Lesson+Plan

Week 1 Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: Day 4: Day 5:
 * Introduction to the unit
 * Pre-Conceived Notions Assignment
 * Discuss about their thoughts when these words came to mind. (Good, Bad, Embarrassing Thoughts?)
 * What is Identity/Diversity discussion
 * Introduce Journals and their purpose
 * **Homework**: Write down how/what you identify as and why that is important to you.
 * Class Discussion about Their Identity
 * Describe your Identity
 * Write up on the board how they describe themselves based off the journal entries
 * Let students see how diverse everyone is after everything they say is on the board
 * Save list and make copies for everyone in the classroom and have them staple it to their journals so they can always see and realize that everyone is unique in their own way//. (It also allows for students to make connections with each other if they have similar feelings of their identity//)
 * Literature Circles
 * Describe the Literature Circles and their purpose
 * Students get to pick between reading //The Realm of Possibility// or //Perks of Being a Wallflower//
 * **Homework**: Read for 30-60 minutes, Journal Entries
 * Due: Journal Entries
 * In Class Reading
 * 30 Minutes with ambient mood music played and students discretion
 * Introduction to "I Had No Idea" Assignments
 * Show them the nicenet website, how they will log in
 * **Homework**: Read for 30-60 Minutes, Journal Entries
 * Due: Journal Entries
 * In Class Reading
 * 30 Minutes with music
 * Discussion on "I Had No Idea" Assignments
 * Mini-lesson on commenting on other people's thoughts positively
 * Answer Questions and Concerns
 * **Homework**: Finish Literature, Journal Entries, 1st "I Had No Idea" Assignment
 * Due: Journal Entries, 1st "I Had No Idea" Assignment
 * Literature Circles (20 Minutes)
 * Discussion within personal literature circle about what was read
 * Discuss Diversity and Identity as it pertains to these different characters
 * Write down different traits some characters identified with as a group
 * Class Discussion
 * Discuss the literature
 * Find any connection between both forms of literature
 * Introduce //Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead//
 * Have students pick out characters they will be reading aloud
 * **Homework:** NONE! Have a Great Weekend!

Week 2 Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: Day 4: Day 5:
 * Dog Sees God and Diversity Research Assignment
 * Diversity Assignment
 * Give several topics (LGBT, Spirituality, Minority, ESL, Poverty)
 * Read Dog Sees God Aloud
 * **Homework:** Journal Entries, Start finding Research
 * Due: Journal Entries
 * Read Dog Sees God Aloud
 * **Homework:** Journal Entries, Research
 * Due: Journal Entries
 * Finish Dog Sees God
 * Discuss the many themes and identities these characters possess
 * Talk about correlation with //Peanuts//
 * **Homework:** 2nd "I Had No Idea" Assignment, Research
 * Due: 2nd "I Had No Idea" Assignment, Diversity Research/ I-Search Project
 * Warm Up Activity- Culture Walk/Cross the Line
 * [[file:Culture Walk.docx]]
 * Diversity Research/ I-Search Project
 * Discuss what the students found out
 * **Homework:** Journal Entries: Discuss how you felt about the Culture Walk/Cross the line Activity
 * Due: Journal Entries
 * New Genre Project
 * Introduction
 * Handout
 * Answer any Questions or Concerns
 * New Literature Circles
 * Students break up into three or four separate groups based on the topic they will be reading more about
 * e.g LGBT Literature, Religion/Spirituality Literature, Racial Discrimination Literature
 * **Homework**: New Genre Project

Week 3 Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: Day 4: Day 5:
 * Due: New Genre Project
 * New Genre Discussion
 * Discuss their findings
 * Present some of these new genres
 * Talk the positives of new and different genres
 * Literature Circles
 * Pick one book out of two-three book choices they will be reading in their mini-unit
 * [[file:Book Choices for Lit Circles.docx]]
 * **Homework:** Read for 30 Minutes, Journal Entries
 * Due: Journal Entries
 * Multi-Genre Solutions Project Handout
 * Introduction
 * Answer any Questions or Concerns
 * In Class Reading
 * 30 minutes with music
 * **Homework:** Read 30 Minutes, Journal Entries
 * Due: Journal Entries
 * Warm-Up Activity- I Am
 * Write down what/who you are
 * Write every label you can think of
 * Share it in the class, see if there are people with the same labels they give themselves
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 * In Class Reading
 * Remainder of Class period
 * **Homework:** Read 30 Minutes, Journal Entries
 * Due: Journal Entries
 * In Class Reading
 * 30 Minutes with Music
 * Literature Circles
 * Have students discuss the books so far about themes and ideas they find prevalent and important
 * **Homework:** Read 30 Minutes, Journal Entries
 * Due: Journal Entries
 * In Class Reading
 * 30 Minutes with Music
 * Literature Circles
 * Discussion
 * **Homework:** Finish Literature, Journal Entries, 3rd "I Had No Idea" Assignment

Week 4 Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: Day 4: Day 5:
 * Due: Journal Entries, 3rd "I Had No Idea" Assignment
 * Literature Circles
 * Discuss ideas for Multi-Genre Solutions Project
 * Some Examples of Different Electronic Genres
 * Tumblr
 * Weebly
 * YouTube
 * **Homework**: Start Multi-Genre Solutions Project
 * Multi-Genre Solutions Project
 * Work on in class
 * Multi-Genre Solutions Project
 * Work on in class
 * Multi-Genre Solutions Project
 * Work on in class
 * Multi-Genre Solutions Project
 * Work on in class
 * **Homework**: Finish Multi-Genre Solutions Project

Week 5 Day 1: Day 2: Day 3: Day 4: Day 5:
 * Due: Multi-Genre Solutions Project
 * Presentations
 * Everyone will write a brief note on what they liked about everyone's project, they will turn them in at the end of the class
 * **Homework:** Journal Entries on their reflection of their multiple-genre solutions project
 * Due: Journal Entries
 * Start Watching American Teen
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 * **Homework:** Journal Entries on the film
 * Due: Journal Entries
 * Watch American Teen
 * **Homework:** Journal Entries
 * Due: Journal Entries
 * Finish American Teen
 * Class discussion about film
 * **Homework:** Journal Entries
 * Due: Journal Entries
 * Identity/Diversity Conclusion
 * Discuss Likes/Dislikes of the Course
 * Ask if anyone feels they learned a lot more
 * Talk about how they now can make a difference with this added knowledge