Brad Baum CI 403 E Professor Willis Unit Plan Lesson Plans 15 December 2011 Week 8 Day 1 Introducing the

e Final Project Time: 50 minutes Setting: Our classroom is made up of a diverse and unique group of students. This unit and lesson is being prepared for an eleventh grade English class at Centennial High School. There are twenty-five students in the class, fifteen females and ten males. The class is very racially diverse as well, with a good balance between each ethnic background. There are eight students who are white, eleven students who are black, four students who are Latino and two students who are Asian. There are two English Language Learners in the class: one, a female student who is bilingual (Spanish/English) and has high fluency and literacy, and a male student whose primary language is Spanish, and has medium fluency and literacy in English. There is one male student in the class that has ADHD, and one male student with a mild form of Aspergers Syndrome. Theory Into Practice: Background: Throughout the unit, students will have been reading Amy Tans The Hundred Secret Senses, a novel about the relationship between two Chinese halfsisters, and their travels back to where they grew up in China. In the previous week, the students finished the book, and completed a variety of activities to go along with the reading, including a day that was provided to reflect on the text as a whole. While reading, we spent a lot of time talking about Changmian and the other Chinese cities that Olivia and Kwan visit throughout the novel. Since there is so much talk about travel, as well as the differences in culture (Kwan being Chinese and Olivia being Chinese American), we thought that we would incorporate these ideals into the final project as a means to provide a final that allowed for different methods of creation (poster, video, brochure, speech, essay, etc.) as well as a means to bring different cultures into the classroom. Objectives: By the end of the lesson, students will be able to pull historical information from the novel that they have read in class, and connect it to the brochures that they will be making. Students will be able to identify reliable research resources to use in their projects. Students will be able to reflect on a text through a writing exercise.

Materials: 26 handouts of the final project assignment sheet Paper and pen/pencil if needed by students for quick write Computer lab/class laptop case Dry erase board and markers Copies of Tans The Hundred Secret Senses

Preparation: I will have to create the assignment sheet for the final project, being sure to detail the various options that the students have for the assignment, as well as the presentation guidelines for the assignment. The day before, or that morning, I will have to print out the copies of the assignment handout, and be sure to bring them to class. I will also have to be sure to sign up my class for lab time/a laptop case well in advance to ensure that all of the students have an adequate amount of time to complete the research for their projects. Procedure: Introduction: After students take their seats and the class become settled, they will be asked to complete a quick write on the following topic: describe one of the cities that Olivia and Kwan visit in The Hundred Secret Senses. Why would you want to visit there? Students will be given five minutes to write. After all students have finished, we will have a large discussion as a class, focusing on the elements of a town or city that make people want to visit. I will list these up on the board and refer to them later on in the lesson. (15 minutes) Introduce the final project. Pass out the assignment sheet with all of the different options on it (assignment sheet attached). Explain the project in detail, going over each step and providing opportunities for questions from students. Refer back to the list that was made on the board earlier about what aspects of a city/town/village draw people to that particular spot. (15 minutes) Students will be given the remainder of the time to conduct research on a city or town that they want to create a tourism guide/project for. By the end of the class period, students will have to provide me with their top three city choices, as well as an exit slip detailing some of their ideas on how these cities will translate to their final projects. (20 minutes)

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