Lisa Riccomini
Rev. 26 June 2012
One Amazing Thing Light Lesson Plan: Ras Malai
You can use this 75 minute lesson plan toward the end of the semester as a wrap-up or “final”
reflection of U100. Depending on how you use it, this lesson could span two class sessions. It
could even serve as inspiration for a Freshman Celebration class project.
Ask students to do a character analysis of one of the 9 characters in the book. You can choose to
have 9 groups, or you could limit the groups and focus on just a few characters. Groups will
practice presentation skills by reporting on their analysis. You could have them do this in-class or
even as a larger take-home assignment (digital presentations like prezi, etc).
Give students the following handout:
Instructions:
1. Focus on your character: ________________________. See the chart below for relevant
page numbers. Think about how your character develops or changes either through the
course of the earthquake experience, trapped with the others or during the course of their
“One Amazing Thing” story. Hint! Don’t just focus on your character’s story. Notice
how s/he reacts to others’ stories as well. Also, think about your character’s special
talents. What are they?
Next draw parallels to the themes we have discovered in U100 and your first
year college experience:
 Time Management and skill sets (being tested, memory)
 Information Competence (ability to gather information and make sense of it,
advisement (willingness to seek and listen to advice)
 Values and goals (diversity, ethics, health, relationships, purpose, belief systems,
money/status values, honesty)
 Civic engagement and responsibility to the community
2. Prepare a brief presentation for the group (options for this include “live presentations, or
digital ones like prezi’s, etc). Make sure to include quotes and direct evidence to support
your discussion!
Characters:
Jiang
Mr. Pritchett
Malathi
Tariq
Lily
Mangalam
Mrs. Pritchett
Cameron
Uma
Pages
70- 91
92- 108
109- 126, (130)
133- 143
144- 153
161- 174
175- 187
189- 200
203- 220
Chapters
6, 7
8
9
11
12
13
14
15
16
U100 questions adapted from the U100 “Map of the Core.” The Characters table is compliments
of Catherine Givertz. Some of the One Amazing Thing questions adapted from Erin Delaney’s
“One Amazing Thing” Book Group: http://www.csun.edu/afye/One-Amazing-Thing-BookGroups.html
Lisa Riccomini
Rev. 26 June 2012
U100 questions adapted from the U100 “Map of the Core.” The Characters table is compliments
of Catherine Givertz. Some of the One Amazing Thing questions adapted from Erin Delaney’s
“One Amazing Thing” Book Group: http://www.csun.edu/afye/One-Amazing-Thing-BookGroups.html