To the Lighthouse Lesson Plan

Great Presentations

Kind of Activity:

Long-term Project

Objective:

Students will present a great person to the class and explain how they changed people's lives.

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.4, CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.9-10.5

Structure:

Students will present their greatness project to the class in a PowerPoint presentation or something similar. The length of their presentations will vary based on class set-up and whether or not the activity was done in a group or as an individual.

While students watch their classmates' presentations, they should consider questions such as:

• What is the strongest aspect of this presentation?
• What did you learn from...