LESSON PLAN 1. Descriptive Data Teachers: Stephanie Yablonsky Date: September 4, 2013 Grade Le el!

"o#rse: $th Grade %n&lish Topic: 'ntrod#ction to "hica&o: ( )lace *e "all +ome Time ,e-#ired: .0 /in#tes 2. Standards and Objectives "ommon "ore Standards SL.7.1 %n&a&e e00ecti ely in a ran&e o0 collaborati e disc#ssion 1one2 on2one, in &ro#ps, and teacher2led3 4ith di erse partners on &rade $ topics, te5ts, and iss#es, b#ildin& on others6 ideas and e5pressin& their o4n clearly7 W.7.4 )rod#ce clear and coherent 4ritin& in 4hich the de elopment, or&ani8ation, and style are appropriate to task, p#rpose, and a#dience7 9b:ecti es The st#dents 4ill be able to: 3. 'denti0y preconcei ed notions abo#t the concept o0 ;home< *rite re0lecti ely abo#t their o4n homes "ompare and contrast responses 4ith peers /ake in0erences abo#t a location and its inhabitants by lookin& at a photo!dra4in& Rationale

This 0irst lesson 4ill ser e as an introd#ction to the idea o0 home in the conte5t o0 "hica&o7 The anticipation &#ide 4ill ser e to &a#&e the impressions that the st#dents ha e o0 the concept o0 ;home7< (s Gol0 /iddle School is located in =orth s#b#rban /orton Gro e, it6s likely that their ideas o0 home di00er &reatly 0rom some o0 narrati es they are abo#t to enco#nter7 The s#r eys 4ill be 0illed o#t a&ain at the end o0 the #nit, in order to assess 4hether or not their opinions chan&ed a0ter di&estin& the in0ormation presented o er the co#rse o0 the #nit7 (0ter 0illin& o#t the s#r eys and disc#ssin& their responses 4ith the class, st#dents 4ill 0ree 4rite 0or ten min#tes abo#t their o4n homes7

The statements on the s#r ey sho#ld ser e as catalysts 0or deeper thinkin& abo#t this topic, and so this acti ity s#cceeds it7 St#dents 4ill also look at photo&raphs o0 "hica&o homes, past and present, as an introd#ction to some o0 the many di00erent home settin&s that 4ill be e5plored thro#&ho#t the #nit7 The end res#lt 4ill paint the pict#re that "hica&o has historically been made #p o0 a mosaic o0 many di00erent places that people call home, 4ithin the broader home that is the city itsel07 4. Materials and Res !rces

(nticipation &#ides > photos!dra4in&s o0 "hica&o homes: ?ort Dearborn: 1.03 http:!!4447chica&oma&7com!ima&es!200@!December200@!"120@ A?ortADearborn7:p& )rairie ( en#e +omes: "irca 1.$0s http:!!pdnachica&o7com!attachments!'ma&e!+istory B20)a&e!)rairieB20( en#eB20'ma&e7&i0 Cane (ddams6 +#ll +o#se: 9pened 1..@ http:!!4447s4arthmore7ed#!library!peace!%5hibits!:aneaddams!h #llho#se7htm +enry +orner +omes: 200. http:!!0lickri er7com!photos!ta&s!henryhorner!interestin&! The ;,eal< +o#se on /an&o Street: 1>24 =7 "ampbell, 200@ http:!!blo&7chica&ohistory7or&!inde57php!200@!12!sandra2 cisneros! ". #nstr!cti nal Pr ced!re 10 min#tes7 'ntrod#ction Teacher 4ill 4rite the -#estion ;'n a 0e4 4ords, 4hat does Dhome6 mean to yo#E< on the board7 Teacher 4ill ask st#dents to -#ickly :ot do4n the 0irst thin& that comes to mind7 Teacher 4ill 4rite do4n her o4n response7

Teacher 4ill &o aro#nd the room askin& st#dents to share one by one 1ass#rin& them that it6s okay that someone else said the same thin&37 Teacher 4ill share her response 4ith the class7

10 min#tes7 ?ree *rite Teacher 4ill ask st#dents to take o#t a sheet o0 paper and 4rite abo#t their homes 0or 10 min#tes: Where do you call home? What does it look like? Who lives there? What do you do there? What do you like about it? What do you dislike about it? Teacher 4ill also 4rite abo#t her home 4hile the st#dents do the same7

> min#tes7 (nticipation G#ide Teacher 4ill pass o#t (nticipation G#ides7 St#dents 4ill 0ill o#t (nticipation G#ides7

> min#tes7 Share 4ith )artner St#dents 4ill share their responses 4ith a partner, disc#ssin& points at 4hich they a&ree and disa&ree, as 4ell as 4here they 4ere #ncertain ho4 to respond7

10 min#tes7 Share 4ith "lass St#dents 4ill share 4hich statements they a&reed and!or disa&reed stron&ly7 St#dents 4ill also share statements that they 4ere ha8y abo#t and 4hy7

> min#tes7 Lookin& at )hotos o0 "hica&o +omes *hen st#dents come back 0rom their break, each table o0 4 4ill ha e a photo o0 a di00erent "hica&o home, past or present, on their tables7 St#dents 4ill be asked to 4rite do4n 4here and 4hen they think this photo 4as taken, as 4ell as 4ho they think li es!li ed there7 They 4ill need to 4rite do4n all o0 details they #sed to 0orm this opinion

1> min#tes7 Share 4ith "lass

Gro#ps 4ill come #p to the 0ront o0 the class to share their photo and their &#esses as to 4here!4hen these photos 4ere taken and 4ho they think li es!li ed there, pointin& o#t the details that led them to that opinion7 (0ter each &ro#p shares, teacher 4ill ask st#dents i0 they a&ree or disa&ree 4ith that assessment, and 4hy7

1> min#tes7 Lect#re Teacher 4ill &i e a brie0 e5planation o0!introd#ction to all o0 the homes that are 0eat#red in the photos, as each o0 them 4ill be 0#rther e5plored thro#&h a series o0 te5ts, son&s, is#al art, and!or doc#mentary in 0#t#re lessons7

> min#tes7 *rap2#p Teacher 4ill 4as st#dents to take o#t a sheet o0 paper to #se as e5it slips and re0lect on the -#estion: Did anything you learned
today surprise you? Why or why not?

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Assess%ent o %5it slips 4ill be #sed to &a#&e st#dents6 reactions to the day6s lesson7

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M di&icati ns

?or is#al learners: 17 'nstr#ctions ! -#estions 4ill be 4ritten on hando#t 27 'nstr#ctions 4ill be 4ritten on the board ?or st#dents 4ith a#tism: 17 St#dent 4ill 4ork one2on2one 4ith aide 27 St#dent 4ill 4ork one2on2one 4ith teacher ?or hearin&2impaired st#dents: 17 Teacher 4ill 4ear microphone

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'0 st!dents &inis) earl*+ st!dents ,ill s)are ,)at t)e* ,r te t)eir e(it slips. -. Re&lecti n.