Brief Description

Students will use cut and paste commands to unscramble a Fable so that it is in the correct sequence in a word processing document. During this lessons students will highlight words that help them determine the correct sequence of the fable. They will also explain why these clue words were helpful. Finally, students will translate the moral of the fable in their own words.

Standards and Frameworks

Technology Standards

• 3T-E1. Use formatting capabilities of technology tools for communicating and illustrating

• W-E1. Use correct spelling, punctuation, capitalization, grammar and usage, along with varied sentence structure and paragraph organization, to complete effectively a variety of writing tasks

Academic

• Students will organize sections of a story to create the correct sequence
• Students will identify words that they used as clues during this activity

• Students will use word processing editing tools to revise a document
• Students will save, retrieve and print documents

• Basic computer skills
• Basic understanding of Microsoft Word
• Basic understanding of saving and retrieving files

Microsoft Word (or other word processing program)
Student instructions/worksheet
Scrambled fable
Self-assessment rubric
Original version of the fable

Accommodations for Special Needs

All students will be working with a partner.

• Special needs students will be placed with students that will be able to work with them to help them be successful in this lesson.
• Specifically, students who are English language learning students, will be working with another student who will be able to assist them with the English language.
• Students who are high level readers may be placed with students who are lower level readers.
• If necessary, reading the sections of this fable will be a whole-class activity so that all students understand some of the more difficult vocabulary.
• Students who are able to finish this lesson quickly will be asked to create their own scrambled story. These students will be able to either go to the Internet site where I found this fable  (http://www.aesopfables.com/) and choose another fable to scramble or they may write their own short story to scramble.

• Students will be introduced to the lesson and its purpose.
• Partners will be assigned so there are two students per computer.
• Demonstrate how to cut and paste on the teacher workstation using the projector in the lab or the monitor in the classroom before students go to the lab.
• Students will be given worksheet titled “Mercury Worksheet”
• Students will be asked to open Word document titled “Mercury and the Woodman2”
• If necessary, the class will read different sections of this document together and discuss meaning of vocabulary words.
• Students will be asked to use cut and paste to unscramble the fable.
• Students will print their finished fable.
• Students will complete worksheet.
• Display correct version of the fable.
• Ask students to compare their finished fable to the original version.
• Students share their choice of clue words with the class.
• Students will complete self-assessment rubric.

Students will complete self-assessment rubric. This rubric will allow students to rate themselves on how many sections they placed in the correct sequence, if they chose word clues and described how they helped, and how well they translated the moral of the story.