Week of August 18-22 Multicultural Literature

Warm up

Multicultural literature Vocabulary Match up

Reader’s Response to NPR clips TPCAST

 Class Session

 Notes on Gender Lens Discussion Role Activity- In assigned groups, students will analyze text for symbolism, vocabulary, observations and questions that support a gender lensed analysis of the text. Notes on Marxist Lens Discussion Role Activity- In assigned groups, students will analyze text for symbolism, vocabulary, observations and questions that support a Marxist analysis of the text. Notes on Marxist Lens Discussion Role Activity- In assigned groups, students will analyze text for symbolism, vocabulary, observations and questions that support a Marxist analysis of the text.

 Closing

 Charades/ Improvisation/Role Play Have students engage in dramatic creations that summarize the learning. Text Messages Similar to a sentence summary, ask students to write a summary of the key learning in txt msg form. LOL. BTW Analogy- students create an analogy to describe one of the Reader’s Response, Gender, or Marxist lens.

 Home work

 Purchase a copy

 The Absolutely True Diary of a Part Time Indian

 by Sherman Alexie