IntrotoNaturalism,EmileZola,and"Germinal"

Author:ZacharyPritts
Datecreated:03/22/20142:31PMEDTDatemodified:03/23/201410:24PMEDT
VITALINFORMATION
Subject(s) LanguageArts(English)
Grade/Level Grade12
Objectives
Studentswillbeableto:
Thinkabouttheconceptofnaturechangingsomethingaboutsocietyby
completingajournalentrythatasksquestionsaboutarecenttimewhennature
haschangedsociety.
Understandthemainconceptsofnaturalismbyviewingapowerpoint/listening
totheinstructorteachaboutnaturalismandtakingnotesduringlecture.
Familiarizethemselveswiththeauthorandsocalledfounderofnaturalism,
EmileZolabytakingnotesoffofthepowerpoint/listeningtotheinstructorteach
andtakingnotes.
Identifykeyconceptsofnaturalismbyindentifyingtheminashortpoem.
Makepredictionsaboutthestorybylookingatsomepicturesthatcomefrom
partsofthestoryandputtogetherashortplotsummarybasedonthose
pictures.
Standards
MATERIALSANDRESOURCES
Resources
Materialsandresources:
Studentswillneed:
iPads
Placetotakenotes
Teacherwillneed:
iPad
Screen
Computer
Handouts
IMPLEMENTATION
LessonProcedures
StudentswillenterandbeaskedtoopentheiriPadsandopentheSocrative
app.Theywilljointheroomsetupontheapp,andtheywillbeaskedto
respondtotheprompt.Thepromptis:"Identifyatimewhenyouhaveseen
natureaffectpeopleonalargescale.Whatchangeshappened?Diditchange
thewaysociety(eitherinthelocalcommunityorthroughtthewholenationor
world)acted?Ifso,how?Ifnot,whydidn'titchangesociety?"
Studentswillthenrecieveahandoutofashortpoemthatisofthenaturalist
genre.Asstudentsreaditaloud,theywillallbeaskedtoannotateitby
underliningthingsthatstickouttotheminthepoem.Theinstructorwillthen
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askthemtowritedownsomecharacteristicsaboutthepoemthattheynotice.
Theinstructorwillthenaskseveral(45)studentstosharetheirresponses.
Identifythispoemasbeingnaturalismandgostraightintothepowerpoint.
Theinstructorwillstartthepowerpointonnaturalismandontheauthorwewill
bestudyingaboutfirst,EmileZola.Theinstructorwilltalkwhilestudentsare
takingnotesandviewingthepowerpoint.Ifstudetshavequestions,answer
themtothebestoftheinstructor'sknowledge.
Attheendoftheslideshowwillbethetitleofthestorywewillreadforthenext
class,whichisGerminalbyEmileZola.Aroundthattitlewillbeseveralpictures
thatrelatebacktothetext.Studentswillbeaskedtowritedowntheir
predictionsaobutthestorybasedonthosepictures.Thestudentswillalsouse
theSocrativeapptocompletethisactivity.Theinstructorwillaskseveral
studentstosharetheirpredictions.
Handoutcopiesofthestorytheywillread.Iftimepermits,studentswillbe
abletobegintoreadinclass.
ASSESSMENT
Assessment
StudentswillbegradedontheircompletionoftheclassactivitiessubmittedusingtheSocrativeapplication.
LessonAnalysisand
Reflection
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