Katie+Galati's+MIndMeister+Plot+and+Essay+Organization+Assignment


 * Date:** September 1
 * Grade:** English 10
 * Unit:** 1
 * Prep before this lesson:** Intro to essays and //The Tale of Two Cities// by Charles Dickens


 * Announcements:** Reading through page 50 due Monday, TAKS testing next week
 * Joke of the Day:** Tyler
 * Pass Back Narrative Papers

Introduce New Assignment:** __Purpose of this Assignment:__ To learn a new technology as well as learn to put your thoughts down in an organized fashion. This tool with help with future reading assignments and organizing essays. Students will also learn to communicate with others and view other MindMeister maps.

__Activity:__ MindMeister is a program that includes several different tools to help start conversation as well as organize your thoughts in an easy-to-read format. It makes it easier for you and me to see what you are thinking and the sequential order of a story.

On the[| MindMeister Website], make your own Map describing you and the course of your life (your childhood, members of your family, favorite books, hobbies, favorite subject in school, etc.) You should have at least 7 topics stemming off of your name. Here is an [|example] of my life. Try to be original and share things you think others would find interesting.

Upon completing this assignment, share it with another classmate and comment on his/her map, maybe adding something to it or telling them what you think is interesting about them.

The purpose of this assignment is for you to familiarize the concept and mechanics of this tool we will be surely using in the future. If you have any problems figuring out the website, here is a [|Tutorial] video that is available to watch if you don't understand how the program works (it's not very long). This assignment is what you make of it. It is meant to be fun, not stressful or strenuous, so please enjoy sharing a little about yourself with me and the rest of the class!

And as always, feel free to contact me at katie.galati@yahoo.com. I will try to be as prompt as I can in answering your questions.


 * Leave 5 minutes for questions/comments/concerns**