Kevin Wang, Lesson Plans for 8th grade.

Milgram and Warriors

3/31/14

Overview/Rationale: Students will learn about the Milgram experiment and work on connecting the lesson with the structures of authority and mass mentality in Warriors Dont Cry. Enduring Understandings: Students will be able to identify and grapple with how personal narratives can contribute to a political and historical discourse, along with how writing of a non-fiction text can contribute to the formation of a complex individual.

Objectives: Introduce the Milgram experiment through two different types of media (written and video). Have students identify connections between the experiments and the book.

Unit Standards: 1.2.8.A, 1.2.8.E, 1.2.8 H, 1.2.8 J, 1.2.8. L, 1.3.8.A, 1.3.8.B, 1.3.8.E, 1.3.8.G, 1.3.8.H, 1.4.8.C, 1.4.8.D, 1.4.8.H 1.4.8. I, 1.4.8.J, 1.5.8.A, 1.5.8.G, 1.5.8.D Materials: Printout of Milgram article BBC Milgram documentary LCD projector Journals Procedures: First of a double period Students will sit in their groups To get them settled, they will answer a prompt on a separate piece of paper (or in their journal) What comes to mind when you hear the word authority? Is it a good or bad thing? Free write for 5 minutes. When the activity concludes, the students will have 3 minutes to discuss what they wrote or thought in their groups. Students will then share out their observations and conclusions based on their group discussions. ST will take notes for relevant connections to literature and succeeding lesson. When the students are done sharing their group work, the ST will go around with an article about the Milgram experiment. He will preface the discussion with a brief overview, and the students will have a choice they can either read it amongst themselves in their groups, or they can read it together as a class. Regardless of what the students choose, they will still have to sit and react to the writing. They should focus on these three questions As a group, figure out if there is something you found interesting, confusing, unbelievable about the article; what questions do you want answered? Students should take three to five minutes to write. ST will follow the same procedures as before having students discuss in their groups and then share out with the class. ST will make note of student questions (model on technology on the board?)

Kevin Wang, Lesson Plans for 8th grade. Milgram and Warriors

3/31/14

When the questions have all been posed, the ST will link up the documentary for the students to watch. They should have their journals out to take notes, in case their question is answered. When the documentary finishes, the ST will ask students to react in their groups, focusing on the following questions Was anything disturbing or appalling? Did anything of this magnitude strike you as impossible before reading/watching these materials? What connections can you make between this behavior and the behavior shown by Melbas peers at Central (page numbers provided). When the students finish working on the questions, they will share out as before. The ST will work on connecting their comments to the novel through a bit of direct instruction. Scanned notes attached. Assessment: There will be a quiz on Wednesday

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