Name of Student Aaron Lloyd

Contributor

Genre Historical Fiction

Title & Picture Morning Girl

Author Michael Dorris

Illustrator N/A

Grade Level 4th thru 6th

Summary A peaceful, tropical world is the setting for Morning Girl, a simple yet
rich glimpse into the lives of a young sister and brother. Morning Girl
and Star Boy grapple with timeless, universal issues such as
experiencing simultaneous anger and love toward family members and
the quest to discover the true self.

Lesson Plan One

Activity Name Find on Map

Domain/Discipline Science and Social and Emotional Development

Standard/Goal 4.1.4 Develops growing abilities to collect,

describe, and record information through a
variety of means, including discussion,
drawings, maps, and charts and 6.3.1 Increases abilities to sustain
interactions with peers by helping, sharing,
and discussion. and 6.3.2 Shows increasing abilities to use
compromise and discussion in working,
playing, and resolving conflicts with peers.
Materials Needed Maps of region
Paper
Pencil or Pen

Directions Locate San Salvador, Haiti, Cuba and Puerto Rico on a map. In which
ocean do they lie? Off which coast of the U.S.?

Resource http://www.cedu.niu.edu/~carger/ciee539/morngirl.html

Lesson Plan Two

Activity Name Protect Yourself

Domain/Discipline Literacy and Approach to Learning

Standard/Goal 2.2.3 Demonstrates progress in abilities to

retell and dictate stories from books and
experience to act out stories in dramatic
play; and to predict what will happen next
in a story and 7.3.2 Grows in recognizing and solving
problems through active exploration,
including trial and error, and interactions
and discussions with peers and adults.

Materials Needed Paper

Writing Utensil

Directions If you were living on such an island in the 15​th​ century and a great storm
was raging, how might you protect yourself? Remember, the only
"buildings" are huts made from tropical trees.

Resource http://www.cedu.niu.edu/~carger/ciee539/morngirl.html

Lesson Plan Three

Activity Name Picture their Home

Domain/Discipline Creative Arts

Standard/Goal 5.2.2 Progresses in abilities to create

drawing, paintings, models, and other art
creations that are more detailed, creative or
realistic

Materials Needed Construction Paper

 Crayons or Markers

Directions Draw a picture of what you image their home area looks like. It could be
a picture or look like a map of the area, however you want to draw it.

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Lesson Plan Four

Activity Name

Domain/Discipline Social and Emotional Development

Standard/Purpose 6.5.2 Progresses in understanding

similarities and respecting differences
among people, such as genders, race,
special needs, culture, language, and family
structures.

Materials Needed Paper

Pencil

Directions Have students get into groups (no more than 3 per group) and make
three columns on the paper. The three headings will be Now, Then, and
Same. They will then discuss how the people were, culture, family
structures where then compared to now. Try to come up with at least 3
or 4 for each column.Then go around the groups and have them read
aloud what then have and after all have gone, discuss. You may even
want to write them on the board for easy comparison.

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