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**Subject**: Language Arts
 * Topic**: Creating a Map/Flyer
 * Grade** Level: Seventh
 * Teacher**: Ms. Burke

Focus Attention/Motivation: 10 minutes Instructional Input and Modeling: 5 minutes Student Engagement and Practice: 25 minutes Closure: 5 minutes Total: 45 minutes
 * Time Frame:**

1. Students will create a flyer inviting their parents to come to parent’s night. Students will read their children’s stories at parent’s night to show off their hard work.
 * Objectives:**

2. Have students work together to come up with the most informational flyer with the use materials provided.

3. Students will write a clear set of directions as well as design a map informing parents on where Ronald Krause Middle School is located at using previous knowledge from social studies class on map design.

IL.3 GOAL: Write to communicate for a variety of purposes. IL.3.A STANDARD: Use correct grammar, spelling, punctuation, capitalization and structure. IL.3.C STANDARD: Communicate ideas in writing to accomplish a variety of purposes. IL.3.C.3b Using available technology, produce compositions and multimedia works for specified audiences.
 * State Standards:**

1. Computer Paper 2. Markers 3. Color Pencils 4. White board
 * Materials:**

//Focus Attention/Motivation:// 1. Ladies and gentlemen, since you have been working so hard on your children’s story, I thought it would be a great idea to hold a parent’s night next Wednesday at school and each of you can share your stories that you created.
 * Procedures:**

2. With that in mind, I am going to divide you into groups and you and your group members are going to create a flyer inviting your parent’s to parent’s night. Once the flyers are completed, we are going to vote on which one we like the best so there is going to be a little competition involved.

3. To start us off, on the bored we are going to brainstorm ideas that we would like to be placed into our flyer. We will come up with a list of ideas that we think are important to go on a flyer. Things that need to be placed in the flyer: 1. Date 2. Location 3. Purpose 4. Time 5. What to expect

//Instructional Input and Modeling:// 1. Now that we have created a brainstormed list we are going to break off into groups and you can create your flyer. Remember to keep in mind what we discussed. Each group will be given a few pieces of paper to brainstorm and make a rough draft of what they would like their flyer to look like. Once you have created your rough draft, you can create your final draft. There are plenty of markers.

2. On the back of your flyer, I expect you and your group members to create a map explaining to your parents on how to get to school. I know most of your parents know how to get to school, but I want you to practice your map skills that you have been working on in Social Studies class. The map needs to be legible, have a compass as well as a key. Be creative but be clear as well!

//Student Engagement and Practice:// 1. Students will be given time to work on their flyers. Students will need to have their flyers completed at the end of the period in order for their parents to have the flyers in enough time.

//Closure:// 1. As a class, we will vote on the best look and most descriptive flyer.

2. Journals will be collected from the week

Students will be informally assessed on the group work. I am looking for students who are working together. A check will be provided on a clip bored for students who are not participating. They will be encouraged to provide assistance.
 * Assessment:**


 * Accommodations**: N/A

students to create a map informing their parents on how to get to the school.
 * Curricular Connection: In social studies, students are working on creating maps. The flyer asks for