Authentic+Instruction

=**Authentic Instruction IAP** =
 * **Licensure Area**: K-12


 * **Title and Audience**: Literary Genres, English- 6th grade


 * **Objectives:** SPI 0601.8.1: Distinguish among various literary genres (e.g., fiction, drama, nonfiction, poetry).


 * **Materials:**
 * Prezi presentation on Literary Genres: []
 * Story packets for each group
 * Computers with Internet access
 * Instructions for Prezi.com
 * YouTube, Google, and other informational sources on Prezi customization


 * **Description:** We will begin class with a Prezi presentation to refresh the student's minds on the different types of literary genres. We will then try to think of real stories that could fit in the literary genres. Next, the class will divide into groups of two. I will not be pairing them, but letting them choose their partner themselves. This way they are more likely to have the same interests in common. Each pair of students will choose one story packet according to their interest. They must read the story together, then choose which literary genre it belongs to. Then, the pairs will use the computers to make a Prezi presentation about that literary genre. The students, while I will be walking around helping them and answering questions, will be given an instruction sheet with step by step directions about how to build a Prezi, but after that, they must learn by using YouTube, Google, and other informational sources on Prezi customization. Each Prezi must include 5 important facts about the chosen genre and 3 reasons they think the story they read belongs in that genre. The next day, the pairs will present their presentations to the class, allowing the class to learn in depth about each genre.


 * **Scaffolds**: The students will learn about the literary genres and sub-genres in the Prezi presentation I will be showing at the beginning of class. This Prezi will also be an example of how a Prezi is used.


 * **Technology to Support Authentic Instruction**: The technology needed to complete this activity will include the Prezi website, [|www.prezi.com]. This website allows the students to use the Prezi software and form, customize, and present their Prezi presentations.