Mr. Yergert's 8th Grade English



Mr. YergertGrade/Course: Language Arts, Grade 8Unit Title: Culture and BelongingLesson: 8-10 September 2014, “The Latehomecomer” by Kao Kalia YangNew Content Knowledge: How the use of imagery and sensory words enriches a text and draws in a reader into a text such as a memoirDesired ResultsEstablished Goals: LACC.8.RL.2.4 Determine the meaning of words and phrases.LACC.8.RI.1.1 Cite textual evidence.LACC.8.RI.1.2 Determine central idea, summarizeLACC.8.RI.1.3 Analyze how a text makes connections through comparisonsLACC.8.RI.2.4 Determine the meaning of figurative language, analyze the impact of allusions.Essential Questions / Global: How does your identity inform your experience?Essential Questions / Content Area: How does Yang use language and descriptive words to paint a picture of her life as an American?Students Will Understand: -Use of imagery and other literary devices in literature-A memoir as a text formatStudents Will Be Able: -To use, analyze, and understand how imagery and metaphor affect a textAssessmentFormative Assessment: Students will describe their home to their shoulder partner or table partner, using all five of the senses at least once.Summative Assessment: With a partner, students will list the events of Yang’s life which are described in the memoir. Discuss and write your answer: Which of the author’s experiences seems to have had the greatest effect on her? With a partner, discuss the reasons for your response. Cite specific evidence from the text to support your ideas.LEARNING PLANLearning Activities:Day 1:Bellwork / Music Monday:-Introduce students to “The Ghost of Tom Joad.”-As they listen and read the lyrics, students will write down at least 5 images the song describes.Direct Instruction / Language Standard:-Define “sensory imagery:” descriptive or sensory language, using sight, sound, smell, taste, and touch to describe.Read Aloud / Content Standard:-In turn, read “The Latehomecomer” pages 53-57. Students will find images and jot them down as they read.Formative Assessment / Accountable Team Task:-Using all five of the senses at least once, describe your home to your shoulder partner or table partner.-As your partner writes your description, they should keep track to make sure you use all five senses.Day 2:Bellwork / TED Tuesday:-Watch Tan Le’s immigration story told at TEDxWomen in 2011. a sheet of paper, write down any sensory language that she uses. What sense was it, and what was she describing?-Talk about how Tan Le’s story is similar to Yang’s: they’re Asian women who left their homelands, they were inspired by a writer in their family, they use a lot of sensory language, etc.Direct Instruction / Language Standard:-Ask students for a layman’s definition of metaphor to see if they are familiar with it (they should be)-Define “metaphor:” a figure of speech in which a word or phrase is applied to an object or action to which it is not literally applicable.Read Aloud / Content Standard:-Read aloud pages 57-62 in the text. As we read, students will jot down any metaphors they see in the text.Accountable Team Task:-Tell students that a symbol is an object that stands for something beyond itself. The bracelet that Yang’s grandmother gives her is a symbol for the protection and healing that Grandma has not been able to provide. Reread lines 437-451. How does Yang emphasize her own weakness in comparison to the powerful protection of the elephants?Day 3:Bellwork / Content Standard:-Brainstorm the most important event in your life. What is the most important thing to ever happen to you? Why is that the most important thing? Write it down.Direct Instruction / Language Standard:-Define “memoir:” A biography focusing on one specific event or time in the author’s life-How is a memoir different from an autobiography?Read Aloud:-Read aloud pages 62-66. This is the most exciting part of the story right here, but as we read, ask students to be thinking about what they think is the most important event of Yang’s life so far.Summative Assessment / Accountable Team Task:- Which of the author’s experiences seems to have had the greatest effect on her? With a partner, discuss the reasons for your response. Cite specific evidence from the text to support your ideas.Differentiation/Modification:-Provide a hard copy of the lyrics for students who would prefer them-Turn on subtitles for students.-Point out examples such as on the end of page 62 when Yang says the sky crumbles and the earth grumbles. ................
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