Wordle Collage Lesson Plan

Teacher: Frank Bardachino

Grade Level: 3^rd to 12^th

Title: Interdisciplinary Wordle Cut-Up Collage

Brief History and Background: Reinforcement of knowledge through interdisciplinary studies helps students to retain and expand upon what they have learned already.

Standards: 3.1, 3.2, 3.3 through 12.1, 12.2, 12.3

Goal: A collage created from a printout of a Wordle that visually expresses the student’s interest in a topic of choice.

Resource Materials/Visual Aides: Example Wordles found at www.wordle.net, examples of collage.

Supplies/Materials: computer, projector, printer, paper, glue, scissors.

Teacher Preparation: Teacher will set up projector and ensure that students have internet access.

Teaching:

Introduction: The teacher will show examples of collage and Wordles. The teacher will then ask students to research a topic that they are studying in another class to make into a Wordle.

Directions: 1. Have the students research a topic from a different class they are taking that interests them (i.e. a poem from English, a historical figure from History, etc.). Students should also collect symbols and images that relate to their topic.

2. Have the students create a Wordle using key terms from their research.

3. Using the Wordle that they created, the students will now cut up a print-out, then re-assemble it, adding icons and symbols that relate to the original subject matter.

Critique/Evaluation/Assessment: Students will participate in a group discussion. Students will present their collage to the class and provide an explanation of the content.

Time Budget: Three to four 45 minute class periods.

Vocabulary:

Wordle

Collage

Safety Concerns: Internet Safety

Bibliography/References: www.wordle.net

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