I Want Some Sleep!

A Project by Mrs. Timson and Mrs. Jackson

 For Mrs. Jackson's 6/7th Grade Students

 

EALR’s:    Reading 2 and 3

 

GLE’s:         2.3.2;  3.1.1; 3.2.2

 

Essential Questions:

 

What is sleep?

                   How can I get a good nights sleep?

 

Scenario:

 

Hopefully tonight will be the night!  You want some SLEEP. You have had difficulty getting a good night’s sleep for three days in a row now!!  When you go to bed your mind wanders, you keep thinking about how you need a good nights sleep because your presentation is tomorrow.  All of your tossing and turning and thinking and worrying result in your inability to fall asleep.  You need to find out what sleep is and how you can get a good night’s sleep so you are well rested and ready for your presentation.

 

Procedure:

 

You will explore a variety of resources to help you organize the key ideas and phrases about sleep into an outline format.  An outline will help you to write your 5 paragraph paper. Next you will create a PowerPoint presentation using your outline and present your findings to others.

 

Sample Outline Format

 

Resources:

 

     National Sleep Foundation

 

Nature of Sleep

 

                        How To Remember Dreams

 

Assessment:

            Rubric