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Duration
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45
minutes
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Subject
Area
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English
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Grade
Level
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Middle
school students
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Unit
Title
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Lesson
Title
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Cinderella
vs. Yeh-Shen
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Objectives
Write
2-5 objectives stating expected learner outcomes
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* Work on comprehension and attention to detail
* Compare and Contrast the two versions of the same plot.
* Note the cultural differences
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Materials and Resources:
Copy
of the traditional story of
Cinderella
Copies
of Yeh-Shen: A Cinderella Story from China retold by Ai-Ling Louie for students
White
board and markers or overhead projector
Paper
and writing utensils
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Anticipatory
Set
List
specific statements or activities you will use to focus students on the
lesson for the day
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*Discuss
what it means to compare two pieces of literature
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Discuss what it means to contrast two pieces of literature (5 minutes)
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Objective/Purpose
For
the student's benefit, explain what students will be able to do by the
time they successfully complete the lesson.
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*Help
students understand the importance of reading for understanding.
*Help
students understand how to evaluate a piece of literature
*Help
students understand how our different cultures can change essentially the
same plot, meaning, and understanding of literature.
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Input
What
information is essential for the student to know before beginning and how
will this skill be communicated to the students
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* How we
understand what we read is based upon our background and the knowledge we
possess before even picking up a piece of literature.
*We are going
to read two pieces of literature that are essentially based upon the same
plot. One is probably the
more traditional story most of us have heard growing up.
The other is based upon the Chinese culture.
Please listen for the details that make each story different or the
same. (5 minutes)
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Model
If
you will be demonstrating the skill or competence, how will this be done?
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*Read
the traditional story of Cinderella
*Now
read Yeh-Shen. Class can read along silently.
Example:
Compare: both are about a young girl being raised by a mean
stepmother. Contrast:
One is based upon the Disney version of Cinderella, and one
accentuates the Chinese culture.
(25 minutes)
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Check
for Understanding
Identify
strategies to be used to determine if students have learned the objectives
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What
is a comparison? What is
contrasting literature?
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Guided
Practice
List
activities which will be used to guide student practice and provide a time
frame for completing this practice.
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Students
will be required to compare or contrast the two cultural versions of the
timeless tale and give an opinion as to what they like or dislike about
the story/stories.
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Closure
What
method of review and evaluation will be used to complete the lesson?
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Cinderella
or Yen-Shen, and any other culture you choose could write their own
version of a little orphan girl turned princess. How would it compare?
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Independent
Practice
List
homework/seatwork assignment to be given to the students to ensure they
have mastered the skill without teacher guidance.
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Write
at least a half page comparing or contrasting the two stories read in
class today. You choose. Use
at least 3 examples and give your opinion as to what you liked or disliked
about either story.
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Assessment
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How
did the class go? Were the
students engaged? What would
you do differently or the same?
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