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21ST CENTURY LITERACIES Apple Museum Exhibit When planning a lesson, especially for young children, it is important to keep the lesson engaging. One way of keeping students engaged is by having them learn about things that impact their lives and are relevant to them (Grafwallner, 2017). I kept this in mind when choosing my topic. I live and teach in a rural area that is famous for our apple production. My students pass apple orchards daily and are getting excited for our upcoming National Apple Harvest Festival. Many teachers in my school do an apple themed unit but lack some of the new literacies in their lessons. New literacies include visual, digital, economic, and scientific (American College of Education, 2022). Literacy doesn’t just mean reading printed books and the definition is rapidly changing to include 21 st century skills (Rosaen & Terpestra, 2012). I designed this unit/exhibit to be relatable to my students while helping to address some the new literacy skills that have been absent in our past ‘apple week’ instruction. Below is an outline for a museum exhibit to display lesson plans to promote the new literacies while learning about an engaging topic to my students- apples. © 2019 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION 2

21ST CENTURY LITERACIES Museum Planning Template Theme of Museum Exhibit/Unit: Theme: Apples Grade Level: 1 st grade Module 2 Display/Lesson Title Title: Who is Johnny Appleseed? Standards for Display/Lesson: CC.1.2.1.B- Ask and answer questions about key details in a text. CC.1.2.1.G- Use the illustrations and details in a text to describe its key ideas. CC.1.2.1.I- Identify basic similarities in and differences between two texts on the same topic. CC.1.4.1.A- Write informative/ explanatory texts to examine a topic and convey ideas and information. CC.1.4.1.B- Identify and write about one specific topic. CC.1.4.1.C- Develop the topic with two or more facts. Content Concepts: Simple 1. Who is Johnny Appleseed? 2. What is he famous for doing? Complex 1. What impact did his life have on our lives today? 2. How does this folktale have elements of fiction and nonfiction? Essential Questions: Who is Johnny Appleseed and what did he accomplish in his life? How can we tell if a story is fiction or nonfiction? New Literacy* Activity © 2019 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION 3

21ST CENTURY LITERACIES Introduce with:  Students will start by listening to the story “Johnny Appleseed: The Grand Old Man of the Forest” by Margaret Henley on Epic.  Students will then participate in a discussion about what they learned from the story by adding notes to a Jamboard. Promote understanding by:  Students will compare the facts from the story to the those in a video. Students will watch the Johnny Appleseed video produced by BrainPop Jr. The teacher will pause the video when students hear a fact that wasn’t listed in the book.  After a class discussion about the comparing and contrasting the information, students will complete a graphic organizer showing similarities and differences between the stories. The discussion will also include the topic of fiction vs. nonfiction as some of the ‘facts’ may have gotten added to the folktale over the years.  This activity includes both digital and visual literacies. Provide application/ higher-level thinking by:  As a form of exit ticket, students will complete a digital sort to identify facts about Johnny Appleseed and ‘facts’ that might not be true.  Students will also include their thoughts on the fiction vs. nonfiction debate and why they believe the Johnny Appleseed story is fiction/nonfiction on a paper exit ticket. *Must have visual and digital literacies within this display/lesson Strategies for differentiation with the display/lesson: Strategy 1: Students who struggle with reading comprehension, will be able to complete last task in partners. © 2019 AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EDUCATION 4

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