Lesson Plan 2/1/ 2013 Class: Contemporary Literature Objectives Students will be able to

Research mental illnesses to relate the text to outside sources Further analyze the character Holden and diagnose him

Materials

iPads Questions on the board Projector

Activities

Bell ringer o Whats wrong with Holden? o Write on a sticky note / piece of paper for 2 pts Introduction o Objectives - research mental illnesses and then diagnose Holden o Expectations - giving you class time so everyone can finish. Due at the end of the hour Project questions (or write them on the board) o Explain questions briefly o Assignment: have students turn in a sheet of paper individually answering the questions Groups o Have them split up into groups of two o When they have their group, bring an ipad over. (when you have ipad start) Homework for the weekend -- read chapter 13-15. Quiz over chapters 11-15

Assessment

formative - grading for completion and to see what the students researched

Standards
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.11-12.2 Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a text and analyze their development over the course of the text, including how they interact and build on one another to produce a complex account; provide an objective summary of the text.

Define mental illness. Identify and define most common (each) cases of mental illnesses.

* dont show* (pyschosis, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, anxiety, bi-polar disorder, schizophrenia, etc) What are the diagnoses? Descriptions? Behaviors? (of each illness) What are the treatments available today for each illness? So far, how would you diagnose Holden and why?