Flickinger,+Bryan

Blog Lesson Plan Bryan Flickinger 7th Grade Science 9/22/09

Objective: The student will be able to use the Internet find evidence from a science journal that global warming is the result of society rather then natural cause and report this information with synthesized thoughts in the form of a class blog.

Student Activity:
 * 1) Read the article posted on my blog called, “Global Warming: Not My Fault”


 * 1) Find an article from a science journal that discusses the possible rationale for global climate change. Lists of journals can be found at the following link.

[]


 * 1) Read an article of your choosing. Summarize the article in your own words being sure to include aspects dealing with causes of global warming. Be sure to consider the following modified questions from David Warlick when commenting on your article.
 * What did you read in order to write this blog entry?
 * What is important about your blog entry?
 * Does your article address both sides of the issue?
 * What do you think the author wanted readers to believe from the article?
 * Do you agree with your author? Why or why not?
 * 1) Be sure to post your reply on my blog page with a link to the article you read.
 * 2) It is my expectation that you read and reply to at least one other student’s post as well as read and reply to those posted in regards to your article and post.
 * 3) Students will be expected to follow this procedure monthly with new posts determined by current classroom topics.

Assessment Expectations: I will use a rubric that can be found at: []

Student blogging will be evaluated quarterly on the following criteria:

Content: Blog originality beyond that discussed in class Post Frequency: Meeting or exceeding class expectation (see 5 above) Writing Quality: Are all questions addressed in responses? Online Interaction: Do you respond thoughtfully to responses to your post? Inclusion of resources: Do you include links to support/cite your evidence?