Unit Five: Short Story Unit

1. English 10 Week 28Intro. to unit five: Short Story Unit March 28, 2011-April 1, 2011

2. Monday 3/28/11Learning Goals: SWBAT1.Express their opinion on various unit five statements relating to the themes and main ideas of the literature we will read. 2. Summarize the essential questions and major assessments for unit five. 3. Describe and illustrate the word “acculturate”. Do Now: Agenda: Do Now (5 minutes) Anticipation Guide “Take a Stand” Activity” (10 minutes) Intro to unit five (10 minutes) Vocabulary lesson on “Acculturation” (10 minutes) • Complete the “Anticipation Guide” worksheet on your desk. Homework: Complete the “Further Understanding” box of your vocabulary graphic organizer.

3. Learning Goals: SWBATExpress their opinion on various unit five statements relating to the themes and main ideas of the literature we will read. Anticipation Guide Take A Stand Activity Guidelines You will have the opportunity to share your opinion on some of the statements on the anticipation guide. You can only “take a stand” on the statements you wrote your extended responses on. • You will receive a citizenship grade for your participation and conduct during this activity. • You can only take a stand once. • No one can interrupt anyone else. • All disagreements must be respectful! No put downs or shut downs.

4. LG/SWBAT Describe and illustrate the word “acculturate”. Term: Acculturate/Acculturation My Understanding: Circle one after the lesson 1 2 3 4 Describe in your own words: ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________________________________

5. LG/SWBAT Describe and illustrate the word “acculturate”. Acculturation/Acculturate Draw: Caption Explaining the drawing above: Further Understanding:

6. LG/SWBAT: Describe and illustrate the word “acculturate”. Acculturation • Acculturation is a process in which members of one cultural group adopt the beliefs and behaviors of another group. • Although acculturation is usually in the direction of a minority group adopting habits and language patterns of the dominant group, acculturation can be reciprocal--that is, the dominant group also adopts patterns typical of the minority group. • the process of adopting the cultural traits or social patterns of another group.

7. Tuesday 3/29/11Learning Goals: SWBATExplain and execute the expectations for working with a literature circle. Do Now: Agenda: Do Now and HW check (page two of vocabulary lesson from yesterday) Preview learning goals Literature circle guidelines, expectations, roles Literature circle groups meet and select stories and roles. Use remaining time to begin reading, annotating and completing roles in preparation for tomorrow’s literature circle. • Use the word acculturate, (or acculturated or acculturation) in a sentence.

8. Tuesday 3/29/11Learning Goals: SWBATExplain and execute the expectations for working with a literature circle. Literature Circles For this unit, you will be working with an assigned group to read, annotate, analyze and discuss three stories. You and your group members will choose the stories together (you must all agree on the three stories you want to read). For each story, you will rotate leadership roles. It is essential that each person in your group completes his/her work for each story as you will all submit your work in a “literature circle portfolio” at the end and you will receive a group grade based on the completion and quality of the work your group did. You will also receive a citizenship grade for your focus, professionalism and conduct during literature circle meetings.

9. Tuesday 3/29/11Learning Goals: SWBATExplain and execute the expectations for working with a literature circle. Literature Circle Roles • Summarizer: this person elicits a thorough, but concise summary of the story from the group (through questioning and discussion) that includes descriptions of characters, summary of main events. The summarizer writes 5 level one questions to pose to the group to check for understanding. • Illustrator: This person creates a colorful illustration of an important moment in the story– the illustration must reflect time and effort (not necessarily artistic ability). The illustrator asks the group questions about the illustration and their own visualization of the story. • Researcher: This person conducts internet research about the country, author, or historical/political context of the story. The researcher takes notes based on this research (in his/her own words, not printing from the internet or copying and pasting). • Analyzer: This person identifies major themes/big ideas in the story– makes connections between the essential questions/anticipation guide statements and the story, or analyzes an important character in the story. The analyzer writes 5 level two questions to pose to the group during discussion.

10. Tuesday 3/29/11Learning Goals: SWBATExplain and execute the expectations for working with a literature circle. Literature Circle Groups

11. Learning Goals: SWBATExplain and execute the expectations for working with a literature circle. Preview of the Stories:

12. Learning Goals: SWBATExplain and execute the expectations for working with a literature circle. Preview of the Stories:

13. Unit Five Calendar

14. Wednesday 3/30/11Learning Goals: SWBAT1. Describe and identify on a graph the following story structure terms: plot, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. 2. Explain internal vs. external conflict in relation to a story. 3. Read, annotate respond to short story #1. Do Now: Agenda: Do Now Mini-lesson on story structure #1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6I24S72Jps Review guidelines for unit and unit calendar. Independent work time. Homework: Complete parts one and two for your first story in preparation for tomorrow’s first literature circle discussion. • What do you, as an individual, need to do in order to be successful during this unit? • What does your group need to do in order to be successful?

15. Story Structure Notes

16. Wednesday 3/30/11Learning Goals: SWBAT1. Describe and identify on a graph the following story structure terms: plot, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. 2. Explain internal vs. external conflict in relation to a story. Elements of a Story Mini-lesson #1 • Plot refers to the chain of related events that take place in a story. These events are built around a conflict– a struggle between opposing forces.

17. Wednesday 3/30/11Learning Goals: SWBAT1. Describe and identify on a graph the following story structure terms: plot, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. 2. Explain internal vs. external conflict in relation to a story. Parts of the Plot: Exposition= background of the story. Rising Action = introduces complications/conflict, builds suspense Climax= the turning point in the story, suspense and conflict reach their peak Falling Action= conflicts get resolved Resolution= end of the story where all the pieces get put back together.

18. Wednesday 3/30/11Learning Goals: SWBAT1. Describe and identify on a graph the following story structure terms: plot, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. 2. Explain internal vs. external conflict in relation to a story. Internal Conflict • A character struggles with him/herself– this could be a struggle relating to his/her identity, a desire to do something he/she knows he/she shouldn’t do, struggling with feelings of some kind. • Example: Prospero has an internal struggle at the end of the play after his conversation with Ariel– he is not sure whether to forgive or seek revenge. He is struggling with himself over what is the right thing to do.

19. Wednesday 3/30/11Learning Goals: SWBAT1. Describe and identify on a graph the following story structure terms: plot, rising action, climax, falling action and resolution. 2. Explain internal vs. external conflict in relation to a story. External Conflict There are three types of external conflict in a story: • Man vs. Man– one character’s struggles or conflict with another. Example: Ram’s conflict with Prem Kumar is “man vs. man” (“man” can also refer to female characters). • Man vs. Nature– a character’s conflict/struggle against the environment. Example: Erendira is in conflict with the “winds of misfortune”, which is an element of nature. • Man vs. Obstacle of Society– a character’s conflict with his/her society or the beliefs of his/her society (example, racism, colonialism, sexism or discrimination of any kind).

20. LG/SWBAT Read, annotate respond to short story #1. Independent Work Time: What should I be doing now? • Work silently! • Keep your group members on task– remember if they don’t do their work it will affect your grade! • Read and annotate (margin summary notes will be a part of your homework grade) short story #1. • Work on completing parts one and two of your assignment in preparation for tomorrow’s literature circle discussion #1.

21. Thursday 3/31/11Learning Goals: SWBAT1. Explain and execute the expectations for participating in a literature circle discussion. 2. Discuss short story #1 by participating in a literature circle discussion. Do Now: Agenda: Do Now Review literature circle expectations and rubric Literature Circle Procedures Lit. Circle Discussion #1 Choose story #2 and new leadership roles. • What was your favorite part of the story? Explain. Homework: Begin reading, annotating story #2 and working on part one.

22. Thursday 3/31/11Learning Goals: SWBAT1. Explain and execute the expectations for participating in a literature circle discussion. 2. Discuss short story #1 by participating in a literature circle discussion. Literature Circle Expectations • Everyone will be focused on discussing the story and not on having side-conversations or off-topic conversations. • Everyone will treat each other with respect and kindness. Group members will encourage each other to share their ideas. • Members of the group will be asking each other thought provoking questions and respond by referring to the text. • Everyone will come to literature circle discussion with completed work and a copy of the story. • Literature Circle will look like and sound like a discussion of the text– not a homework share. • Groups will follow the protocol.

23. Learning Goals: SWBAT1. Explain and execute the expectations for participating in a literature circle discussion. 2. Discuss short story #1 by participating in a literature circle discussion. Literature Circle Protocol • The word protocol means a set of rules and procedures for going about a task. The following is a protocol for literature circle discussion: 1. The summarizer opens discussion by posing level one questions to the group (and then writing down the answers on his/her part two chart). The summarizer reads back the group’s answers to the questions and facilitates a discussion of the group’s clarifying questions. Asks everyone to share a piece of his/her summary section of part one. 2. The Illustrator goes next– shows the illustration and asks the group questions about it and their own visualization of the story (asks questions that spark discussion and records the group’s answers/thoughts. 3. The Researcher then shares his/her research and asks the group related questions that spark discussion of the historical/political context of the story. 4. The Analyzer goes next and poses level two questions to the group and solicits discussion of the themes and t/t connections. Group decides on the next story and new leadership roles for the next literature circle.

24. Literature Circle Rubric • Your group will receive a citizenship grade for each of the three literature circle discussions in this unit. The average of these three citizenship grades will count as a fourth quarter quiz grade. Group Members: ____________________________________________________________ Date: ___________________________________________

25. Friday 4/1/11Learning Goals: SWBATRead, annotate and analyze short story #2 in preparation for Monday’s literature circle discussion. Do Now: Agenda: Do Now Independent Work time #2: read, annotate and complete parts one and two for short story #2. Homework: Complete parts one and two for short story #2 for literature circle discussion #2. • Answer the following questions in your notebook in at least three complete sentences. • Describe the conflict in the first short story you and your group members read. What type of conflict is it? How does this conflict get resolved?

26. Friday 4/1/11Learning Goals: SWBATRead, annotate and analyze short story #2 in preparation for Monday’s literature circle discussion. Guidelines and Expectations for Independent Work time! • You will receive a citizenship grade for your conduct and focus during today’s class. You are expected to: 1. Complete the Do Now (silently). 2. Read and annotate short story #2 3. Complete part one and part two of the literature circle packet for short story #2. 4. Refrain from having off-topic conversations and distracting others!