Lesson Title:  Lessons Nine and Ten; Days Nine and Ten: Computer Research and 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:

 

Journal Entry: 

 

Other Suggested Journal Topics for This Unit

 

o       Write your reflections on the topics we have been discussing.

 

o       Had you been alive and living in Harlem at this time, what would you have enjoyed most about your life?

 

o       If you could have dinner with a prominent figure of this period, whom would you choose and why?

 

o       In your opinion, why have so many of these writers and artists been largely ignored by the larger society?

 

On Days Nine and Ten students will continue research on the Harlem Renaissance. 

 

Assessment/Evaluation: 

 

Teacher Observation of Student Engagement in Research

 

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