Day: 10 Teacher: Mr. Ealy

Subject: Composition Grade: 11 QCC(s) 59, 60

General Objective: Students will:

· Employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes.

· Participate as knowledgeable, reflective, creative, and critical members of a variety of literacy communities.

Introduction: Yesterday we looked at a video that may provide you with additional points of view to add to your convergence of cultures paper. Today we will begin to look at MLA format, which is the format that the paper needs to be in. We will also compare elements of the different works we have explored to elements of To Kill a Mockingbird.

Specific Objectives: Students will:

· Gather information from print and nonprint sources; writes orders, descriptions and reports using research; quotes, paraphrases and summarizes accurately; and cites sources properly.

· Use the tools and resources of writers.

Procedures: Teacher will:

1. Present proper MLA format to students utilizing the board as well as transparencies.

2. Allow students to practice MLA format and answer any questions they have regarding the proper format.

3. Lead discussion of works looked at to date and compare to To Kill a Mockingbird as it relates to the theme of convergence of cultures.

4. Provide students with MLA resource to refer to when writing their paper.

Closing: This lesson should allow you to continue working on your second draft of your writing assignment on convergence of cultures, which is due on Monday. We will once again utilize peer editing on these assignments.

Evaluation: Observe students participation in discussion and note taking.

Materials: MLA Handbook, Transparency, overhead projector, markers.

Assignments: Have second rough draft on Monday and continue To Kill a Mockingbird.

Extender/Back-Up Activities: Allow in class reading of To Kill a Mockingbird.

Provisions For Individual Differences: Allow student with poor vision to adjust seating arrangement.

Teacher Notes: It is important when using MLA format to realize it is something you have to constantly refer to a handbook with. It is constantly changing so everyone will refer to the source I have provided for you in class. It stands for modern language association. It makes it easier when one reads different papers to have one standard way to do papers. Does anyone know why it is important to cite were you found information from or what work you have taken something from? Relate this topic to ownership and stealing. Be sure to allow the students an opportunity to practice writing the format in class so they will have some practice before they have to do it on their own. Remind the students of the theme of convergence of cultures and ask them what the term means. I will ask the class to give me examples of some works we have read and how the work deals with converging cultures. Ask the students how do the cultures converge in a given work. Encourage the students to explore what happens because of the cultures converging. Is this result good or bad? There are many aspects of cultures converging because culture is a very complex word.

Supplementary Materials: Transparencies with example papers.