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Lesson 6
 * **Unit Topic:** The Solar System |||| **Curriculum Links:** Science and Technology, English |||| **Year Level:** Stage 2 Year 4 || **Lesson Number:** 6 of 10 |||||| **Lesson Topic:** JayCut and images of the Solar System ||
 * **Lesson Outcomes:**  **ES S2.6** Identifies some of the features of the solar system and describes interactions that affect conditions on Earth. - -
 * English- Talking and Listening**
 * TS2.2** Interacts effectively in groups and pairs, adopting a range of roles, uses a variety of media and uses a range of roles, uses a variety of media and uses various listening strategies for different situations. |||||||||| **Lesson Indicators:**   - Selects appropriate images about the Solar System and develops ideas and questions to support the inclusion of images. - Uses and reports on an image to inform others about the Solar System.- - Listens to other students during a group discussion, responding appropriately.- Responds to different viewpoints in a discussion. ||
 * **LESSON OUTLINE** ||
 * **Introduction** 10 minutes ||
 * **Aim** |||| **Teacher** |||||| **Students** || **Assessment** || **Resources** ||
 * - To introduce students to the JayCut application.

- To build on students' knowledge about visual representations and their appropriate use. |||| - Introduce students to the JayCut program and explain that this will be the program they will be using to create their multimodal texts. **Teaching Point:** - Orient students to the different file types that can be uploaded and used to make a video.
 * Possible Question:**
 * -** When making a video about the Solar System, what possible resources could you upload onto JayCut and why?

- What kind of images of the Solar System could you use in a video that will be designed to inform others about the Solar System? - Use of images that build on each other to communicate information. - Refer to //Resource 1// for examples of images that they may use.
 * -** Inform students that today they will be working in groups to find appropriate //images// on the internet to use for a short video the class will be making together.
 * Possible Question:**
 * Teaching Points:**
 * -** Use of images that are factual in nature and give the viewer some information.

- Inform students that within their groups they are to discuss how and why images were chosen. - Allocate students to their groups and assign computers for use. |||||| - - - - - - - - **Possible Answers:**- A video, a picture, a piece of text, an audio file. - - - - - - **Possible Answers:** - - - - - - - - - - ** - Find assigned group and computer and begin the activity. ** || - - - - - - - - **Observation:** Were students able to appropriately determine the type of images that could be used within the video? || - Computers with internet access. - JayCut program - Resource 1 ||
 * -** ** Photographs of space, images that are captioned to explain parts of the Solar System, diagrams. **


 * **Main Activity:** 40 minutes ||
 * **Aim** || **Teacher** || **Student** || **Assessment** || **Resources** ||
 * - To have students develop questions and ideas regarding the validity of their images in providing information about the Solar System.

- To have students participate and respond in a group discussion appropriately. || - Supervise the activity and use questioning with each group to scaffold their discussions. - -  - -  - - **Possible Questions:** - Why do you think this image will be helpful in informing others about the Solar System? - How is this image informing others about the Solar System? -﻿ - - Bring the students back together as a whole group to discuss their chosen image. **Possible Questions:** - Why did you group decide on this image? - What can this image tell others about the Solar System? - Does your image need text to support what is being shown?

- - - - - - - - Conduct a vote amongst the students about which images should be included in the video. **Teaching Point:** - When trying to justify their images, have each group communicate to other students what particular information their image is communicating to others about the Solar System. - - Once images have been chosen by the whole class, model to students how to get their chosen image onto the JayCut application. **Teaching Points:** - Demonstrate to students how to save image onto the computer. - Using JayCut, demonstrate to students how to upload the image from their computer onto JayCut. - - Once image is uploaded onto JayCut, discuss with students where in the video they think the image should go. **Teaching points:** - Nature of image and how it could link to each part of the video. - How images can introduce, give more information and conclude the video.

- Once students have decided where the image should go, demonstrate on JayCut how to place the image in the appropriate part of the video.

- - Repeat this process with all the chosen images, choosing students to demonstrate the process to the rest of the class. || - Students are to work in their groups to find appropriate images which could be included in the video. - During this time, students are to discuss within their groups reasons why or why not each chosen image could be used in the video. - - -   **Possible Answers:** - The image has captions that describe each part of the image and provides information to the viewer. - This image gives the viewer an idea as to what ....... looks like in space. - Participate in the discussion with the teacher about chosen images. **Possible Answers:** - It was a photograph showing the viewer different components of the Solar System. - This image informs others of the structure of the Solar System. - Some text may be needed to explain the images further to the viewer. - Participate in voting process and relate to others what information their image can communicate. - - - - - - - - - - - - Justify chosen image by communicating to the rest of the class the particular information the image is conveying. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Participate in the discussion, considering the appropriate placement for the chosen image. - - - - - - - - - - - - -  - If called on by the teacher, participate in the joint construction of the video. || - - - - - - - - - **-**   **-**   **Work Sample:** Were students’ chosen images appropriate in conveying information about the Solar System? - - - - - - **Observation:** Were students able to determine qualities about their image to justify its’ inclusion in the video? - - - - - - - - - - - - **Observation:** 1. Were students able to identify what information about the Solar System their image was communicating? 2. Were students able to respond appropriately to their peers during the group discussion? || - Computers with internet access. - JayCut Program ||
 * **Consolidation** 10 minutes ||
 * **Aim** || **Teacher** || **Student** || **Assessment** || **Resources** ||
 * - To consolidate ideas gained about the Solar System.

- To have students view and evaluate the finished video and consider this evaluation for their own final work. || - Once the video has been constructed, play it to the students. - Conduct a discussion about the finished video.

**Possible Questions:** - What new information did you learn about the Solar System from this video? - What did you like about the video? - What changes can be made to the video to make it more informative to the viewer? - -  - - - - Emphasise to students that this information will be useful when they are constructing their own videos. - - End lesson ||  - Watch the video and participate in the following discussion. - -  - - Earth’s place amongst the other planets within the Solar System. - Working in groups to choose video. - Adding text to further explain the images. || - - - - **Observation:** 1. Were students able to gain new information about the Solar System from this task? 2. Were students able to participate and respond appropriately during the discussion? 3. Were students able to evaluate the finished video appropriately? || - Computers with internet access. - JayCut Program || **2. Were the students engaged with the activities? If not, why?** **3. Was there enough time allocated for each section of the lesson? If not, why?** **4. Did the assessment strategies used appropriately indicate student progress?** **5. What can I do to improve for the next lesson?** ||
 * Possible Answers:**
 * **SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS AND CONTINGENCY PLANS** **For students with additional needs:** **-** Scaffold the exercise by providing students with the images. They can then discuss within the group as to its relevance to the video. - Reconsider student grouping to facilitate more collaborative learning. - Consider modifying tasks to meet individual student needs. **Extension task:** **-** Students can write a short description about their chosen image. - Students to offer assistance to surrounding groups. - Students can continue looking for other resources (video, audio, text) that could be used in the video. **Lack of time:** - Provide students with the opportunity to complete the task during other parts of the day. - Encourage students to ask for assistance from other groups who have finished the task. ||
 * **LESSON EVALUATION:** To be completed at the end of every lesson. **1. Were the outcomes and indicators chosen appropriate for the students’ capabilities? If not, why?**