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Number: ELA.7.C.5

Title: Creating and Collaborating

Type: Standard

Subject: English Language Arts (B.E.S.T.)

Grade: 7

Strand: Communication

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Description

Integrate diverse digital media to build cohesion in oral or written tasks.

Clarifications:
Clarification 1: Multimedia elements may include, but are not limited to, drawings, pictures, artifacts, and audio or digital representation. At this grade level, students are using more than one element. The elements may be of the same type (for example, two pictures or a picture and an audio recording). The elements should relate directly to the presentation and help to unify the concepts. The elements should be smoothly integrated into the presentation.

Use digital tools to produce and share writing.

Related Access Points

This cluster includes the following access points.

Access Points

Access Point Number	Access Point Title
ELA.7.C.5.AP.1:	Arrange one or more elements of digital media to enhance understanding in oral or written tasks with guidance and support.
ELA.7.C.5.AP.2:	Identify digital tools to produce writing.

Related Resources

Vetted resources educators can use to teach the concepts and skills in this topic.

Lesson Plans

Name	Description
I'm a Software Developer, too!:	Using the case study, “I’m a Software Developer, too!”, students will describe the business-related and personal tasks associated with the job of a programmer or software developer. Students will use flowchart symbols to analyze content and develop a simple program associated with the software development life cycle, known as SDLC. After identifying and describing each phase, students will use the Scratch animation software to gather select resources for currency and use graphical programming blocks to create a program or animation.
Effectiveness and Efficiency in the workplace:	Using the case study, “Efficiency and Effectiveness,” students will discuss the similarities of customer service in various work environments. Students will investigate and create a presentation on how management can implement ongoing training and procedures for efficiency and effectiveness in the workplace.
Debugging a Business Website:	Students will learn how to debug CSS declarations collaborating with their partners. Students will use their critical thinking skills to collaborate and problem solve the errors present in a business website.
Kids and Technology:	Using the case study "A Closer Look into Kids and Technology" (See CPALMS resource ID#215885), students will analyze and discuss the benefits and challenges of current technology that is used on a daily basis, as well as how this technology can impact a family. Students will conduct a friendly debate comparing the pros and cons of kids using technology. Lastly, they will compose a mock email to someone with opposing views validating their perspective, but explaining and persuading them to shift their view point on technology.
Life's Double Duty:	Using the case study “Life’s Double Duty,” students will engage in group discussions about facing adversity and how students can overcome and cope with challenges in their lives.
Growing Safely Lesson Plan:	Using the case study “Growing Safely,” students will examine a real-world scenario and engage in small group discussions about why specific safety precautions are essential in the workplace.
Design Learning Centers:	Using the case study, “First-Year Teacher,” students will discuss the development of children and the best practices for learning environments. They will apply these practices of allowing children to explore, discover, and develop by creating learning centers in the classroom.
Finding Bugs:	A fictional case study on debugging HTML & CSS.
Middle School Students and Social Media:	Using the case study,” Social Media and its Effects on Middle School Students,” students will read the case study and answer how they think the scenario can be changed to benefit everyone in the classroom. Students will also offer solutions the teacher can use to diffuse some of the situations in the classroom.
Orientation to Career Clusters: Education and Training Introduction Part 1:	Students will begin familiarizing themselves with the careers and opportunities within the Education and Training Career Cluster. Education and Training Career specific vocabulary will be provided as students begin answering questions about possible career paths and skills needed for individuals in the Education and Training Career Cluster. Students will list the characteristics of individuals working in Education and Training.
Too Much Testing?:	Using the case study TOO MUCH TESTING?, the students will discuss value of playtesting games. They will continue to create a written strategic plan for their testing process (i.e., who should be in the test group, testing procedures & rules, questions for the playtesters about the game). A guide will be provided to them to help them outline each of these components. They will create the strategic plan as a team, so will be using digital tools as they share and create the plan.
Advocating for Patient Safety: A Nurse's Dilemma:	Using the case study, “Compassion or Duty?” students will be able to analyze and evaluate the tension between following doctor’s orders and advocating for patient safety in a healthcare setting. This lesson is designed to be used with the case study, “Duty or Compassion?” Resource ID: 215386
Eating for Success:	Students research the nutritional needs of children and adolescents and then create a week's worth of healthy meals for either breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snack time. The meal plans are digitally presented to classmates and then students vote on their favorite meal.
Leadership Part 3: Leaders- A Closer Look:	In groups, students will conduct additional online research and write a profile on the characteristics and responsibilities of two leaders. Students will design a slide for each leader’s profile to add to their leadership presentation in this lesson.
Leadership Part 1: Leadership- What does it mean?:	Students will discuss the concept of leadership and design a poster illustrating their definition of leadership in this lesson.
The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Frederick Douglass and the 15th Amendment:	Students will read portions of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and review the text of the 15^th Amendment, then write a narrative piece in the form of a journal entry to express Frederick Douglass’ thoughts and feelings about how the 15^th Amendment could impact his life. There are three lessons that can be used to complement a study of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and help students take a new perspective by merging ELA skills with civics knowledge. This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource.
Freedom Walkers Lesson 2: - A Picture Tells 1,000 Words:	As part of a unit for Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott, students will analyze the photographic text features in the text and write about how they represent the Jim Crow laws passed by some state and local governments in this integrated lesson plan. This resource uses a book that is on the Florida Department of Education's reading list. This book is not provided with this resource.
America's Roman Roots:	In this lesson plan, students will view and anaylze an image of Cicero giving an address to the Roman Senators using teacher led questions. Students will divide into groups to research the influences that Rome had on the creation of America’s constitutional republic. Finally, students will share their findings to the class through short presentations.
U.S. Citizenship: Law of Blood and Law of Soil:	In this lesson plan, students will explain the difference between the law of blood and law of soil with respect to U.S. citizenship. Students will then practice their understanding with scenarios to identify the law of blood or law of soil.
Cyberbullying Awareness:	Using the case study, “Suffering in Silence: The Effects of Cyberbullying”, students will identify elements of cyberbullying and the effects on both the victim and the bully. Students will research ways to respond to cyberbullying, ways to report it, and organizations that prevent/monitor cyberbullying. This research will be used to create a public service announcement (PSA) to inform the public about cyberbullying.
Spotlight: Architecture and Construction:	This is lesson 3 of a 6-lesson unit plan. Students will create specific questions to ask individuals invited to a Career showcase event, using one of the attached KWLH charts. Students will be tasked with writing and asking questions regarding one individual’s career such as their skills, abilities, and talents, and the level of training and education they have received. Additionally, using a timeline template, students will prepare questions pertaining to how much time was spent progressing through different stages of their career.
A Search for Central Ideas: Examining Florida Wildlife:	In this four-part series, students will read informational texts in the form of brochures created by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Commission. Students will work in groups to complete a graphic organizer to identify text features, determine the meaning of selected vocabulary, and compare central ideas. Students will also conduct research about Florida wildlife to create an original brochure with a variety of text features.
Exactly What are You Alluding to?:	Allusions can be difficult for students and hard to teach because not all students have identical or equally extensive exposure to literature, history, and/or popular culture. To overcome this barrier, this lesson builds a "collective consciousness" in each classroom. Students research an allusion and prepare a visual and oral presentation to each explain their allusions. Students are then assessed on their understanding of the allusions taught in one another's presentations.