What's the Story? Lesson 4

This lesson is the fourth of five lessons to be conducted over a three-week period and will take the full class period. Conduct this lesson at the end of the three-week period — Thursday of the third week. Students should have completed their surveys before this lesson.

Today, you will:

Guide group discussions based on collected survey data.
Review the Presentation Rubric with the class.
Prepare for group presentations.
Guide students in completing presentations started in Lesson 2.

Preparation

Set up computer lab for students to review their resources. Each group should have access to at least one computer with Internet access.
Print and duplicate Presentation Rubric, one for each student.
Be sure students have access to the presentations they started in Lesson 2.

Activities

Students Analyze Data

Have each student group review the completed surveys. The group should work together to fill out the last page of the survey, summarizing their data. What conclusions can they draw? Use the slide prompts in the presentation template to prompt their conclusions. You will need to help the students replace the data in the graphs in the presentations to reflect the data of their own surveys.

Group Presentation Development Activity

Share the Presentation Rubric with students so they understand their goals for presentation.
Students should prepare the first part of the presentation they completed in previous lessons.
Complete group presentations, adding in data about the surveys. Guide students in selecting appropriate tables or graphs to display their data.