Sample Interactivity Plan

Course title:
English Grammar and Usage, One Half Unit

Assessments:
14 PEs, 2 exams, all CALS

Need for Interactive Components
Because this is an all-CALS course, at least two interactive components must be added. It is a high school course, so production of interactives for this course will be done after any CALS university courses in production.

Ideas for Interactive Components
The author has included one to four practice exercises in most lessons. Many of these can be converted easily to fill-in-the-blank or multiple-choice quizzes delivered via Flash.

First Interactive Component:
Flash quiz, to be included with Lesson 11 (Subject and Verb Agreement)

Title: "Practice: 11.1 Interrupting Words; Subjects and Verbs."

Instructions: "In the following sentences, identify the subject and choose the correct verb form."

Questions: Each question has two parts—the first part is fill-in-the-blank, the second part is multiple-choice with two distractors. (Correct answers are noted in red.)

  1. A piece of land donated to the Pilgrim Society ____________ the beginning of the reconstruction of Plymouth plantation.

    2. Identify the subject of this sentence:

    piece

    Fill in the blank with the correct verb.

  2. Two of the Pilgrim houses, along with the Fort Meetinghouse, ____________ the first buildings constructed on the site.

    3. Identify the subject of this sentence:

    Two

    Fill in the blank with the correct verb.

  3. A research staff working with an anthropologist ____________ information about colonial life.

    4. Identify the subject of this sentence:

    staff

    Fill in the blank with the correct verb.

  4. Objects such as nails, pipes, dishes, and tools ____________ been dug up.

    5. Identify the subject of this sentence:

    Objects

    Fill in the blank with the correct verb.

  5. All details of life at the original plantation ____________ carefully catalogued.

    6. Identify the subject of this sentence:

    details

    Fill in the blank with the correct verb.

Required Feedback
No feedback is required for the first part of the question except the correct answer. For the multiple-choice part, students who select the correct answer should receive the feedback "Yes, you are correct." Students who select the incorrect answer should receive the feedback "No, you are not correct."

Design
The background color should be #E9F3D8. The color of the title, buttons, and directions (e.g., "Check Your Answer," "Continue") should be #789E34. Feedback text should be #990000. Please use black for all other text.

The word "Practice" on the title page, and the word "Continue" in the navigation, should be in the font CAC Moose; please use Arial for other text. Please use the graphic notebook.gif on the title page of the quiz, next to the title.

Here is a mock-up of the first page of the quiz:

Mock-up of grammar Flash quiz

The graphic notebook.gif and the True Type file for the CAC Moose font are attached.

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