New Visions Demo Lesson
Essential Qs: How do authors convey purposeful themes through the style, structure, and content of their
stories?
Aim: How will close-reading and annot
identify genre(category) in ‘Speech Sounds"?
Big Takeaway: The genre Dystopian Science Fiction contains specific elements that are included in and
expanded by “Speech Sounds?
Objective/ SWBAT: Identify dystopian science fiction. Explain how genre dictates structure, style and
content.
C.C.S.S. R8.2, 4 Materials:Secondary Source Materials/Role Sheets
Anticipated Misunderstandings: Students may not be able to identify genre. A quick brainstorming of
other types of genres may be useful(Romance, Mystery, Action and Adventure). This is modified
post-secondary language. Certain structures and language choices may be alienating. Differentiation via
simplification of language(ie synonymical substitution) has been employed. Dystopian may be foreign to
students, but Utopian may not be, for it was used in ELA last week. Connecting morphemes is imperative
to engaging language
SUPPORTS: Chunking, Annotated Texts, Varied Text Levels, Role Sheets, Role Assigning,
Assessments: Exit Ticket
Warm Up: (4min)
Write your definition of dystopian science fiction,
Turn & Talk with a partner and combine/improve definition to create one.
Once combined and improved, share out on whiteboard,
ile students are warming up, teacher distributes packet of chunks and role sheets
Ifstudents have difficulty consider ety:nologically parsing “dystopia’= dys-bad, tope-place
Related words
dysfunctional (adjective): impaired, not functioni hould
Topography - pla
Lesson: (2min)Teacher defines dystopian science fiction(imperfect societies in the near-future).
Students record.
Teacher says, “Today, using close-reading and annotation we will identify genre in Speech
Sounds.”Students volunteer to read role description aloud(One reader per role)
If population is well known, consider the following when assigning roles. Students may also
choose own roles. Assign roles based on correlating strengths and exceptionalities
Student who demonstrates having a rapport with others-Discussion Leader
Student who displays affinity for nuance when reading text-Diction Detective
Students who display ability to think abstractly-Bridge Builder
Students who gravitate towards non-literary modes of expression-Artist
Dos:
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Modeling of close reading/annotation of chunk
Read chunk (Chorus Read)
Teacher highlights portions related to role sheet presentation and gives metacognitive narration.
As the Discussion Leader, after reading this excerpt, I might ask, ‘What about her stories declassifies
them as non post-apocalyptic? How do her other works, Xenogenesis, the Paternis, and the Parable
series compare and contrast to Speech Sounds? How much of ‘Speech Sounds’ is autobiographical?
‘We Do(2min):
Teacher asks: As the Diction Detective after reading this excerpt, what words might I be focused on?
Student raises hand and shares ONE finding.
Possible Choices:
‘Xenogenesis: xeno-stranger, genesis -generating offcreating of
Post-apocalyptic; after end of world
Parable-story
You Do(2min read/annotate, 2min role sheet, 2min Share)
(cycle of one, two or three time permitting)
If limited on time, opt forall to read one section and/or one role per section
While other students share, annotate and take notes that will identify gente in Speech Sounds.
Teacher circulates to assist students and to ensure that all students are on task.
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