Biography of a Dreamer
Prepared by Lillie Goodson, Tulelake High School
Eugenie Clark, The Shark Lady
Introduction
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Objectives
Activities
Assessment
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Introduction
This lesson is designed to further the students' knowledge of biographies and to encourage them to dream to achieve a life work that is rewarding.
Subject: Language Arts
Topic: Achievement
Grade Level: Seventh
Student Lesson name and URL:The Shark Lady
http://ctap295.ctaponline.org/~lgoodson/student
Standards Addressed
The student will:
1.3. clarify word meaning through the use of definition, example, restatement, or content
2.0. read and understand grade-level-appropriate material. They describe and connect the essential ideas, arguments, and perspectives of the text by using their knowledge of text structure, organization, and purpose. 
2.1. understand and analyze the differences among various categories of informational materials (e.g., textbooks, newspapers, instructional manuals, signs) in terms of their structure and purpose.
2.3. analyze text which uses cause and effect patterns.
2.4. identify and trace the development of an author's argument, point of view, or perspective in text.
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Collaborate with others to build text interpretations. 

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Instructional Objectives
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  1. After viewing an animation of continental movement on a laser disk, students will be able to arrange the fit of the continents with continental puzzle pieces.
  2. After analyzing information from an Encarta CD, students will be able to compare the distribution of fossils, rock types and ancient climatic zones on different continents as evidence for plate tectonics by fitting puzzle pieces marked by these special features.
  3. Students will be able to draw a diagram of the earth’s layers.
  4. After collecting information from The Earth CD, students will be able to locate earthquakes, volcanoes and mid ocean ridges as evidence for plate tectonics.
  5. After viewing a laser disc geology chapter, students will be able to pass a true/false quiz on lithospheric plates and layers of the earth.
  6. Students will be able to identify the major geologic events that result from plate motions in a Power Point multimedia presentation.
  7. Students will be able to present their findings on the sixth grade plate tectonics and Earth’s structure standards in a Power Point multimedia presentation to an audience of peers and adults, including the World Geologic Society.
    8. Students will be able to write, edit and revise their findings on the sixth grade plate tectonics and Earth’s structure standards using correct grammar, spelling and punctuation.

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Student Activities

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Introductory Activity
Each student peruse a different copy of National Geographic which contains articles about sharks. Several, but not all, of the articles were written by Eugenie Clark. They will answer the questions for the 

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Assessment
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Pretest
Posttest
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Results
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Web Resources & Supplementary Materials

Introductory Activity
http://www.ozemail.com.au/~bilsons/SHARKS.htm#SPECIES INDEX 
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Enabling Activity
http://www.uimage.com/people/ec/ 
http://scuba.about.com/recreation/scuba/library/weekly/aa031700.htm

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Culminating Activity
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Tulelake Junior/Senior High School
P.O. Box 640
Tulelake, CA 96134
Lillie Goodson, lgoodson@tulesd.tulelake.k12.ca.us
Last Revised: 07/14/2000