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Biopoem
He stood on the plate
With His eyes on
the ball
He had a slighted
crooked nose
This player stood
tall.
He swung with all
his might
And ran for his team
A Tiger whose tactics
made audiences scream.
This Georgia Peach
was not so sweet
For he fought and
pulled tricks to make his defeat.
He sharpend his spurs
just to make known
That he was the worst
you could ever take on!
He wasn't someone
that I would call friend
But he was the best
to the very end.
~Written by Melissa
Blanton~
Annotation:
This lesson includes
a bio-poem about Ty Cobb. This bio-poem describes Ty Cobb's outrageous
personality without giving away his name. The students will try to
guess who the bio-poem is about. The students will be using 2 self-selected
websiites to research information about Ty Cobb's career in baseball.
They will write a newspaper article describing an interesting event that
happened during his career in baseball. They will type their articles
on the computer and share them with the class.
Primary
Learning Outcomes:
The students will be
able to identify Ty Cobb as the man behind the bio-poem. They will
become more familiar with Ty Cobb's baseball career by visting 3 self-selected
websites to research iformation to write in their newspaper article.
Assessed
QCC's:
5th Grade Social
Studies
45 Topic:
Civic Participation
Standard: Works
within a group, following set rules of procedures to
complete an assigned
task.
5th Grade Technology
Integration
6
Topic: Productivity
Standard: Applies word processing/desktop-publishing tools
to facilitate the writing process.
6.1 Uses word-processing tools to create documents.
6.2 Uses computer-drawing applications to create
illustrations.
6.3 Publishes word processing documents incorporating
graphics from multiple sources.
6.4 Uses desktop publishing tools to create simple
documents.
(Example might include flyers, calenders, cards, and
newsletters.)
Total
Duration:
50 minutes
Materials
and Equipment:
· 1 computer
for every 2 students with Microsoft Word and Internet connection.
· 1 copy of bio-poem
for each student
· Each student
will need a piece of paper and a pencil
Technology
Connection:
· Computers
(Microsoft Word and Internet)
A&E
Biography
The
Baseball Hall of Fame
The
Ty Cobb Home Page
Procedures:
I will read the bio-poem
about Ty Cobb as the students follow along on their copy of the poem.
The students will try to guess who the person is that is decribed in the
bio-poem. I will have the students choose a partner to work with
on the computer. I will tell the students that they will be visiting
3 websites that I have selected for them. I will say, "As you visit
these websites, think about an interesting event that happened during Ty
Cobb's baseball career." I will tell them to write about the event
as if it were to appear in a newspaper headline. When the students
finish the newspaper article, they will type it by using Microsoft Word.
There will only be one article for every set of partners. After the
students have typed the article, they will be allowed time to decorate
their article with clip art from the web. Each set of partners will
present their newspaper art
This picture was taken
from
American Memory Library
of Congress