Ways that students and I will know the extent to which objectives have been met: In the STAR class, students will document their vocabulary knowledge by doing the following: Filling out knowledge rating charts to document their learning process Filling out quadrant charts or using index cards and/or notebooks to keep records of word meanings and word usage examples Completing fill-in-the blanks exercise work sheets Completing “Read and Respond” exercises orally and in writing Completing “Yes, No, Why” question sheets orally and in writing During their writing class: Students will write /discuss how prejudice and stereotyping has affected their lives and will write their thoughts in their writing journal. Students will read their entries to the class The class will discuss their entries. STAGE 3 -- ACTION Materials: Number the Stars by Lois Lowry The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, “Those Who Don’t” INTRODUCTION Students will explore why they automatically consider someone who is different to be dangerous. Students will learn to question stereotypes and learned prejudices. STAR Classes Day 1: Students will be introduced to the words and respond to prompts so they can hear the word used in different contexts. Day 2: Fill in the blanks exercise and review Day 3: Read and Respond (using material from Survivor accounts) Day 4: Yes, No, Why Each STAR class will cover Vocabulary, Fluency, Comprehension and Alphabetics as needed. Vocabulary (30 min): Students will learn the following Tier II words: Stereotype, Prejudice, Trait, Instinct, Compassion, Empathy Words will be defined and used in context using prompts. Fluency (20 min): (Collaborative Oral Reading) Students will read Number the Stars collaboratively throughout the unit for 20 minutes each session. Students will read Number the Stars out loud practicing fluency, prosody and accuracy to increase comprehension. Comprehension (30 min): (Questioning) Students will read “Those Who Don’t” from The House on Mango Street. They will use the questions, Who, Why, What, Where, and How to unearth the prejudice and stereotyping that Esperanza senses both from the people who pass through her neighborhood and from the people who live in her neighborhood. We will then discuss how we tend to believe the stereotypes that we’ve been taught and what we can do to escape them.
Ways that students and I will know the extent to which objectives have been met: In the STAR class, students will document their vocabulary knowledge by doing the following: Filling out knowledge rating charts to document their learning process Filling out quadrant charts or using index cards and/or notebooks to keep records of word meanings and word usage examples Completing fill-in-the blanks exercise work sheets Completing “Read and Respond” exercises orally and in writing Completing “Yes, No, Why” question sheets orally and in writing During their writing class: Students will write /discuss how prejudice and stereotyping has affected their lives and will write their thoughts in their writing journal. Students will read their entries to the class The class will discuss their entries. STAGE 3 -- ACTION Materials: Number the Stars by Lois Lowry The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, “Those Who Don’t” INTRODUCTION Students will explore why they automatically consider someone who is different to be dangerous. Students will learn to question stereotypes and learned prejudices. STAR Classes Day 1: Students will be introduced to the words and respond to prompts so they can hear the word used in different contexts. Day 2: Fill in the blanks exercise and review Day 3: Read and Respond (using material from Survivor accounts) Day 4: Yes, No, Why Each STAR class will cover Vocabulary, Fluency, Comprehension and Alphabetics as needed. Vocabulary (30 min): Students will learn the following Tier II words: Stereotype, Prejudice, Trait, Instinct, Compassion, Empathy Words will be defined and used in context using prompts. Fluency (20 min): (Collaborative Oral Reading) Students will read Number the Stars collaboratively throughout the unit for 20 minutes each session. Students will read Number the Stars out loud practicing fluency, prosody and accuracy to increase comprehension. Comprehension (30 min): (Questioning) Students will read “Those Who Don’t” from The House on Mango Street. They will use the questions, Who, Why, What, Where, and How to unearth the prejudice and stereotyping that Esperanza senses both from the people who pass through her neighborhood and from the people who live in her neighborhood. We will then discuss how we tend to believe the stereotypes that we’ve been taught and what we can do to escape them.
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