8th grade ELL Civics MMS Alyssa Eisler

Title: Introduction to Public Service Announcements Description (1-2 sentences): This lesson will introduce Public Service Announcements by finding examples and identifying the message of them. Students will later apply these concepts in the creation of their own class Public Service Announcement. Subject: ELL Civics Instruction time: 45 minutes Students level by grade: 8th grade Standard(s) to be addressed: With prompting and support, read informational texts appropriately complex for grade (Iowa Core Reading Standard for Reading Informational Text grade 1) With guidance and support from adults, focus on a topic, respond to questions and suggestions from peers, and add details to strengthen writing as needed (Iowa Core W.1.5) Identify the main topic and retell key details of a text (Iowa Core RI.1.2) Ask and answer questions about key details in a text read aloud or information presented orally or through other media (Iowa Core SL.1.2)

Resources used in this lesson (use correct citation): Adcouncil.org Note-taking guide

Learning Objectives that meet the standard(s) above (no more than three objective objectives): Recognize genre/medium (PSA) Identify details from the video (text)

Essential questions for this lesson: How does a Public Service Announcement provide useful information?

Type of instructional method(s) used in this lesson: Direct Instruction students take notes on PSA introduction (Lesson Procedure 1) Discussion Independent Research time Gradual Release of Responsibility I do, we do, you do

Lesson ProceduresList carefully and completely (What will the students do?): 1. What is a Public Service Announcement? -definition - opinion - issue - what it is not (explore non-examples: newspaper ads, commercials) 2. Example of PSA -go to adcouncil.org and show students on the projector - watch example of reading (PSA for read.gov John Carter story) Class Poll: How do you feel about reading? Discuss message Adventure, new worlds, new friends 3. Fill out the first box of note-taking guide together Topic/Issue Message: What did you hear? What are the key words in the message? 4. Watch a second example: students choose LeBron James and high school drop-out prevention Inspire/Support/Share 5. Independent PSA exploration students will now fill in details for TWO PSAs on their own remind them to watch each video at least twice to gather all of the information individual computer work time in class

Technology needed for this lesson to be successful: Computer and projector Computers for all students to use

Adaptations needed to meet student needs: Definitions and examples of key terms associated with PSAs Extended time

Thinking strategies used in this lesson: Think Aloud model how a good reader (viewer) thinks about a text (video) while reading (viewer)

Assignment (what happens after the lesson; if no assignment, write none): Completion of note-taking guide find two examples of a PSA on your own and identify the details

Assessment of objectives for today (how do you know what students learned?): Completion of note-taking guide with appropriate responses (collected and graded) Check in with students during research time, questioning (summative assessment)