UOI/English Jeremia Alexander

35 minutes Grade 6

Day: Ten (10 February 2016)

Lesson: Presenting Poster
Instructional Mode: Presentation
Unit Overview
Main Idea (Claim) Summative Assessment
Aligned with the unit of the sixth grade in SPH, this mini-unit introduces Interview Assignment
several social justice issues in a historical-fiction novel, Journey to Joburg. Making a Poster
While appreciating the novel as a work of literature, not only will the student
analyze human rights and social justice issues in the novel, but the student
will also learn to value other people as the image bearers of God.
Biblical Framework
This mini-unit fits within the Great Commandment Biblical Framework. The first and the greatest
commandment is that we shall love God with all our hearts, with all our souls, and with all our minds (Mat.
22:37). If we confess we love God, we know we also shall obey the second great commandment: to love our
neighbor as ourselves (Mat. 22:39). Loving other people as we love ourselves should not be a problem if we
believe everyone is created equally unique in the image of God (Gen. 1:27).

Lesson Overview
Guiding Questions Objectives (know/understand/do/value)
1. Why should I care about The student will:
Journey to Joburg? 1. Appreciate Journey to Joburg
2. How does God want us to 2. Understand the Great Commandment as the reason they
value and treat other people? should value and treat other people as the image bearer of God
Time Instructional Procedures and Strategies
1. Write on the board. UOI 9.15 AM.
Poster Presentation
Beginning the Lesson
5 mins. 2. Showing the rubric using a PowerPoint slide, explain some expectations for the
presentation:
1. The presentation should be three to four minutes. Students should explain their poster
and make some connections with the lines of inquiry.
2. Each member should have equal participation.
3. Have students write a question about the presentation of each group. One or two
students will be asked to ask their question after each presentation.
3. Have students submit their essay.
25 mins. 4. Have students get into groups for five minutes to put their individual work together.
Developing the Lesson
5. [Students presentation] Have the first group present their poster.
5 mins. 6. Have the rest of the group present one by one.
Closing the Lesson
7. Give overall feedback to students presentations.
8. [Conclusion] Tie what has been discussed since the beginning of the lesson to the
Biblical Framework.
1. Why did we learn all of these?
2. What does God want us to learn? What does the Bible say?
3. Connect to Matthew 22:34-40
Formative Assessment Differentiation
UOI/English Jeremia Alexander
35 minutes Grade 6

Students presentation To encourage all students to pay attention, have

students write a question about the presentation of
each group. One or two students will be asked to ask
their question after each presentation.
Resources
Journey to Joburg by Beverley Naidoo