LORD OF THE FLIES CAMPAIGN PRESENTATION LESSON

Class: Language Arts 10 (4)

Three-Day Lesson

OBJECTIVES:

1.SWBAT evaluate the qualities of a good leader and synthesize qualities as they create a campaign presentation.

2.SWBAT work cooperatively in a group to complete an assignment.

MICHIGAN ELA CONTENT STANDARDS:

5.1

5.3

MICHIGAN TECHNOLOGY STANDARDS:

2.3

2.4

3.2

TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION: 

PowerPoint and laptops.

OPENER:

Journal writing:What makes a good leader?What qualities do you look for in a leader?

PROCEDURE:

1.Volunteers share answers to quick-write.Focus questions:Is a good leader compassionate, strong, charismatic, attractive, intelligent, “one of us,” etc.Does he have a special ability to lead? 

2.Working in groups of four, students decide whom they would choose for leader (Jack or Ralph) based on what they have read in Lord of the Flies thus far.Once the group has decided, they then create a campaign presentation in PowerPoint for their candidate.Each member of the group must create 2 slides, one slide stating an important quality of a leader and why it is important, and one slide citing examples from the text of their candidate exhibiting that leadership quality.In addition, each group must choose one member to fill the role of data entry person.The data entry person from each group will be responsible for creating a title slide and an introductory slide.This person will also help group members who are not as familiar with using Power Point.

3.Begin creating campaign presentations in PowerPoint.All individuals give their two slides (written on paper) to data entry person.I will check for this.

4.Remind students to have list of each member’s name and leadership quality chosen to hand me before presenting the campaign the day after tomorrow.

5.Students continue to create campaign in PowerPoint on second day of the lesson.The class has 9 computers to work on and 7 groups of 4 students, so students must take turns.This explains the need for a data entry person.

6.On the third day, students present their campaigns.Each group has 5 minutes to present while the other students must take notes on what they liked and what they thought could be improved with each presentation.

CLOSURE (and Evaluation of Student Progress):

I evaluated this exercise based on 50% content and 50% presentation and visuals.The content of most was good, although some had more difficulty applying the text to their heroic quality.Visually, I was able to assess that I needed to talk about cohesiveness in a group presentation and the use of clear, readable graphics.Some of the fonts chosen were difficult to read or the type was too light on the background they used.Another problem was the discrepancy between the backgrounds of the slides used.Within one group, each member used a different layout and background for the slide.This made the presentation harder to follow than the groups whose consistent layout allowed for a smooth transition between slides.