LESSON: Response to Literature
ESSENTIAL
QUESTION
How do we respond to a
piece of literature?
ELA6W2
DAY ONE
How do we use technology
and media resources to
create a response to
literature?
ELA6LSV2
TEACHER/TEAM: Bowling – Team 6-2
ACTIVATING
STRATEGY
TEACHING STRATEGY/PROCEDURES
SUMMARIZING
ACTIVITY
Warm-up: Discuss
what discrimination
and prejudice mean.
Talk about examples
from history and real
life.
Students will watch the video of the Sneetches
by Dr. Suess, while reading along with the
poem in the Literature book.
Do you ever treat
someone who is different
like the star-bellied
Sneetches treated the
plain-bellied Sneetches?
How do we analyze a piece
of literature for moral
standards?
How do we respond to a
piece of literature?
ELA6W2
DAY TWO
How do we use technology
and media resources to
create a response to
literature?
ELA6LSV2
How do we analyze a piece
of literature for moral
standards?
SUBJECT: Language Arts
Warm-up:
Show students the
sample video that I
put together for the
project they will
create.
We will stop the video at points to address
questions:
- Why are the star-bellied and plainbellied Sneetches opposed to one
another?
- Are they treating each other fairly?
- Does the star really make a Sneetch
different?
- How can you relate this story to your
life?
Project:
Create a digital story video about prejudice
and discrimination in the world. Use what you
learned from the Sneetches to inspire your
video.
Training Day:
- Go over Windows Movie Maker with the
students.
- Show a sample story board and help students
begin to make their own story boards.
TECH
Video of the
Sneetches by Dr.
Suess
Why is that wrong? How
can you change your
prejudices and
discrimination?
Have portions of your
story board filled out for
your video.
Sample video
Windows Movie
Maker
How do we respond to a
piece of literature?
ELA6W2
DAY THREE
How do we use technology
and media resources to
create a response to
literature?
ELA6LSV2
Warm-up:
Allow students time
to look at the
resource kit that is on
the student shared
drive.
Training Day:
- Audacity
- Windows Movie Maker
Warm-up:
Review requirements
and goals for the
project.
Using the resource kit and the tools we went
over in the past few days, students will start
putting their videos together.
Review the requirements
of the project.
Computers for all
students.
Resource Kit on the
student shared drive
Audacity
Windows Movie
Maker
Go over the
requirements of the
project again.
Computers for all
students.
Resource Kit on the
student shared drive
Audacity
Windows Movie
Maker
Students need to start adding definite sound
and images to their story boards.
How do we analyze a piece
of literature for moral
standards?
DAY FOUR-EIGHT
How do we respond to a
piece of literature?
ELA6W2
The teacher will facilitate and help students
that need help with the project.
How do we use technology
and media resources to
create a response to
literature?
ELA6LSV2
How do we analyze a piece
of literature for moral
standards?
How do we respond to a
piece of literature?
ELA6W2
DAY NINE-TEN
How do we use technology
and media resources to
create a response to
literature?
ELA6LSV2
How do we analyze a piece
of literature for moral
standards?
Warm-up:
Students will make
finishing touches on
their projects.
Allow students to share their videos with the
class.
Discuss how these videos relate back to the
prejudice and discrimination we discussed at
the beginning of the week.
Discuss how we can tell
others what they do well
in their writing and what
can be improved.
Read Aloud: Dawn
Treader