Phase 1: Email Lesson

Deep Connections: 

I know there are “ways to be” if you want to be a good online reader.

I know how and when to email. 

Student Inquiries: 

How is reading online different than reading online?

How well do I know how to email? 

Learning Outcomes: 

Students will know that persistence can help someone be successful and be able to describe someone who has shown persistence. 

Students will know that reading offline and online share similarities and differences and be able to compare offline and online reading. 

Online Reading Comprehension Outcome: 

Students will know how to compose and send an email. 

Materials: 

Projector

Access to computer lab 

Process: 

Warm-up: Give Have students complete Venn Diagram comparing offline and online reading. (15 Min) 

Model:   

• Create classroom Venn Diagram by asking suggestions from the students.
• Fill in class Venn Diagram and have it displayed by projector. 

  Open up email account

• Ask if any students can identify the parts of the inbox. What do I click to write a new email? What do I click to see what emails I sent? What do I click to read an email I received?
• Model how to start a new email. Type in recipients email address and a cc address.
• Then ask students what subject should be. Discuss importance of a clear subject.
• Compose the body of the email message comparing offline and online reading with student input (i.e. topic sentence and supporting details).
• Save the Venn Diagram and attach it to the email.
• Send the email.
• Develop focus correction areas for an email with the class

Guided Inquiry: 

• Distribute email partners to students.
• Have students send each other an email comparing offline and online reading and cc the teachers.
• When students finish early they can become experts and help others.

• Distribute new email partner to students.
• Have them type Venn Diagram

IRT Inquiry Challenge: 

• Give them the challenge: Choose someone you admire and describe one way that person has been persistent. Then explain how being persistent will help you find information online. Email your response to the teacher.

Assessment 

• This lesson will be assessed based on the receiving and the email.