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Grade Level: Second Grade Unit:Fairy Tales/Myths/Legends  Assignment type: Research Project (poster) Lesson objectives (include 2 or 3): Time required to complete this lesson: About five class periods (including presentations of project) Title of lesson: Mythological Being or Creature Research Project with Poster  Resources/materials needed: [] describes your assignment. media type="custom" key="7233871" These books on the Shelfari website are some good references to describe mythical beings and creatures. There are many other great books out there to research with, but many of these books are quite interactive as well as fun to use when researching. Of course finding your own source is also a valuable skill. Have fun with this!  Description of lesson (if you were to describe to a parent what was happening in the classroom for this lesson, what would you say in a few paragraphs). To Students: "For your mythological beings and creatures research project you will be working in groups to research your chosen creature and its deeper symbolism in literature and the world. You will be required to use both books and the internet for your research and you must document every source on a note card. Once you have answered all three questions posted in the blog below, you will be required to put together a creative poster of your research and present what you learned in your group to the rest of our class."  Assignment (homework or in-class: this is how the learner will practice the learning that has just occurred): In putting together the poster and then doing the oral report, the students will share their learning. Also, by listening to all of the presentations, the class will learn about every groups project.  Technology used: The technology used for this assignment was the internet (various websites), tumblr, shelfari, word, audacity, and wikispaces.  The technology used in this lesson changes the teaching / learning in this way: Technology allows everyone to have the rubric at their fingertips when researching for their assignment online. It also allows students to learn how to effectively research on the internet (I would probably have a lesson just on this) which is especially important as you progress through school. It also allows for multiple learners to be more engaged in the project and allows for neat big writing and easy organization when making posers for the oral presentation.  **As an added mapping web 2.0 tool:** used as an alternative to note cards go to the site [] and set  up an account. Here is an example I have created using the wolf as an animal. media type="custom" key="7662499"
 * Student will understand how to research a topic (mythological beings/creatures) and answer all of the questions posed. 
 * Student will be able to put together a project on the research he/she did. 
 * Student will understand how to give an oral presentation on the topic he/she researched.