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of 15 Fourth Grade English Language Arts Overview You are a website designer that has just been asked to create profile pages for a group of Greek gods! Students will explore concepts related to literature, foundational skills, language, speaking & listening, and writing.

of 15 Table of Contents PBL Problem Guide PBL Resources Student Problem Key Facts Need to Knows/Learning Issues Additional Information Hypotheses Learning Issue Resource Guide Final Product/Writing Guide Rubric 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14

of 15 PBL Problem Guide Timeframe This lesson plan will take approximately 1.5 hours. Step-by-step guide Put students into teams of three to five members. Ask for a volunteer to read the STUDENT PROBLEM aloud [page 6]. As a whole group, ask students to list What We Know [FACTS, page 7]. The facilitator will read several excerpts from Percy Jackson's Greek Gods by Rick Riordan. Have each team create a list of What We Need to Know [NEED TO KNOWS & LEARNING ISSUES, page 8]. Have each team begin a list of POSSIBLE HYPOTHESES [page 11]. Provide ADDITIONAL INFORMATION for NEED TO KNOWS, allow teams to research LEARNING ISSUES [pages 9 & 12]. Teams re-evaluate POSSIBLE HYPOTHESES [page 11] and determine one DEFENDABLE SOLUTION for Final Product [page 13]. Teams create and present DEFENDABLE SOLUTION and individual students write ACTION PLAN [page 13].

of 15 PBL Resources Resources provided Included with this case are: Profile Page Requirements Greek Gods and Goddesses website Ancient Greek Myths for Kids website Ancient Greece website Resources to assemble You may wish to assemble the following resources ahead of time: Percy Jackson's Greek Gods by Rick Riordan

of 15 Student Problem FOR STUDENT USE You are a website designer, and you have just been given a very interesting assignment! A group of Greek gods has requested that you make them each a profile page so that they can connect with one another online. Consider: What do you know about the Greek gods? What should be included on each profile page?

of 15 Key Facts You are a website designer. You have been given a very interesting assignment. A group of Greek gods has requested that you make them each a profile page so that they can connect with one another online.

of 15 Need-to-knows / Learning Issues NEED TO KNOWS Which Greek gods are in need of a profile? What needs to be included in the profile? NEED TO KNOW ANSWERS Teams can choose which Greek god they would like to focus on after the facilitator reads excerpts from Percy Jackson's Greek Gods by Rick Riordan. Provide teams with the Additional Information for Students, page 9. LEARNING ISSUES What does a website designer do? How do I translate mythological language into modern-day language? How do I create a profile page? LEARNING ISSUE RESOURCES Students will investigate using the Learning Issue Resource Guide, page 12.

of 15 Additional Information FOR STUDENT USE Profile Page Requirements: Name and nickname An illustrated picture Birthdate and place Places lived Job Relationship status Family Friends Hobbies/interests Favorite sports Favorite music Games

of 15 Additional Information The facilitator will choose excerpts from Percy Jackson's Greek Gods by Rick Riordan to read to the class and get them thinking about Greek gods. Teams will spend time researching information about the gods later during the lesson. The facilitator may assign Greek gods to each team, or allow teams to choose their own. Teams may choose/be assigned more than one Greek god if time allows. Emphasize to teams that they will be creating a profile page based on what the Greek gods would be like today. Teams will have to interpret the Greek mythology language and translate it into modern-day language.

of 15 Hypotheses Hypotheses will vary by which Greek god teams choose for the profile. Hypotheses will vary by how teams translate their information into modern-day language. Hypotheses will vary by the design of each team's profile page.

of 15 Learning Issue Resource Guide WEBSITES Greek Gods and Goddesses greekgodsandgoddesses.net/ Ancient Greek Myths for Kids greece.mrdonn.org/greekgods/ athena.html TEXT RESOURCES Percy Jackson's Greek Gods by Rick Riordan The facilitator will choose a few excerpts to read aloud to the class. Ancient Greece resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/ homework/greece/gods.htm

of 15 Final Product and Writing Guide Team Each team will submit a website profile page for their Greek god(s). Individual Each student will compare and contrast how similar themes were displayed in the different profiles for the Greek gods, such as good/evil, fate, arrogance, love, etc. Wake Forest School of Medicine Problem Based Learning

of 15 Rubric AREA ABOVE AVERAGE Three points each AVERAGE Two points each BELOW AVERAGE One point each NO EVIDENCE Zero points each POINTS Final Product All Learning Issues addressed Three or more hypotheses present High quality final product Most Learning Issues addressed Two hypotheses present Roles somewhat defined Fair quality final product Few learning issues addressed One hypothesis present Low quality final product No learning issues addressed No hypotheses present No final product Writing Assessment Problem Summary, Learning Issues/New Information Integrated well presented Hypotheses well presented Solution and Defense well presented Problem Summary, Learning Issues/New Information Integrated presented Hypotheses presented Solution and Defense presented Problem Summary, Learning Issues/New Information Integrated poorly presented Hypotheses poorly presented Solution and Defense poorly presented Problem Summary, Learning Issues/New Information Integrated not presented Hypotheses not presented Solution and Defense not presented Collaboration Individual works well with group members Individual communicates well with group members Individual carries out their individual responsibilities Individual works acceptably with group members Individual communicates acceptably with group Individual mostly carries out their individual responsibilities Individual does not work well with group members Individual does not communicate well with group members Individual attempts but fails to carry out their individual responsibilities Individual interferes with group members Individual does not communicate at all Individual does not attempt to carry out their individual responsibilities 24 27 Points = Above Average 15 23 = Average 6 14 = Below Average 0 6 = Failing

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