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Website of Tool:
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Does tool require Sign-in? Yes
==Description of Tool: This tool give students the opportunity to create timelines for English assignments as well as other subject areas. The X-Timeline has many to choose from which will appeal to every student.==

Where does tool fit in Digital Blooms and why?

 * X-Timeline fits effectively into Digital Blooms since it is an online site that teaches students which requires them to create, think and evaluate what they are learning with the use of technolgy.**

=Part 2=

STUDENT OBJECTIVES
Students will
 * demonstrate comprehension of basic literary elements.
 * explore the theme of change.
 * write and publish poem.

Warm-up Have students write how they think language has changed?

Students will create timelines for review and discussion:
 * Review the definition and forms of allegory with students.
 * Divide students into groups of 3-4 students.
 * Distribute one copy of //The Giving Tree//, //Tonia the Tree//, or another text that addresses change, to each student or group of students. Have students take turns in their groups reading the text aloud.
 * Distribute a Change Reflection Questions to each group as they finish reading.
 * Have students discuss the story, and then complete the Change Reflection Questions as a group.
 * Reconvene as a class, and use the Change Reflection Questions as a springboard for a class discussion about the story and its theme of change.
 * Refer to the appropriate sections of the story when relevant to illustrate key points of discussion.

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