Learner Analysis for Using On-line Story Writing Outline, Heros Journey

Information Categories Data Sources Learner (Student) Characteristics Students will know how to o en a we! !rowser" ha#e !asic reading skills" and !e a!le to follow on$line written directions with minimal su er#ision% &hey will !e familiari'ed with the Heros Journey cycle and will ha#e re#iewed it e(tensi#ely !efore !eginning% Students will understand the Heros Journey archety e from which stories are deri#ed" and !e familiar with the terms associated with the hases of the )ourney% Pre#ious knowledge of the Heros Journey cycle will !e em hasi'ed !y acti#ating knowledge of re#ious e( osure to the cycle in all cultures myths and legends" todays !ooks and films" and e#en our own li#es% &he range of rior knowledge is #ast" since nearly all students ha#e had some e( osure to #arious media and cultural roducts throughout life% Learners attitudes will range from e(cited a!out creating their own #ersions of a story" to confused" to disinterested% &he teacher will ha#e to facilitate all learning ty es and scaffold instruction according to resent needs% &he online framework ro#ides a structured o ortunity to allow for detailed work* students will !e the sole creators of their heroes" and for designing all the articulars of the )ourney% Students will !e eager to utili'e technology !ecause of the engagement asociated with the interacti#eness of on$line tools* students will en)oy the ease of

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Entry behaviors

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Prior Knowledge of topic area

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Attitudes toward content

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Attitudes toward potential delivery system

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Motivation for instruction

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Educational and ability levels

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General learning preferences

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com leting )ust a few sim le ste s that" when com leted" will ser#e as an outline for the re$writing ortion of their assignment% Students need this technology$!ased and creati#e e( erience to a ly re#ious knowledge and to generate higher order thinking skills in +nglish Language ,rts curriculum and other su!)ects% Students may feel moti#ated if they are interested in creati#e writing" reading" film" screenwriting" art" drama" oetry" world and ,merican culture" myths" legends" religion" and hiloso hy% &he teachers task will !e to link this )ourney to all of these disci lines and also ersonali'e it enough so its re eating cycle is e#ident within ones own life% -rou s are com osed of middle and high school learners who are roficient using .S /ord" and who ha#e !asic ty ing skills" though a!ilities and s eed #ary% Learners ha#e !asic reading com rehension skills and the a!ility to follow general directions to access the features of this sites rom ts% Some students may !e #ery engaged and a!le to write ersonal or fantastical stories" while others may struggle with the !asic re0uirements and understanding of this assignment% Students will com lete their assignment in the classroom or com uter la!" as they refer utili'ing com uter technology o#er en2 a er for the re$writing stage of writing assignments* using this site ena!les students to work at their own ace" and to return or ad#ance to other ste s" as needed% ,n instructor will facilitate the rocess%

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Attitudes toward training organization

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General group characteristics

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&his lesson is es ecially designed to facilitate the organi'ation of ideas" and ena!le students who ha#e difficulty creating the organi'ation and outline structures necessary to !egin and na#igate the writing rocess% Students are female and male" ages 34$35 years* education le#els are currently on$going" with !asic elementary reading and writing skills in lace* instructor$to$ artici ant ratio is 3678 for 9:$;: minute classroom sessions" de ending on grade le#el%

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