World Literature

Class: English 10
Unit Focus: Elie Wiesels Night and The Holocaust
Time Frame: Three Weeks (12 lessons)
Lesson: #6

Objectives:
Students will be able to publish their work on Google Sites and
use digital media (images, videos, music) to enhance their
website.
Students will effectively use digital media to enhance their
website as they create an individual Google Site.
Common Core Standards:
English Language Arts Standards:
Writing: Grades 9-10:
Production and Distribution of Writing:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.9-10.6
Use technology, including the Internet, to produce, publish, and
update individual or shared writing products, taking advantage of
technology's capacity to link to other information and to display
information flexibly and dynamically.
Speaking and Listening: Grades 9-10:
Presentation of Knowledge and Ideas:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.SL.9-10.5
Make strategic use of digital media (e.g., textual, graphical,
audio, visual, and interactive elements) in presentations to
enhance understanding of findings, reasoning, and evidence and
to add interest.
Language: Grades 9-10:
Conventions of Standard English:
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.1
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English
grammar and usage when writing or speaking.

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2
Demonstrate command of the conventions of standard English
capitalization, punctuation, and spelling when writing.

ISTE Technology standards:

2. Communication and Collaboration:
Students use digital media and environments to communicate
and work collaboratively including at a distance, to support
individual learning and contribute to the learning of others.
Students:
o Interact, collaborate, and publish with peers, experts, or
others employing a variety of digital environments and
media.
o Communicate information and ideas effectively to multiple
audiences using a variety of media and formats
o Develop cultural understanding and global awareness by
engaging with learners of other cultures.
o Contribute to project teams to produce original works or
solve problems
6. Technology Operations and Concepts:
Students demonstrate a sound understanding of technology
concepts, systems, and operations. Students:
o Understand and use technology systems.

Materials: (digital and non-digital)

Digital
Laptops
iPad with Timer
Projector
Google Sites
Non-digital
Class set of Night
Products:
Google Sites Blog

Lesson

Opening (2 min)

Greet the class and let them know that they will be
building out their own Google Site.

Google Sites Task (55 min)

o Introduce students to Google Sites
(https://sites.google.com). Have teams explore a few
example sites, then direct them to instructions for building
their own websites here:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H81vUQ1zJYC3lEFylshlpDJs6Zb0u9IxMjsi7Bn7z8/edit?usp=sharing
o Review directions and the Google Sites Blog Rubric,
then instruct students to begin building their individual
websites. Explain that this site will be used to publish their
work, and should therefore look professional.
o Have students post their Quick Write entries and Tagxedo
word clouds on their sites

Closure (3 min)
Review the lesson and remind learners of their
homework assignment.

Homework
Read section 7 of the novel and answer reading
questions:
o

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ePQjhqkr8m6B1yOpa
ABs4s3OduOlkH0-RKcx5KiaF6U/edit?usp=sharing

Google Sites Blog Rubric

CATEGORY

Content
and
Format

Includes all
Quick Writes.
Information is
organized and
website looks
clean and
professional.

Includes all
Quick Writes
Information is
fairly
organized.

Is missing 1
Quick Write.
Information is a
little
unorganized
and website
looks cluttered.

Missing several
Quick Writes.
Information is
unorganized and
website looks
cluttered.

Digital
Media

Includes 3 or
more clear
images and one
video clip that
serve to
enhance the

Includes 3 or
images and one
video clip that
somewhat
enhance the
content of site.

Includes 2
images and one
video clip.
Images are
pixelated and
video clip is

Includes less
than 2 images
and one video
clip. Media
doesnt have a
clear connection

Spelling
and
Grammar

content of site.
Video clip is an
appropriate
length (30
seconds)

Images are
pixelated.

wrong length
(less than 20
seconds or
more than 1
minute).

to the site.
Images are
pixelated and
video clip is
wrong length
(less than 10
seconds or more
than 2 minutes).

There are no
spelling or
grammatical
errors

There are 1 or 2 There are 3 to 5 There are 6 or

spelling or
spelling or
more spelling or
grammatical
grammatical
grammatical
errors.
errors.
errors.