Day: # 2 Teacher: Mr. Ealy

Subject: Composition Grade: 11 QCC(s) 27, 31, 33, 38, 42, 46

General Objective: Students will:

· Read a wide range of print and non-print texts to build an understanding of texts, themselves, and of the cultures of the United States and the world.

· Apply a wide range of strategies to comprehend interpret, evaluate, and appreciate texts drawing on prior experience, interactions with other readers and writers, their knowledge of word meaning and of other texts, word identification strategies, and their understanding of textual features.

Introduction: Yesterday we talked about the focus of our unit in your journals you could write about how the readings of To Kill a Mockingbird or the Eyes on the Prize video relates to this unit. Today we will view the film and read the short story “The Sky Is Gray” by Ernest Gaines. We will then break into small groups and have each group compose a paragraph of how they think the story relates to the theme of the unit and present it to the class.

Specific Objectives: Students will

· Read, discuss, and analyze world literature representing diversity.

· Be familiarized with structural elements of literature.

· Experience a variety of non-print sources as a part of the study of literature.

· Analyze explicit and implicit main ideas, details, sequence of events, and cause and effect relationships.

· Improve ability to use standard American English in prepared presentations.

· Engage in discussion as speaker and listener, critically and constructively interpreting, analyzing, and summarizing ideas.

Procedures: The teacher will

1. Connect previous lesson to today’s lesson.

2. Present the video The Sky Is Gray

3. Facilitate students in breaking into groups and pass out directions, review directions and cover the grading.

4. Monitor groups to ensure satisfactory progress and help when needed.

5. Monitor and facilitate with the class presentations.

Closing: Today we looked at the convergence of cultures in the short story and film The Sky Is Gray and related it to the convergence of cultures. Tomorrow we will begin to explore things that happen in To Kill a Mockingbird because of cultures converging. Are the results positive or negative?

Evaluation: Students will be evaluated on their presentation and written paragraph that each group turns in with their name on it and if they are able to relate it to the theme of convergence of cultures.

Materials: Video of The Sky Is Gray, copy of the short story “The Sky Is Gray” and a VCR.

Assignments: Continue reading To Kill a Mockingbird and remember that you will be writing a two to four page paper using To Kill a Mockingbird and choosing one other work to discuss aspects of the two cultures converging. If you have any questions regarding the assignment have them ready for the next class or see later about them.

Extenders/Back-up Activities: Can start discussing how the previous works viewed and read relate to To Kill a Mockingbird.

Provisions For Individual Differences: Students who have trouble seeing or hearing will be aloud to sit closer during the viewing of the video.

Teacher Notes: I will discuss with each group what the thought was the most significant scene in the short story and see what they thought of the scene in the dentist’s office. I will give the students help before they break into groups by saying was the ending a good one or a bad one. What different cultures are represented in the dentist’s office? Although all the people in the dentist’s office being seen are black is there a clash of different cultures going on and if so then what results from this clash. I will encourage students to work with different group member than they usually do. I will also encourage groups to discuss different aspects of the story and not just let one group member write everything down.

Supplementary Materials: Handout with directions for the group assignment.