Instructional+Plan+on+Mood

IN THE MOOD


 * How can multimedia technology increase student understanding of mood in literature?**

__Rationale:__ Mood is a difficult concept for middle school students. Though they understand what a mood is, they do not understand how mood is created in literature or in texts. As teachers, we learned this material by reviewing the definition of mood and by looking at examples of books that we were reading to see if we could identify the mood of the passages we were reading. We used books and the Internet to find the definition, other teachers' lesson plans, online reading passages.

Grade Level: 6th Time: About 3 days

__Objectives:__ Students will be able to: o identify mood in visual and written text o identify ways in which the author creates mood o create a product showing opposing moods

__Technology:__ iMovie/Movie Maker Power Point [|Penzu] [|Trailfire] [|Voice Thread] [|Glogster] (Flip Cam and/or Digital Camera if needed)

__Resources:__ Movie trailers (Trailfire) Online poetry (Trailfire) Mood music Mood word list Project handout Student experts

__Equipment:__ Projector Computer Stereo

__Instructional Approaches:__ Inquiry Individual Dyad Small-group Whole group

__Process:__ //What is mood in literature?// media type="custom" key="4113127"media type="custom" key="4113139"media type="custom" key="4113167"media type="custom" key="4113081"

//Can you identify a mood?// Students will:
 * brainstorm via Penzu (1-2 min.) different moods and share with class.
 * view first site on Trailfire - [|list of mood words] (they will be able to reference this throughout the unit, to encourage them to move beyond the simplistic.
 * view various images (Powerpoint), identify the mood of each,and explain via Penzu.
 * listen to various pieces of music, identify the mood of each, and explain via Penzu.
 * share explanations with partners.
 * listen to one piece of music and match its mood with a picture, explaining their reasoning on their Penzu journal.
 * share some of their conclusions with the class.

//How does the author create mood?// Students will
 * go to video sites on Trailfire to view video clips and identify the moods of each in their Penzu journal.
 * share their identifications with partners.
 * visit [|poetry sites on Trailfire] to view poems, identifying the mood of each in their Penzu journal and sharing with their partners.
 * share findings in a whole-class discussion.

//What's your take on moods?// Students will
 * receive hard copy directions and a rubric for their mood project.
 * visit 3 centers, facilitated by student experts, to learn to use //MovieMaker, Voice Thread,// and //Glogster.//
 * choose one project on which to work.


 * PROJECT:** Choose one of the following to complete.

[|Voice Thread:] Choose at least six pictures that show at least two contrasting moods Use the comment feature to describe the mood of each image.

//Movie Maker:// Choose video (or create) which illustrates two opposing moods Include voice recording or text which explains how each mood is created.

//Glogster:// Create a poster that shows two opposing moods, with at least eight different images. Import the poster to a powerpoint slide and add text or voice recording to describe each mood is created OR Import the poster to MovieMaker and record an explanation for each mood.