Name:BrianK.

Cochran
Topic:LessonPlan,ExploringsimilaritiesinTearsofAutumnandtheFinishofPatsy
Barnes
GradeLevel:8thGradeEnglishClass
Agenda:
JournalQuestion5Minutes
Discusssimilaritiesbetweenstoriesandauthors5minutes
StudentsworkonVennDiagram20minutes
StudentsteamupbyStationsandbeginPowerPointPresentations25minutes
Discussresultsandstudentfindings5minutes
Objectives:

Studentswillidentifysimilaritiesinsettingsofthestories.
StudentswilldeducesimilarcharactertraitsbetweenHanaandPatsy.
StudentswillsynthesizesimilaritiesintosentencesinaVennDiagram.
Studentswillchartsimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthestories.

CaliforniaAcademicContentStandards:

1.4Planandconductmultistepinformationsearchesusingcomputernetworks
andmodems(wirelessinternet).
3.7Analyzeaworkofliterature,showinghowitreflectstheheritage,traditions,
attitudesandbeliefsofitsauthors.
3.4Analyzetherelevanceofsettingtothemood,toneandmeaningofthetext.
Identifyandanalyzerecurringthemesacrosstraditionalandcontemporaryworks.

Materials:

PrenticeHallSilverLevelLiteraturebook
Pieceofblankwhitepaper(passedouttoeachStationbeforetheclassstarts)
iBookwirelesscomputer(AlreadypassedoutfromMobleCart#9)
Studenttextbookquestionsaboutbothstories
DescriptionofaVennDiagramareontheboard
DescriptionofPowerPointAssignment(essentiallytocreateasixpanel
presentationwiththreepicturesandonepageforsimilaritiesandtwopagesfor
similarities.
StudentStationPartnerEvaluationSheet(Handout#1)
StudentsignedInternetParentAuthorizationForm(Providedbyschooland
handedoutdaybeforethisactivity)

NOTE:Textbooks(PrenticeHall)arelocatedateachseatwhichisastation.
Allbooksarenumbered.TeacherputsoutnumberediBookLaptopsateach
stationbeforeclassstarts.EachStationisalsothestudentsnumberontheroster.

Activities:
A. Into

JournalEntry:WherearePatsyandHanatenyearsafterthestory.
Howdidtheirchoicesshapetheirfuturelives.Useyourimaginationto
answerthisquestions.Thinkaboutthehintsinthetext,especially
focusingonhowthestoriesend.
B. Through
StudentsturnintheirInternetParentAuthorizationform(providedthe
daybeforeandtakenhomeasanassignment)
StudentsandteacherdiscusstheVennDiagraminstructionsthatareon
theboard
Studentsdrawtwolargecirclesthatoverlapontheirpaper
Studentsandteacherdiscussafewsimilaritiesanddifferences
betweenthestories
Studentsfind8similarpointsbetweenthestories(setting,authors
experience,natureofthestoryetc.)
ThisistheoverlapareaoftheVennDiagram
Studentsbeginfillinginfarleftwhicharestoryfactors/elements
uniquetoTearsofAutumn
Studentsworkwhileteacherfloatsaroundandhelpsstudents
StudentsbeginworkingonfarrightofVennDiagram,whichfocuses
onstoryelementsthatareuniquetoFinishofPatsyBarnes
WhenstudentsandtheirStationPartner(thepersonnexttothemat
theirtables)aredonetheyopenuptheiriBookLaptopsandopenup
PowerPoint
StudentsandtheirStationPartners(personsittingnexttothem)begin
searchingtheinternetforpicturestouseintheirpresentation
StudentsusetheirVennDiagramstocreatePageOne
StudentswillturninonePowerPointpresentation
StudentusetheirVennDiagrams,workingtogethertheychoosethe
bestpointstoputintheircombinesPowerPointPresentation
PageOneissixelementsthatareuniquetoTearsofAutumn
Teacherisfloatingaroundwhilestudentsareworking

StudentsbeginworkingonPageTwowhichisanyimageorimages
theywishtoincludetorepresentTearsofAutumn
StudentsbeginworkonPageThreewhichissixelementsthatare
uniquetoFinishofPatsyBarnes
PageFourisanyimagesoranimationtheywanttoincludeto
communicateanyconceptsconnectedtoFinishofPatsyBarnes
PageFiveissixsimilaritiesbetweenthetwostories
PageSixstudentscanincludeanyvisualrepresentingbothstoriesour
perhapsevenanotherideaorpicturethatrepresentsanotherjourney
storystudentshavefreedomherewithintheirinternetagreement.
StudentscanalsousePagesTwo,FourandSixforAnimationand
PowerPointfunctions.
Studentssavetheirworktoclassfolderusinglastnamesandperiodin
filename
StudentsfilloutStationPartnerEvaluationform(studentsevaluate
theirpartnerHandout#1)
Studentswhoaredonecanbeginhomework
Homework:Studentswriteashortstoryaboutacharacterwho
journeystotheUnitedStatesandmustmakeachoicetohelp
themselvesortheirfamilies.Theycouldalsochooseacharacterwho
journeysfromonepartofthenationtoanother,butthatjourneymust
bepartofadesireforabetterlife.Thiscouldbeastoryabouta
runawayslaveontheUndergroundRailroadoraLatinochildwhohas
illegallycrossedtheborderandmustfindawaytohelphisorher
family.Roughdraftsaredueintodays.Goalisathreepagestory
AdditionalActivityorFollowUpActivity:Studentsfindanothershort
storythatinvolvesimmigrantsandtheirstrugglesorsomeonewho
strugglestomaketheirlifebetter

Accommodations:

ForESLstudentsIwouldprovideasheetwithvocabularyfromthestorytohelp
themout
Seatingnexttoahighlyproficientstudentforgroupactivities
IEPaccommodationswouldbemetaswellifany.

Evaluation

Theprojectwillbegradedaccordingtotherubricprovidedtostudents(see
attachedrubric).
PowerPointPresentationisworth40Points(6pointsforeachpointandfourmore
pointsforpresentationandimages).01percentoftotalgrade
Journalisworth10points(gradedbytheusualrubricusedintheclass)
VennDiagramisworth64points0.1percentoftotalgrade
StudentEvaluationSheetisworth10pointsaveragedintototalgradeforday
Studentsreceiveonepointforattendanceandonepointforparticipation.001
percentoftotalgrade