Make Charts – Misconceptions Enhancing Learning
OPENING.
“Jump at de sun.”
We might not land on the sun, but at least we would get off the ground.
Zora Neale Hurston
http://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/z/zora_neale_hurston_2.
html
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Show video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PANwrq_OuPM
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Use your notebook to write one thing that you learned in the
video
Share out
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Discuss Zora Neale Hurston –
 things to mention:
o Connections
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Read the article out loud to the students.
o While I am reading this, think about what you know about
the harlem renaissance and what you learned
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Take questions.
Ask S. where the meaning
Using the graphic organizer, we are going to find places where
the meaning broke down for you and what fix up strategy you
used
Activate and Build Background Knowledge
Principle: Readers think about what they already know when they are
reading so that they can clear up any misconceptions that they have
had about a topic or enhance what we already know.
What I knew
I knew…
Misconceptions
I used to think…
But now I know…
Enhanced Learning
I just learned…
Read article as class and add what the kids knew about the topic
1. Go back to your seats
2. Read the article
3. If you finish, Use the back to list an interesting fact about
Hughes and why you find it interesting. Do you think she is
someone you might want to write your biography about?
Share at seats something you found interesting about Langston.
Would you like to study her?
Resources:
http://www.gale.cengage.com/free_resources/bhm/bio/hurston_z.htm
http://www.gradesaver.com/author/zora-neale-hurston/
Longer Video
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GjU1f-nF5R0&feature=related