Kathy+West+Lesson+Plan+2

Kathy West English 3391 Dr. Dail March 30, 2009 ** Subject: ** American Literature **Grade: **10th ** Teaching Context: ** Applying theme/White Man vs. Indian ** General Objective: ** NCTE/IRA Guidelines for this lesson. **Specific Objectives: ** (ELAALRL2) The students will apply knowledge of theme in //The Absolutely True Story of a Part-Time Indian,// that represents life and society. Students will provide support from the text of the identified theme. The students will also evaluate the way the authors words advance the theme of the text. **Introduction: **Students will be asked to listen carefully to the last reading of the text to prepare for discussion in the literature circles and participate in a debate of White Man vs. Indian. **Procedures: **I will observe discussions in literature circles and make sure discussions stay on track. If necessary, I will ask pertinent questions to facilitate the discussion. I will lay down ground rules for the debate and act as facilitator as well. **Teacher Notes: **Rules for debate are: raise your hand and only speak when it is your turn. Teams will lose one point for each interruption or it teammates are whispering to one another. Write these on the dry erase board. Also, write criteria for scoring in the debate on the board. Go over rubric for debate with students. Students will debate pros and cons of education and life on the Indian reservation and in the White school and neighborhood. ** Guided Practice and Independent Practice: **Students will use information gathered in their literature circle role assignments to discuss the text. I will facilitate the groups during discussion if needed. I will then facilitate the class debate. These activities will help student’s to prepare for a test over this text next week. **Closing: **I will take notes during the debate and review some of the points used in the debate regarding theme in the text. Students should be prepared to work again in literature circles and present tomorrow. **Evaluation: **Each GPS objective will be identified as part of the literature circle and debate. The student debate will be assessed by rubric that I have discussed with the students. The objectives will be used next week as part of the test over the text. **Materials: **Debate rubric and scoring guide. **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.5pt;">Extender/Backup Activities: **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.5pt;">Journal writing: write a journal prompt about one issue facing Indian’s today. **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.5pt;">Provisions for Individual Differences: **<span style="font-size: 12pt; color: black; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.5pt;">This student(s) will be paired with a student that I choose for the literature circle and debate. "Education World &reg; Lesson Planning: More Resources for Classroom Debates." __Education World&reg; The Educator's Best Friend__. 30 Mar. 2009 http://www.educationworld.com/a_lesson/lesson/lesson304b.shtml. "Standards." __GaDOE__. 30 Mar. 2009 https://www.georgiastandards.org/_layouts/GeorgiaStandards/Unitbuilder/SearchResults.aspx?viewmode=details&StandardIDSelected=491. "Role Description." __LitSite Alaska__. 30 Mar. 2009 http://litsite.alaska.edu/workbooks/circle/role.html. "Standards." __ReadWriteThink__. 30 Mar. 2009 http://www.readwritethink.org/standards/.
 * 1) <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.5pt;"> Students read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build an understanding of texts, of themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world; to acquire new information; to respond to the needs and demands of society and the workplace; and for personal fulfillment. Among these texts are fiction and nonfiction, classic and contemporary works.
 * 2) <span style="font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-hansi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-font-family: 'Times New Roman'; mso-bidi-font-size: 8.5pt;"> Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions (e.g., philosophical, ethical, aesthetic) of human experience.
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