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Subject: The Apocalypse 101 |
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1. Topic-
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| Survival Against the Zombie Apocalypse |
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2. Content-
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Key vocabulary:
zombie:a person or reanimated corpse that has been turned into a creature
capable of movement but not of rational thought, which feeds on human
flesh
apocalypse: the complete final destruction of the world
tactic:an action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific
end
emergency:a serious, unexpected, and often dangerous situation requiring
immediate action
survival: the state or fact of continuing to live or exist, typically
in spite of an accident, ordeal, or difficult circumstances
hygiene: conditions or practices conducive to maintaining health and
preventing disease, especially through cleanliness |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1. Help further students' understanding of surviving in the case
of a zombie apocalypse
2. Have students fully know what to do in an emergency |
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4. Objectives-
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1.Make sure that students take this event portrayal seriously
2.Safely execute the lesson activity
3.Use this as an educational lesson, not a frivolous and silly game |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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| Laptops/electronic devices for researching. |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
[Note: one period is 2 hours]
1.Introduce the topic of the apocalyptic event of a zombie attack.
2.Introduce the project of reenacting the event |
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B. Development-
1.show examples of how/what to research
2.break up into groups of 5-7 people [Note: there are about 30 students
per class]
3. Students will research with their group
4.Students will research for part of the period
5.Students will spend 45 minutes preparing props and a short script
on what they learned
6.Students will take notes on other students' presentations |
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C. Practice-
| 1.Students will talk with group about how they think they did and
compare notes of other groups |
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D. Independent Practice-
1.Students will reflect on themselves and their group
2.Students will write down some things that they did well or did bad
during their presentation
3.Students will self grade themselves on a rubric and turn in their
script, reflection and self rubric [students will receive rubric back
with teacher notes/grades added] |
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
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F. Checking for understanding-
| 1.Students will create their own assessment and trade with other
students in their group and/or other students based off of their research
[Note: this will test the groups understanding and whether or not
the other students in the class took notes on their reenactment] |
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G. Closure-
| 1.Students will draw a picture that summarizes what they have learned
from their group and/or other groups through research knowledge |
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Teacher Reflection-
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| The students were exited when they first heard about the project.
They worked diligently and responsibly during the process of the project. |
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