Monday,December2nd Objective:Studentswillbegintounderstandwhatautopiais.

Activities: Utopia/dystopiaactivityday1 Studentsjournalfor5minutesaboutwhattheiridealworldwouldlooklikeand howtheywouldmakeithappen Teacherasksstudentswhatsomeaspectsarethatwouldhavetobeconsidered whencreatinganidealworld Ifstudentsstruggle,teacherprovidestheexamplesofeducation,selection ofleaders,andhowcareersarechosen Studentscomeuptotheboardandwritetheirownsuggestionsusingtheirjournal entries Ifstudentsstruggle,teachercanaddthefollowingexamples: servicesprovided,healthcare,judicialsystem(lawsand punishment),marriagerules,numberofchildren,leisureactivities, etc Teacherexplainsthatwearegoingtobedesigningaperfectworldinclasstoday Classdecidesonanamefortheirworldtogether Asaclass,studentschoose6thingstofocuson Teachercountsstudentsoffby6stoformgroupsof3 Teacherexplainsthateachgroupwillberesponsiblefor1aspectoftheclasss perfectworld Studentsuselargesheetsofposterpapertowriteandillustratetheplanfortheir committee Studentsmustincludethenameoftheirsubgroup,anexplanationofwhat theirplanisandwhy,andsomesortofillustrationtorepresenttheirplan Studentsworkintheirgroupsfortheremainderofthehour CCS: SL.910.1.Initiateandparticipateeffectivelyinarangeofcollaborativediscussions (oneonone,ingroups,andteacherled)withdiversepartnersongrades910topics, texts,andissues,buildingonothersideasandexpressingtheirownclearlyand persuasively. L.910.1.DemonstratecommandoftheconventionsofstandardEnglishgrammarand usagewhenwritingorspeaking. Tuesday,December3rd Objective:Studentswillbegintounderstandwhatautopiais. Activities: Utopia/dystopiaactivityday2 Eachgroupsharestheirposterandtakesquestionsabouttheircommittees ideasfromtherestoftheclass TeacherintroducesTheGiver,explainsthebooksconnectiontothepreviousactivity TeacherhandsoutreadingquestionsforTheGiverandexplainsthatstudentswillhave thelast20minutesofeveryclassthisweektoreadandworkonthem

Teacherexplainsthattheyshouldaddtotheirresponsesastheyread,theyarebook specificquestions,notchapterspecific TeacherhandsoutandexplainsvocabforTheGiver Studentsspendthelast30minutesreading/workingonquestionsandvocabforThe Giver CCS: RL.910.1.Citestrongandthoroughtextualevidencetosupportanalysisofwhatthetext saysexplicitlyaswellasinferencesdrawnfromthetext. SL.910.1.Initiateandparticipateeffectivelyinarangeofcollaborativediscussions (oneonone,ingroups,andteacherled)withdiversepartnersongrades910topics, texts,andissues,buildingonothersideasandexpressingtheirownclearlyand persuasively. SL.910.4.Presentinformation,findings,andsupportingevidenceclearly,concisely,and logicallysuchthatlistenerscanfollowthelineofreasoningandtheorganization, development,substance,andstyleareappropriatetopurpose,audience,andtask. L.910.1.DemonstratecommandoftheconventionsofstandardEnglishgrammarand usagewhenwritingorspeaking. L.910.4.Determineorclarifythemeaningofunknownandmultiplemeaningwordsand phrasesbasedongrades910readingandcontent,choosingflexiblyfromarangeof strategies. Wednesday,December4th Objective:Studentswillmasterthedefinitionsofutopiaanddystopia. Activities: Teacherremindsstudentsofyesterdaysactivitywheretheycreatedaperfectworld.She saysthatthisiscalledautopia.Shewritesthefollowingdefinitionontheboard,which studentsaddtotheirnotes Utopia:Animaginaryplacewherethegovernment,laws,andsocialconditionsare perfect Teacherasksstudentsforexamplesofutopiasportrayedinbooks,movies,t.v.shows etc.,expectingthatstudentswillnotbeabletocomeupwithany. Teacherexplainsthatthisisbecausethesesocietiesareusuallyactuallydystopias,but thegovernmenthasmadeitscitizensbeliefotherwise.Teacherwritesthefollowing definitionontheboard,whichstudentsaddtotheirnotes. Dystopia:Animaginaryplacewherepeopleleaddehumanizedandoftenfearful lives. Teacherasksstudentsforexamplesofdystopiasportrayedinbooks,t.v.shows,and movies TeacherintroducesHarrisonBergeronbysayingthatitiseitheranexampleofutopian ordystopianliterature:literatureaboututopiasordystopias. Teachersaysthattheywilldiscusswhetherthisisshortstorydepictsautopiaor dystopiaaftertheyfinishreadingit Teachersaysthattheshortstoryissetintheyear2081inAmerica Teacheralsomentionsthatitwaspublishedin1961

CCS: RL.910.1.Citestrongandthoroughtextualevidencetosupportanalysisofwhatthetext saysexplicitlyaswellasinferencesdrawnfromthetext. SL.910.1.Initiateandparticipateeffectivelyinarangeofcollaborativediscussions (oneonone,ingroups,andteacherled)withdiversepartnersongrades910topics, texts,andissues,buildingonothersideasandexpressingtheirownclearlyand persuasively. L.910.1.DemonstratecommandoftheconventionsofstandardEnglishgrammarand usagewhenwritingorspeaking. L.910.4.Determineorclarifythemeaningofunknownandmultiplemeaningwordsand phrasesbasedongrades910readingandcontent,choosingflexiblyfromarangeof strategies.

ReadHarrisonBergeronaloudasaclass Studentstaketurnsreadingaloud.Astheydo,theteachermodelstalkingtothe textbystoppingoftentoaskquestions,clarifyplotpoints,etc. Studentsnotethesethingsinthemarginsoftheirstory Aftercompletingthestory,teacherasksstudentsiftheythinkthisisautopia,dystopia,or combinationofthetwo Studentsvolunteerwhattheythinkandwhy TeacherexplainsthatwewillanswerthesamequestionsafterfinishingTheGiver Iftime,studentsworkontheirreading,questions,andvocabforTheGiver