Sneetches

Multicultural Lesson Plan

Grade Level 5-6

Linzey Yeaster

EDU 301 i

February 24,2010

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Title of Lesson: Sneetches Michigan Curriculum Framework Benchmark R.CM.06.0L connect personal knowledge, experiences, and understanding of the world to themes and perspectives in text through oral and written responses. based R.CS.06.01 compare the appropriateness of shared, individual and expert standards on purpose, context, and audience in order to assess their own writing and the writing of
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Objectives

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Recognizewhat discrimination is and experience it Respond to the way they felt in response to discrimination

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Anticipatory Set: o Mind Capture - "what kind of different people are there?"(what is different about people?) - Class discussion about some difference between people (Ex. Culture,race)

language) "Who has every read the book 'sneetches' by Dr' Seuss?"

Bridge to pr&ious Learning - Today we are going to continue learning iibout people's culture and learn how to make them feel included.h

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Instructional InPut a. Read the book o'sneetches" to the class b. Make a list of privileges (lining up first, homework passes, extra recess) c. Divide the class into two groups (Stars vs Plains) d. Give the stars the list of privileges e. Then let a the group experience a few of them f. After the first group experience a few switch groups (So the each group has a

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chance to be a star) Once both goup have had a chance split them up into groups of two or three Have them discuss how they felt when they did not get the privileges and what

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they thought of the activitY. Then come back together as a class and discuss the following questions:

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How do the Star-Belly Sneetches look? How do the Plain-Belly Sneetches look? What about people? Is there a difference? How is the language different for plain and Star-Belly Sneetches? can you give me an exampie of people with different languages? When you did not have a star how did you feel? How did you feel about the student who did have a star? Are there things in real life that we use as stars? Have you ever felt like a plain belly? A star belly? What ale some things you can do to prevent someone from feeling like a plain belly sneetch? Then I would talk to the student about how they see this in effect in reallife. I would also incorporate the different cultures of my class.
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Can you relate

it to your own culture?

what could you do to embrace everyone's culture and not make anyone feel left out?

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Closure a. Ask the class three things about the book and how they apply to the lesson b. Have each student present their paper to the class (this way they can see real life examples)

*Accommodations for students with special needs* They would receive extra time and explanation as well as assistance finding the information for the paper as well as writing it.

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Group Discussion Sheet

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How did you feelwhen you had a star?

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How did you feelwhen you did not have a star?

3. Why do you think you felt the way you did?

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What could you have done to chinge the way you felt?