Online+Lesson+How+Can+Events+Influence+Our+Literature?


 * Task: **
 * You will be creating an ibook in small groups comparing past events that have impacted literature to present events that are happening now and could one day impact our literature. **


 * After reading //The Things They Carried// it is evident that the Vietnam War affected our author which is why he continues to write about it. **


 * Process: **
 * 1.You will be shown a slide bean of pictures from famous events during the Vietnam War Era. **


 * 2. You will answer the inquiry picture questions. **


 * 3. In a whole group we will ask questions, discuss the pictures, and answer inquiry questions to spark a conversation about the past events. **

Slidebean with pictures

Inquiry Questions for Pictures


 * Putting it all together: **
 * 4. After our discussion, you will be put into small groups. **


 * 5. You will pick one of the past events we discussed from the slidebean to further research and then compare and contrast it with a recent/present event (protests over police misconduct, terror attacks, gay marriage, etc…). **


 * 6. Once you have researched your past event and present event, you will create an ibook comparing and contrasting the past event and present event and discuss how it could affect future literature….You will then make a fake book summary and fake book cover for a book that could be written about your present event… **


 * Group roles **


 * 1. researcher 1 - research past event at least 20 pieces of information **


 * 2. researcher 2 - research present event at least 20 pieces of information **


 * Instagrok.com **


 * Google Scholar **


 * 3. image collector - collect images and videos for ibook. Have at least 20 images per event and two videos. Used modified searches for images allowed for ** **reuse.**


 * Instagrok.com **


 * Google Images Advanced Search **


 * 4. creator - makes ibook from researcher's information and collector's photos **


 * How to build an ibook **


 * All members work on book summary and cover. **