STEPP Lesson Plan Form

Teacher: Julia Robinson

2014

Date: December 8,

School: Rocky Mountain High School

Grade Level:
Content Area: English Title: Chapters 12-13

Content Standard(s) addressed by this lesson:

Standard 2.2: 2.
Increasingly complex informational texts require mature interpretation and study.
Prepared Graduate: Demonstrate comprehension of a variety of informational,
literary, and persuasive texts.
Understandings: Students will understand the importance of character
development and the importance/problem money represents in the novel.
Inquiry Questions:
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How is poverty and money an issue within the novel?

Who is Aunt Alexandra and how do the other characters perceive her?

How does the congregation react when Calpurnia brings Scout and Jem to
their church?

Evidence Outcomes: (Learning Targets)

Every student will be able to: demonstrate their understanding on the poverty
present in the novel, Alexandras character and how others react to her, and the
racial interaction during the church scene.
I can: create a budget that will allow my family to survive, create a character map
that demonstrates Aunt Alexandra as a character, and discuss the racial tension
present in the church.
List of Assessments:
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Discussion

Reading Quiz

Money Activity

Character Map

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Planned Lesson Activities

Name and Purpose of Lesson
Should be a creative title for you and the
students to associate with the activity.
Think of the purpose as the mini-rationale
for what you are trying to accomplish
through this lesson.

Approx. Time and Materials

How long do you expect the activity to
last and what materials will you need?

Anticipatory Set
The hook to grab students attention.
These are actions and statements by the
teacher to relate the experiences of the
students to the objectives of the lesson,
To put students into a receptive frame of
mind.
To focus student attention on the
lesson.
To create an organizing framework
for the ideas, principles, or
information that is to follow
(advanced organizers)
An anticipatory set is used any time a
different activity or new concept is to be
introduced.

Procedures
(Include a play-by-play account of what
students and teacher will do from the
minute they arrive to the minute they
leave your classroom. Indicate the length
of each segment of the lesson. List actual
minutes.)

Chapter 12-13
This will help students better understand the chapters assigned

90 minutes.
Materials: Money worksheets, Character Map outline, Discussion
questions, Video below, reading quiz
Watch:
http://madworldnews.com/watch-happens-black-man-brings-whitegirlfriend-harlem-barbershop/
After we watch the video, ask how this relates to the church scene in
chapter 12? How do you feel about the reactions in this video? How did
you feel about the reactions in chapter 12? What would you do in these
situations?

- 3 minutes; Reading Quiz

- 15 minutes; Anticipatory set: Described above.
- 15 minutes; Discussion: Discuss chapter 12 with the students. See
topics and questions under discussion questions tab.
-20 minutes; Activity on chapter 12: One of the big issues in this
chapter was raising enough money for Tom Robinson. The students will
get into groups of four. They will be handed fake money. They will also

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Indicate whether each is:
-teacher input
-modeling
-questioning strategies
-guided/unguided:
-whole-class practice
-group practice
-individual practice
-check for understanding
-other

have a sheet of paper for their family. The paper will have the bill
amounts for rent, food, electrictiy, water, clothes, and extras. They
wont have enough money for all of these things so they must pick and
choose. They will then share what they are spending their earnings on
and why. We will then discuss how this shows the poverty that the
African Americans in the novel face, and why its hard for them to give
an extra dime.
-15 minutes; Discussion: Discuss chapter 13 with the students. See
topics and questions under discussion questions tab.
- 20 minutes; Chapter 13 Activity; Aunt Alexandra character Map. This
will show the importance of her character
- 2 minutes; closure activity, described bellow.

Closure
Those actions or statements by a teacher
that are designed to bring a lesson
presentation to an appropriate conclusion.
Used to help students bring things
together in their own minds, to make
sense out of what has just been taught.
Any Questions? No. OK, lets move on is
not closure. Closure is used:
To cue students to the fact that
they have arrived at an important
point in the lesson or the end of a
lesson.
To help organize student learning
To help form a coherent picture and to
consolidate.

Assessment
How will you know if students met the
learning targets? Write a description of
what you were looking for in each
assessment.

Have two students share their character maps, and state how her
character is perceived by the family.

- Discussion: This will show that the students can make inferences and
inquiries about the text. This will also show their ability to listen to their
peers and provide feedback.
- Reading Quiz: This will show that the student did their assigned
reading and know the basic plot events.

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-Money Activity: This will show that the student understand the poverty
present in the novel and the church situation
- Character Map on Alexandra: This will show that the students
understand Alexandra as a character and how others see her.

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