Teacher: Kelly Rozelle Subject: ELA Grade: 7 Dates: 2/13/17 -- 2/17/17

MONDAY / Lesson Title: Speculative Literature/Dystopian Genre Study / Standards: SL.7.1, SL.7.4, SL.7.5, SL.7.6
Objectives:
  • Present a summary of a nonfiction article, and lead the class in a discussion.
  • Participate in discussions about various issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing your own thinking clearly.
Procedures:
  • Sacred Reading Time (SRT) and conferences
  • Return and discuss “Harrison Bergeron” critical reading test.
  • Students finish creating their presentations.
  • Time permitting, begin group presentations.

Resources & Materials: / Assessments: Participation and Presentations
Comments:
TUESDAY / Lesson Title: Speculative Fiction/Dystopian Genre Study / Standards: SL.7.1, SL.7.4, SL.7.5, SL.7.6
Objectives:
  • Present a summary of a nonfiction article, and lead the class in a discussion.
  • Participate in discussions about various issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing your own thinking clearly.
Procedures:
  • SRT and conferences
  • Continue group presentations.

Resources & Materials: / Assessments: Participation and Presentations
Comments:
WEDNESDAY / Lesson Title: Speculative Literature/Dystopian Genre Study / Standards: SL.7.1, L.7.4
Objectives:
  • Collaborate with classmates to create concept maps in preparation for viewing a film.
Procedures:
  • SRT
  • The Truman Show previewing activity—
Students work in small groups to create concept maps for the following words: privacy, reality, manipulation.
  • Privacy--the quality or state of being out of the sight and hearing of other people; freedom from being intruded upon
  • Reality—the quality or state of being real
  • Manipulation--to manage especially with intent to deceive




Resources & Materials: / Assessments: Participation
Comments: Spring Picture Day/Substitute—Beth Meank
THURSDAY / Lesson Title: Speculative Fiction/Dystopian Genre Study / Standards: SL.7.1, SL.7.2, L.7.4, RL.7.3
Objectives:
  • Create concept maps in preparation for viewing a film.
  • Participate in discussions about various issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing your own thinking clearly.
  • Make inferences about a film.
  • Analyze the thematic ideas and supporting details in a film and explain how the ideas clarify a topic under study.
Procedures:
  • SRT and Conferences
  • The Truman Show previewing activity—Compile the small group work on the concept maps (from yesterday).
  • Tell students: This week we will watch The Truman Show. It is about a man named Truman Burbank who lives in the seemingly ideal town of Seahaven. As you watch today, look for clues that things are not quite “right.”
  • Model how to create a double-entry journal—
Directions: In the left column, describe scenes from the film that seem intriguing or interesting. In the right column, write your responses to the scenes you have selected. Your responses might indicate what the scene means, what it reminds you of, what you don’t understand, or how you feel about it. You are required to make a minimum of 3 journal entries today.
  • View the first 30 minutes of the film.
  • Scored discussion

Resources & Materials: / Assessments: Participation, Presentations, Journals, and Discussion
Comments:
FRIDAY / Lesson Title: Speculative Literature/Dystopian Genre Study / Standards: SL.7.1, SL.7.2, RL.7.3
Objectives:
  • Make inferences about a film.
  • Analyze the thematic ideas and supporting details in a film and explain how the ideas clarify a topic under study.
  • Participate in discussions about various issues, building on others’ ideas and expressing your own thinking clearly.
Procedures:
  • SRT + informal book talks—Students meet with a “clock” partner and give a short book talk on the book they are currently reading.
  • View the next 30 minutes of the film.
  • Scored discussion

Resources & Materials: / Assessments: Participation, Journals, and Discussion
Comments: