Lesson Plan 3

Rachel Lorenzo

11/17/11
LAE 4530.001
Tara Payor & Nina Graham

Cultural Sensitivities and Poetry with

“Father and Son”

Sunshine State Standards:

LA.910.2.2.2

LA.910.2.1.5

LA.910.1.7.1

LA.910.4.1.2

                                                                                                                                               

Objectives:

Students will be able to make text to world to self connections

Students will be able to make predictions about the text based on the Tea Party activity

Students will be able to interpret the meaning of the poem

Students will be able to mimic and relate to the poem

Directions:

·         Bellwork/Tea Party:

o   Let them know that they will be timed so they must be quick!

Pass out index cards to each student while explaining that they will try to see as many different cards as possible.

Then have them organize in groups of four or five students, trying to make it so that each group member has a different card.

As a group, have them try to guess what the poem could be about and write a general idea statement about the poem for the group. Have them share. Group statements will be collected (1 per group).

(10 min.)

·         Pass out copies of the poem and TP-CASTT worksheet, read the poem aloud and have a volunteer read the poem as well, stressing the importance of rereading poetry.

o   Introduce author as Polish and having written

o   Begin going over the poem and worksheet with them, annotating the text in the poem and going back to the worksheet to answer the questions.

o   Take volunteer answers as much as possible, guiding students instead of simply doing the work for them. Remind them their own interpretation of the poem can be different from what the class is coming up with as long as they find support.

·         Worksheets will be turned in.

(20-25min.)

·         Have class think of a time when they struggled to reach an agreement or had a confrontation with a parent, sibling, or other close family member. They will mimic this poem:

o   Requirements:

§  7 lines minimum

§  Title and theme is family relation, example: “Mother and Daughter”

§  Written in first person without revealing who is who (or speaker)

§  Have some sort of a shift, example: negative to positive, bad to worse, good to better, etc.

·         Share poems if there is time.

·         Have them hand them in.

(Rest of the period)

Assessment:

            Assessment will be based on class and group participation. Students will be graded on completion of the poem analysis and personal poem mimic.

ESOL/ESE Modifications:

            While the rest of the class is working on bellwork, give students poem to be analyzed ahead of time with a paraphrasing. Have them work together on the worksheet and give them directions to write their own poem. May be in their own language and translated with words or images.

(See the link to the TP-CASTT here)

HT Evaluation - Click to enlarge