PLAIN ENGLISH