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Problem-based Learning Lesson

Lesson Title: Digital Storytelling Related Lesson: Deaf Culture; Deaf Community Grade Level: High School Subject: American Sign Language (ASL)

Goals: Content Standards: National Standards for Foreign Language Learning

Communication: Communicate in Languages Other Than English Standard 1.3: Students present information, concepts, and ideas to an audience of listeners or readers on a variety of topics.

Cultures: Gain knowledge and Understanding of other Cultures Standard 2.1: Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and perspectives of the culture studied.

Comparisons: Develop insight into the Nature of Language and Culture Standard 4.2: Students demonstrate an understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons of the culture studied and their own.

Communities: Participate in Multilingual Communities at Home and Around the World Standard 5.1: Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.

ISTE NETS-S: Foreign Language Classroom Communication and Collaboration Research and Information Fluency Critical Thinking, Problem Solving, and Decision Making Digital Citizenship Technology Operations and Concepts

Instructional Objectives: 1. Students will use the target language to communicate. 2. Students will use digital cameras and video technology to present information about Deaf culture. 3. Students will work collaboratively in groups to display various aspects of Deaf culture, such as the Deaf Olympics, Deaf Miss America, Deaf Art, etc. 4. Students will present a final product in the form of a digital story of their choice.

Action: Before-Class Preparation: Students have conducted research and collaboration amongst their peers to determine what constitutes a culture. Students have presented their PBL findings to their classmates. Students have interacted and collaborated with deaf students by video conferencing. For homework, each group of students will research subtopics within Deaf culture.

In-Class Activities: Students will use the internet to find visual images of various Deaf functions and famous Deaf people. Working within their groups, students will create storyboards to plan their presentations. Students will use digital video technology to create their story.

Monitor: The teacher will walk around the room to facilitate and redirect as needed. Students will use blogs as a tool for self-evaluation, clarifying what they have learned as they progress through this lesson, as well as for feedback from their peers and teacher.

Accommodations and Extensions: Any accommodations will be made for those students who may require them. Extra help will be made available after school for those students who do not have a computer or the internet at home.

Evaluate and Extend: Extensions will be considered in the case of an emergency. Teachers will use formative assessments as they observe students asking questions, responding to questions, making suggestions, and interacting with their peers. Assessment will also be made on the presentation itself, using a rubric that assesses presentation, correct use of vocabulary, grammar, and nonmanual behaviors, factual information, as well as a visible understanding that depicts the relationship between practices and the perspective of Deaf culture. Students will also self-evaluate using a rubric similar to the teacher's rubric.