Human Body
WYNN Lesson Plan
Subject Areas: Science, Language Arts
Title: Human Body
Lesson 1: Spelling Practice
Lesson 2: Science Vocabulary Development
Lesson 3: Web Research for the Human Body
Lesson 4: Writing a Report on a Human Body Organ
Skills:
1. Spelling
2. Vocabulary development
3. Research techniques
4. Written composition
Description:
Through a series of four lessons using WYYN 5.1, students will learn to
successfully spell science vocabulary words associated with the human body,
understand the meanings of the same vocabulary words, and demonstrate their
knowledge using them correctly in a sentence. Students will choose one organ to
research on the Web and then use the information gathered to complete a report
about the organ. The choice of vocabulary words and the length of the report are
at the discretion of the teacher. Students will be given the option of using the
Word Prediction and Outline features in the Yellow Writing Toolbar to aid in
writing their paragraphs.
Goals:
1. To spell science words associated with the human body.
2. To demonstrate the understanding of the definitions of science vocabulary
related to the human body by using the words in sentences.
3. To gather information about a human body organ.
4. To write a report about an organ of the human body.
Objectives:
1. To learn how to spell vocabulary words using WYNN’s Spell tool.
2. To understand the meanings of the vocabulary words and use new words
in sentences using WYNN’s Dictionary tool.
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3. To gather information about an organ of the human body at
http://www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/factfiles/organs_anatomy.s
html using WYNN’s Web Toolbar.
4. To write a report about a particular organ from information gathered from
the Web using WYNN’s Yellow Writing Toolbar.
Procedure:
Lesson 1: Spelling Practice
1. Students will open WYNN and open the document called Human Body
Spelling Words. Words can be chosen by teacher based on grade level.
2. Students will click the Read button and listen to the list of vocabulary
words.
3. Students will rotate to the Pink Study Skills Toolbar.
4. Students, in the Write mode, will place the cursor next to the first word.
5. Students will click the Spell button and listen to the spelling of the word.
Repeat.
6. Students will continue to use the Spell button for each vocabulary word.
7. Students will rotate to Blue File Management Toolbar and click Save As
and give the document a new name.
8. Students may work in pairs to test each other’s spelling of the vocabulary
words; one using WYNN to check the other’s oral spelling.
Lesson 2: Science Vocabulary Development
1. Students will open WYNN and open the document called Human Body
Vocabulary Words.
2. Students will rotate to the Pink Study Skills Toolbar.
3. Students, in Write mode, will place the cursor next to the first vocabulary
word.
4. Students will click the Dictionary button, then Read button and listen to
the definition(s).
5. Students will select (drag cursor across the text so that it is selected) the
correct definition.
6. Students will click Copy Selected Text to Clipboard and click Close.
7. Students will click Text Note button and then the Paste button. Definition
will appear in the window.
8. Students will click Close and will then see the Text Note icon in the
Human Body Vocabulary Words document.
9. Students will repeat 1-8 to until all words have been defined.
10. Students, in Write mode, will place the cursor at the end of the first word
and then type a sentence using that word.
11. Students will repeat step 10 until a sentence has been written for each
word.
12. Students will rotate to Blue File Management Toolbar and click Save As
and give the document a new name.
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Note:
 At the teacher’s discretion, lessons 1 and 2 may be completed in the
same session up until Lesson 2, step 9 and then complete steps 10
& 11 in a separate lesson.
 Students may print out this document as a study guide to take
home. Definitions will appear at the bottom of the printed page.
Lesson 3: Web Research for the Human Body
1. Students will open WYNN and click on the Web button.
2. Students will enter
www.bbc.co.uk/science/humanbody/body/factfiles/organs_anatomy.shtml
into the Address box.
3. Students will click the organ of their choice.
4. Students will use the Highlight feature to highlight the information they
want to include in their report.
5. Students will click Extract and click Selected Text.
6. Students will click New WYNN Document. Selected text will appear in a
new window.
7. Students may repeat the process of highlighting more text by returning to
the Web site by clicking the name from the File List and clicking Use
Selected Document to add information to the previous selected text.
8. Students will save document.
Lesson 4: Writing a Report on a Human Body Organ
1. Students will open WYNN and their saved document from their Web
research.
2. Students will click New. A blank page will open.
3. Students will rotate to the Yellow Writing Toolbar.
4. Students will reread their research.
5. Students will now begin to write their report.
6. Students may flip between the new document and their research
information by clicking the desired document from the File List.
7. Students may write from memory or copy and paste from the information
document into the report document.
8. Depending on ability levels or teacher discretion, students may use Word
Prediction.
9. After completing the report, students will rotate to Blue File Management
Toolbar and click Save As and give the document a new name.
Materials:
Computer with WYNN 5.1 and access to the Web
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Assessment/Evaluation:
Students will complete a report about an organ of the human body including all
the elements included in the assignment as per the teacher’s instructions.
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