Unit 1, Week 2
Multimedia Lessons
Learning Objectives:
Students will...
Close Read of Quote:
Post the following quote and/or distribute the quote for each student to mark.
"Collectivism, unlike individualism, holds the group as the primary, and the standard of moral value." -- Mark Da Cunha
If needed, explain what close reading is (a careful and purposeful rereading of the text that allows reader to understand the text deeply) and why good readers do it. Refer to this Doug Fisher article for more information on Close Reading.
One by one, pose the following questions for students to consider and discuss:
Lead students through a discussion of the quote and the text, modeling and thinking aloud when needed. Students will begin to have an understanding of the key vocabulary in the quote, and they should be encouraged to continue to use these academic vocabulary words in their discussion of the anchor text throughout the unit.
Examine Political Cartoons
Display the following political cartoons, one per day, and lead a class discussion about their meaning, using the key vocabulary words, collectivism and individualism. You might want to use guiding questions such as:
Students will...
- pose and respond to specific questions with elaboration and detail by making comments that contribute to the topic, text, or issue under discussion.
- cite textual evidence to support the analysis of what the text says explicitly.
- acquire and use accurately general academic and domain-specific words and phrases.
Close Read of Quote:
Post the following quote and/or distribute the quote for each student to mark.
"Collectivism, unlike individualism, holds the group as the primary, and the standard of moral value." -- Mark Da Cunha
If needed, explain what close reading is (a careful and purposeful rereading of the text that allows reader to understand the text deeply) and why good readers do it. Refer to this Doug Fisher article for more information on Close Reading.
One by one, pose the following questions for students to consider and discuss:
- First Read: Read the quote and note any words that are interesting or need clarification.
- Second Read: What is the author saying in this quote? What words make you believe that?
- Third Read: How does this quote relate to the text we are reading? What do you think Mark Da Cunha would say about society in The Giver?
Lead students through a discussion of the quote and the text, modeling and thinking aloud when needed. Students will begin to have an understanding of the key vocabulary in the quote, and they should be encouraged to continue to use these academic vocabulary words in their discussion of the anchor text throughout the unit.
Examine Political Cartoons
Display the following political cartoons, one per day, and lead a class discussion about their meaning, using the key vocabulary words, collectivism and individualism. You might want to use guiding questions such as:
- First Read: What do you notice? Look carefully at the image and the text.
- Second Read: What does the cartoon say about collectivism or individualism?
- Third Read: What can you tell about how the cartoonist feels about the subject matter? Why? (POV)
- Fourth Read: Compare and contrast the cartoons to the anchor text. Which character or group of characters does each cartoon represent? Why?
- Fifth Read: Consider who wrote the cartoons and their thoughts. How would the cartoon be different if written by a different party? Create a cartoon based on one of the The Giver character’s point of view.