Lesson Title: Lessons 5 and 6, Days Five and Six: Computer Research and Group Work on Projects
Time Frame: Two Days: Two 50 Minute Periods
Unit Title: The Black Experience: 1920s-1940s
Grade Level: 10th and 11th
Subject: Language Arts
Submitted By: Alsandyra Essien
Illinois State Goals and Cross Curricular Components:
Language Arts Goal Two: Students will be able to read and understand literature representative of various societies, eras, and ideas.
B.M.2.A.4c: Students will describe relationships between the author’s style, literary form (e.g. short stories, novels, drama, fables, biographies, documentaries, poetry, essays) and intended effect on the reader.
B.M.2.A.4d: Students will describe the influence of the author’s language structure and word choice to convey the author’s viewpoint.
Language Arts Goal Five: Students will be able to use the language arts to acquire, assess and communicate information.
Standard A: As a result of their schooling, students will be able to locate, organize, and use information from various sources to answer questions, solve problems, and communicate ideas.
Standard B: As a result of their schooling, students will be able to analyze and evaluate information from various sources.
Standard C: As a result of their schooling, students will apply acquired information, concepts and ideas to communicate in a variety of formats.
B M 5. C. 4a: Students will plan compose, edit and revise information (e.g., brochures, formal reports, proposals, research summaries, analysis, editorials, articles, overheads, multimedia)
B M 5. C. 4b: Students will produce oral presentations and written documents using supportive research and incorporating contemporary technology.
Related Social Science Goal 16: Understand events, trends, individuals, and movements shaping the history of the U.S.
B.M.16 B.4: Identify political ideas that have dominated United States historical eras.
Social Studies Goal 18: Understand United States Social Systems.
Learning Standard A. Compare characteristics of culture as reflected in language, literature, the arts, and institutions.
Learning Standard 18 B: Understand the roles and interactions of individuals and groups in society.
B.M. 18.A.4. Analyze the influence of cultural factors including customs, traditions, language, media, art, and architecture in developing pluralistic societies.
Materials:
Computers/laptop
Printer
Scanner
Projector
Methods:
Day Five Journal Entry: Compare and contrast today’s racial climate with that of the 1920s-1940s.
Day Six Journal Entry: Had you been alive during the 1920s-1940s, how would you have reacted to the racial climate?
On Days Five and Six students will continue research on Jim Crow and Northern Migration.
Assessment/Evaluation:
Teacher observation of student engagement in research