Concept Un|t

Lesson |an 1emp|ate

Un|t Work|ng 1|t|e: 8esearchlng ?Cu

Un|t "8|g Idea" (Concept]1heme): MulLl-genre 8esearch ro[ecL

Un|t r|mary Sk||| focus: CreaLlve WrlLlng

Week 1 of 4, |an # 3 of 12, [90 m|ns.]

|an type: Summary

Content kequ|rement Sat|sf|ed: lnLroducLory Week Summary Lesson 3

Cr|t|ca| Learn|ng Cb[ect|ves (numbered) [from my Un|t reface], fo||owed by Spec|f|c Learn|ngs (bu||eted)
be|ng taught |n th|s |esson:

SW8A1:
Cogn|t|ve (know]understand):
1. SLudenLs wlll undersLand LhaL sLronger wrlLlng ls beLLer wrlLlng.
2. SLudenLs wlll undersLand LhaL SenLence of Lhe Week acLlvlLles wlLh sLrengLhen Lhelr wrlLlng.
3. SLudenLs wlll undersLand Lhe process and gradlng sysLem of Lhe mulLl-genre research pro[ecL.

Affect|ve (fee|]va|ue):
4. SLudenLs wlll value Lhe opporLunlLy Lo lmmedlaLely lncorporaLe SenLence of Lhe Week rule lnLo Lhelr
wrlLlng.
3. SLudenLs wlll value Lhe LransformaLlve naLure of wrlLlng wlLh Lhe personal ad and 8lackouL oeLry.
6. SLudenLs wlll value Lhe creaLlve process of creaLlng 8lackouL oeLry.
7. SLudenLs wlll value a frlend or famlly member who helped Lhem Lhrough a dlfflculL slLuaLlon.

erformance (do):
8. SLudenLs wlll parLlclpaLe ln Lhe SenLence of Lhe Week acLlvlLy.
9. SLudenLs wlll parLlclpaLe ln Lhe creaLlon of a 8lackouL oem as a class.
10. SLudenLs wlll creaLe Lhelr own 8lackouL oem from Lhelr personal ads.
11. SLudenLs wlll bralnsLorm momenLs and famlly members for Lhelr lnLervlew.

SCL's: [LlsL wlLh numbers porLrayed ln Lhe SCL documenL]
8.2) 1he sLudenL wlll develop and dellver oral presenLaLlons ln groups and lndlvldually
g) Assume shared responslblllLy for collaboraLlve work.


rocedures]Instruct|ona| Strateg|es
jNote. Any words LhaL represenL whaL l would say dlrecLly Lo sLudenLs appear ln ltollcs.]

8eg|nn|ng koom Arrangement:
uesks wlll be arranged ln groups of 4-3, faclng lnward. l wlll have Lhe nameplaLes arranged on Lhe desks
accordlng Lo Lhe groups l made afLer looklng aL Lhe exlL sllps from uay 1. 1hese groups wlll change each unlL.

1. Cpen|ng: Sentences of the Week - 33 mlnuLes
SLudenLs come lnLo Lhe classroom and Lurn ln homework (personal adverLlsemenL wlLh aL leasL 2
drafLs) lnLo Lhe 1u8n ln baskeL.
SLudenLs slL aL Lhelr asslgned seaLs where Lhelr nameplaLes are. 1hls ls Lhe same seaLlng arrangemenL
from Lhe prevlous class perlod.
Pave a qulck, casual conversaLlon wlLh sLudenLs abouL how Lhelr flrsL days of classes have been golng.
Ask sLudenLs how revlslng Lhelr personal ads wenL and lf Lhey reallzed anyLhlng new.
lnLroduce SenLence of Lhe Week Lo Lhe class.
o Lvery Monday (Lhough because of Lhe flrsL day of school we are sLarLlng on lrlday) l wlll wrlLe
Lhree senLences on Lhe board LhaL use Lhe same grammaLlcal rule.
o SLudenLs copy Lhese Lhree senLences lnLo Lhelr noLebooks. 1hey sklp a few llnes and wrlLe
WhaL do l noLlce?"
o SLudenLs llsL whaL Lhey noLlce abouL Lhe senLences lndependenLly for flve mlnuLes.
o SLudenLs dlscuss wlLhln Lhelr groups for flve mlnuLes and compare noLes. 1hey revlse Lhelr
rules.
o We wlll dlscuss Lhe rules as a class.
o l wlll model one of my own examples for Lhe class.
o SLudenLs sklp a few llnes and wrlLe lmlLaLe" SLudenLs creaLe Lhree of Lhelr own examples and
wrlLe Lhem ln Lhelr noLebook.
o 1ell sLudenLs LhaL from Llme Lo Llme l wlll yell ouL, Croup check!" l wlll allow Lhem Lhree
mlnuLes Lo confer as a group before l walk around Lhe room and choose one group member
and check hls or her lmlLaLlons. lf Lhey have errors, l wlll dock a flve parLlclpaLlon polnLs from
all members of Lhe group for LhaL day. lf Lhere are no errors l wlll add one exLra credlL polnL aL
Lhe end of Lhe unlL for every group member.
WrlLe SenLence of Lhe Week examples on Lhe board. Pave groups collaboraLe and work.
Whlle sLudenLs work, check homework for compleLlon and slgnlflcanL change from flrsL Lo second drafL
of personal ads.
Come LogeLher and dlscuss senLence of Lhe week rules.
Clve an example.
uo a pracLlce Croup Check Lo make sure sLudenLs are on Lrack and undersLand Lhe process. uo noL add
or dock polnLs for Lhls week.
Pand back homework Lo sLudenLs.
Clve sLudenLs 10 mlnuLes Lo flnd Lwo places ln Lhelr personal ads Lo lncorporaLe Lhe SenLence of Lhe
Week rule ln Lhelr wrlLlng.

2. 8r|dge: 8|ackout oetry Lxamp|e - 10 mlnuLes
1ell sLudenLs LhaL we wlll be creaLlng a poem uslng Lhe second drafL of Lhelr personal ads wrlLLen for
homework.
1he personal adverLlsemenL and Lhe poem Lhey creaLe ln class Loday wlll be used ln Lhelr flnal
presenLaLlons.
8emlnd sLudenLs abouL Lhe revlslon mlnl lesson we had Lhe prevlous class perlod and how Lhe sLrong
words lncorporaLed ln Lhelr revlslon wlll be very lmporLanL Lo creaLe an exclLlng poem, poems have
very few words, so Lhey all need Lo be hard-hlLLlng.
lnform sLudenLs we wlll be dolng a pracLlce run of 8lackouL oeLry LogeLher as a class before Lhey
creaLe Lhelr own.
ull ouL your copy of a personal ad you wroLe abouL yourself.
ulsplay on Lhe board an already-flnlshed 8lackouL oeLry on Lhe pro[ecLor.
Lxplaln Lo sLudenLs how Lhls personal ad wlll Lurn lnLo a poem and LhaL Lhe poem wlll be coherenL.
8ead Lhe flnallzed 8lackouL oem example.
Model how Lo creaLe a blackouL poem for Lhe class wlLh a Lhlnk aloud.
o llrsL explaln how Lhere ls no asslgned Loplc for Lhelr 8lackouL oems. 1he poems can be abouL
Lhelr personallLles and llfe, buL lL can be abouL anyLhlng Lhey wanL.
o 8ead over Lhe poem and plck ouL Lhe sLrongesL words ln Lhe arLlcle. CommenL how addlng
sLrong verbs and ad[ecLlves can creaLe a sLronger plece of wrlLlng.
o lace a box around all of Lhe words and phrases you flnd exclLlng and lnLeresLlng.
o keep modellng Lhls unLll Lhere are abouL Len words/phrases ln boxes.
o Lxplaln how we begln Lhe process wlLh a pencll so LhaL we can easlly change and edlL our
poems. When we are flnlshed, we wlll ouLllne Lhe phrases ln pen.
o When Lhere are boxes LhaL make sense and Lhe enLlre poem ls undersLandable, begln Lo block
Lhe phrases ln a pen.
o 8ead all of Lhe phrases and words ln order ouL loud Lo double check LhaL lL all makes sense.
o now LhaL you are comforLable wlLh your poem, flnd a wlde felL-Llp pen Lo black ouL Lhe resL of
Lhe words of Lhe personal ad.
o resenL Lhe flnal producL Lo Lhe class.
Ask sLudenLs whaL quesLlons Lhey have abouL Lhls process.

3. Creat|ng 8|ackout oetry w|th ersona| Ads - 10-13 mlnuLes
1ell sLudenLs LhaL Lhey now have 1Ln mlnuLes Lo creaLe a 8lackouL oem wlLh one of Lhe coples of
Lhelr personal ads. Lncourage Lhem Lo work lndependenLly buL allow Lhem Lo dlscuss or ask any
quesLlons wlLh Lhelr group members.
8emlnd sLudenLs LhaL Lhey should begln wlLh a pencll.
Walk around Lhe room Lo serve as a coach or soundlng board for ldeas.
SuggesL Lo sLudenLs LhaL Lhey read Lhelr poems Lo a parLner ln Lhe group Lo make sure LhaL Lhe poems
make sense.
Around mlnuLe 8, Lell sLudenLs LhaL once Lhey feel comforLable wlLh Lhelr flow of words and LhaL Lhey
all make sense, Lhey can begln Lraclng Lhelr boxes ln pen or a Sharple.
AL Lhe end of 10 mlnuLes, have sLudenLs proofread Lhelr poems one lasL Llme.
lnsLrucL sLudenLs Lo black ouL Lhe resL of Lhelr ads Lo flnallze Lhe process.

4. Shar|ng 8|ackout oetry - 10 mlnuLes
Allow sLudenLs 3-10 mlnuLe Lo share Lhelr poems wlLh Lhe groups.
Ask lf anyone wanLs Lo share hls or her poem wlLh Lhe whole class.
CollecL 8lackouL oems and personal ads from sLudenLs Lo keep ln a personal flle folder for each
sLudenL. 1hls wlll help keep Lrack of all Lhelr work for Lhem Lo complle a porLfollo.

S. kev|ew Mu|t|-genre kesearch ro[ect - 10 mlnuLes
Pave sLudenLs clear desks.
Pand ouL Lhe MulLl-genre 8esearch ro[ecL rubrlc and lnformaLlon sheeL.
8evlew Lhe overall requlremenLs and gradlng pollcles for Lhe pro[ecL.
1ell sLudenLs LhaL Lhls ls a very good way Lo gaLher lnformaLlon and ldeas LhaL Lhey can lncorporaLe
lnLo Lhelr personal sLaLemenLs, whlch are requlred on many college appllcaLlons.
o We wlll be movlng on Lo a more sLrucLured sLudy of wrlLlng essays ln Lhe flfLh week of school
afLer Lhls unlL, and one of Lhe pleces we wlll wrlLe wlll be a personal sLaLemenL LhaL hopefully
Lhey wlll wanL Lo lnclude ln Lhelr essays.
Lxplaln how Lhere wlll be mulLlple Lypes of wrlLlng creaLed ln Lhe process, lncludlng
o ersonal ad
o 8lackouL poem
o vocabulary arL
o Chlldren's book
o lnLervlew
o Advlce leLLer
o ShorL genre of cholce
o 8eflecLlve essay
1ell sLudenLs LhaL Lhe ma[orlLy of Lhe work wlll be done ln class as we workshop Lhe genres.
8evlew rubrlcs and llsL of requlremenLs for Lhe enLlre research pro[ecL.
Clve an overvlew of Lhe presenLaLlon and gallery walk, buL don'L explaln Loo much. l don'L wanL Lhem
Lo geL caughL up ln Lhe facL LhaL Lhey have Lo presenL Lo Lhe class.
Ask lf sLudenLs have any quesLlons abouL Lhls pro[ecL.

6. Interv|ew Introduct|on - 10 mlnuLes
1urn Lo lnLervlew secLlon of mulLl-genre research pro[ecL rubrlc.
Lxplaln LhaL sLudenLs wlll be lnLervlewlng a frlend or famlly member abouL a slgnlflcanL momenL ln
Lhelr own llves.
SLudenLs wlll need Lo flrsL choose a slgnlflcanL momenL LhaL shaped Lhelr llves and had an lmpacL on
Lhelr personallLles. 1hls can be a momenL and conversaLlon wlLh a grandparenL, when a slbllng was
born, when a peL dled, or any oLher slLuaLlon LhaL Lhe sLudenL LhoughL was lmporLanL.
1he sLudenL wlll Lhen need Lo slL down wlLh a frlend or famlly member or Leacher Lo Lalk abouL LhaL
parLlcular momenL. 1he reason for lnLervlewlng someone abouL a momenL experlenced ls because we
ofLen remember evenLs dlfferenLly from oLhers, especlally lf lL was an emoLlonal or sLressful slLuaLlon.
SLudenLs wlll need Lo record a 10-13 mlnuLe lnLervlew wlLh Lhelr sub[ecL.
8evlew Lypes of quesLlons expecLed Lo be asked ln Lhe lnLervlew.
1ell sLudenLs Lhls lnLervlew and a neaLly handwrlLLen or Lyped LranscrlpL of Lhe lnLervlew ls due ln 4
class perlods.
1ell sLudenLs LhaL Lhelr homework for Lhe weekend ls Lo wrlLe a shorL paragraph abouL Lhe slLuaLlon
Lhey have chosen Lo base Lhelr lnLervlew around. 1hey wlll need Lo lnclude Lhe person Lhey wlll
lnLervlew and how LhaL person was lmporLanL ln LhaL momenL. SLudenLs wlll also need Lo schedule Lhe
lnLervlew wlLh Lhe person. Along wlLh Lhelr lnLroducLory paragraph, Lhey wlll need Lo lnclude when
Lhey are golng Lo lnLervlew Lhls person and how (face Lo face, Skype, eLc.)
Ask sLudenLs whaL quesLlons Lhey have abouL Lhls asslgnmenL.
Allow sLudenLs Lo begln bralnsLormlng and wrlLlng lnLroducLory paragraph for lnLervlew.

Methods of Assessment:
lormaLlve:
o SenLence of Lhe Week acLlvlLy
! Cb[ecLlves 2, 4, & 8
o 8lackouL poem model parLlclpaLlon
! Cb[ecLlves 3, 6, 9, & 10
SummaLlve:
o lncorporaLlng SenLence of Lhe Week rule lnLo Lhelr wrlLlng
! Cb[ecLlves 2, 4, & 8
o 8lackouL poem
! Cb[ecLlves 1, 3, 3, 6, 9, & 10

D|fferent|ated Instruct|on to accommodate one or more of my prof||ed students:
1here ls noL much room ln Lhls lesson for dlfferenLlaLlon. We are worklng on all of Lhese acLlvlLles LogeLher as
a class. lor sLudenLs llke uerek who may sLruggle a blL more and Lake exLra Llme, l wlll sneaklly encourage
Lhem Lo converse wlLh Lhelr group members for help.

1here ls a loL of room for cholce, however, ln Lhls lesson. SLudenLs are allowed Lo creaLe Lhe 8lackouL oem
abouL whaLever Lhey wanL. AddlLlonally, Lhey are allowed Lo choose whlch momenL from Lhelr llves and whlch
famlly member Lhey wlll choose Lo lnLervlew.

Mater|a|s Needed:
1eacher's personal ad or oLher arLlcle
llnallzed 8lackouL oem
ro[ecLor
SLudenLs' revlsed personal ads (2 coples)
Sharples
enclls
Wlde Llp permanenL marker
llle folders
MulLl-genre research pro[ecL rubrlc and lnformaLlon sheeL
o lnLervlew asslgnmenL sheeL
aper for bralnsLormlng lnLervlew



Append|x A: ersona| Ads

1. ersonal Ad from Woman*

Girl Seeks Boy for Watch Morning Cartoons and Eat Sugary Cereal
Im just your average journalist who appreciates an enormous bowl of Cinnamon
Toast Crunch with her Legend of Korra...or Cocoa Pebbles with Spongebob
Squarepants. Its pretty much the best way to start everyday.
Im a lanky 510 and am looking for someone to be un-muscular with me. I can
change my own oil, but I do have a lot of difficulty with pasta sauce jars, so thats
going to have to be all you.
I love to bake, so I might make you fat. Im like the walking dead when I first
wake up, and I loathe cilantro. I save my compassion for those who truly need it,
and I have horrible vision. My hair color changes with the season, and Ive never
liked mini skirts. I cool off just as fast as I get fired up. I dont watch non-cartoon,
but I love movies (dark comedy preferred). A great night in is multi-flavored
popcorn and a BBC documentary; A great night out is rollercoasters followed
by a rave followed by a motorcycle ride at sunrise. Ive got three sisters, and
theyre all as tough as me.
You will get spoiled. You will need to show that you appreciate it. You will get fat.
(Did I say that already?) You will probably fall right in love. You will have
impeccable etiquette but still be ruthlessly honest. You will have amazing taste in
a vast array of music genres. You will be a little cocky. Maybe very cocky. Yeah,
pretty cocky. You will a perfectionist like me. You will have your priorities in order.
You will have your own hobbies and passions, which I will respect. And you will
be adored and cherished by yours truly. Cant wait to grab some cereal with you.

*8eLrleved from hLLp://www.wlklhow.com/lmages/sampledocs/7/lunny-ersonal-Ad-lrom-Woman.pdf

2. ersonal Ad from Man

Forty-Something Man with Empty Boat Seeks Lady Companion to Make Boat Less
Empty*

First off, Im 47, male, very fit, and a little obsessed with biking due to the stunning scenery
on the coast of California. Im also a surgeon with a crazy schedule and have a nice place
in Atherton. Sounds pretty good, right? Wrong. So wrong. Ive got a huge problem. You
see, Ive got this boat and, well, theres no one else in it. Big problem. Not okay. What I
need is a co-captain.

Co-captain requirement include:
!must be over 40;
!not required to laugh at bad jokes, but must have a high tolerance for them;
!must love BBQ, as it is the only thing I can cook;
!a sharp wit is priority;
!physical dimensions are irrelevant;
!must possess hopelessly romantic tendencies;
!must be patient with a surgeons unpredictable schedule;
!must have brilliant, beautiful, strong mind of her own.

I love science fiction, hang gliding, and Germany...not necessarily all together or in that
particular order. Ive heard my back rubs are as lousy as my memory, so maybe you can
help me improve on one or both of those. I love a beautiful woman with a goofy laugh as
much as I love a goofy-looking woman with a beautiful laugh. I dance better than I sing,
but I sing better than I play sports.

I want my lover to be my best friend, my confidante, my rock, and, most importantly,
someone to help me with my cufflinks (those things are impossible).

Cheers to you.

*8eLrleved from hLLp://www.wlklhow.com/lmages/sampledocs/b/lunny-ersonal-Ad-lrom-Man.pdf


Append|x 8: 8|ackout oem




Append|x C: Mu|t|-genre kesearch ro[ect

Multi -Genre Research Proj ect
lnformaLlon from Mellnda uLz's A 1eocbets ColJe to tbe Moltl-Ceote keseotcb ltoject

l LhoughL LhaL lL would be a greaL ldea Lo do a research pro[ecL Lo klck off Lhe year! uon'L worry. We
won'L be wrlLlng noLecards wlLh Llny pleces of lnformaLlon on each LhaL we'll evenLually complle lnLo a 10-
page paper LhaL ls so dull lL wouldn'L even sllce sofLened buLLer. lnsLead, we wlll be researchlng Cu8SLLvLS
and lncorporaLlng Lhe lnformaLlon we flnd lnLo dlfferenL pleces of creaLlve wrlLlng. Cver Lhe course of Lhe
nexL Lhree weeks, we are golng Lo sLreLch our creaLlve wrlLlng muscles, geL Lo know our class, and make
beauLlful and lnformaLlve pleces of arL. Cur flnal presenLaLlon wlll be on lrlday, SepLember 28.


1he dlfferenL Lypes of wrlLlng we wlll complle wlll lnclude:
ersonal AdverLlsemenL
8lackouL oem
lnLervlew 1ranscrlpL
lrlendly LeLLer
SLorybook
vlsual 1exL (speclflc genre ls your cholce)
8eflecLlve Lssay


A reclpe ls a Lype of genre you could lnclude ln Lhls pro[ecL!