Date: 03/27/2014

Grade 10

LESSON: Our Identity OBJECTIVES Students will be able to hypothesize who the hara ters are in !alt !hit"an#s te$t% &Son' o( )ysel(* se tion 10 Students will be able to reate a (ree +erse poe" NUMBER OF DAYS: 1 MATERIALS &Son' o( )ysel(* se tion 10 by !alt !hit"an ,hara ter t- hart/'raphi or'anizer ACTIVITIES 1. Hook SS! .,olle t students# /esear h papers0 2. Song of Myself by Walt Whitman Students will 'et an oran'e boo1 and open it to pa'e 368 Students in seat 1 will read the (irst stanza% students in seat 2 will read the 2nd and 3rd stanza% person in seat 3 will read the 4th stanza% and person in seat 4 will read the last stanza Students will (ill out sheet in their s"all 'roups as a 'roup I will as1 (or +olunteers or hoose a 'roup to share their responses 2(ter 'roup shares% I will as1 students i( any other 'roups wants to add anythin' else (ro" their 'roup#s responses 3. Poem 3ortray instru tions on the s"art board !rite a poe" that is si"ilar to one o( !alt !hit"an#s stanzas 4ou "ust (irst thin1 o( what represents you the "ost 5or e$a"ple% you 'uys thin1 o( "e as a tea her% "y pro(essor sees "e as a student% "y parents see "e as a hild% et 6 7hen% you are 'oin' to write a (ree +erse poe" that doesn#t ha+e to rhy"e 4ou ha+e to des ribe aspe ts o( your li(e that "a1e up your identity .pla es you 'o% a ti+ities you do% thin's you where% people you are around% et 60 I will then all on rando" students to share their poe" 2(ter a student shares his or her poe"% the rest o( the lass has to 'uess what identity the student portrayed in the poe" ASSESSMENT Students will create an inference analysis by filling out the graphic organizer/t-chart Students will create a free verse poem that encapsulates their identity that trumps all other identities without explicitly saying the identity STANDARDS /eadin' Standards (or 8iterature 10th Grade 4. Determine the meaning of words and phrases as they are used in the text, including figurative and connotative meanings analyze the cumulative impact of specific word choices on meaning and tone. !riting Standards "#th $rade %. !rite narratives to develop real or imagined experiences or events using effective techni&ue, well-chosen details, and well-structured event se&uences. D. 'se precise words and phrases, telling details, and sensory language to convey a vivid

Date: 03/27/2014

Grade 10

picture of the experiences, events, setting, and/or characters.