3.+Lesson+Plans


 * PAIDEIA PROJECT (MICRO) LESSON PLANNING **

Based on the Units of Inquiry 4 provided by SDUSD, students will be reading and analyzing four specific archetypal characters: rags to riches, hero/warriors, tricksters, and sage, respectively. //The didactic lectures corresponds predominately to the “Reading Focus,” while the coaching activities are found within the “Writing Focus.”//

DIDACTIC

**Materials:**
 * SDUSD Unit of Inquiry 4: “Haven’t We Met Before? Archetypal Story Patterns and Characters”
 * Document Camera
 * Sample of Organization of Plays
 * Lesson Plans:**

//Whole class instruction:// 1) Refer to the “Teacher Calendar” and its corresponding lesson in the Units of Inquiry 4 to implement the lesson of the day, which generally involves a shared reading of the text followed by taking notes of student learning as organized by the sample charts. 2) Using the document camera, help students take note in their journals. 3) As students become familiar with each story type (rags to riches, hero/warrior, trickster, and sage), instruction may vary to coaching with partner work, rather than whole-class, direct instruction.

COACHING **Materials**: //Whole class instruction:// 1) Refer to the “Teacher Calendar” and its corresponding lesson in the Units of Inquiry 4 to implement the lesson of the day; the first few lessons are designed to occur concurrently as responses to the reading completed during the didactic lessons. 2) Introduce students to Play writing using mentor text. 3) Divide your class into three groups and have each group choose one archetypal story (from the didactic selection or one of their favorites) to begin writing their play. 3) By Day 13, coaching is the predominate method of instruction as students begin creating their stories with specific guidelines provided briefly prior to independent practice. Chunking deadlines will help students keep on track. 4) Confer with each group to monitor their progress. 5) Schedule time for students to practice and perform their product.
 * Writer's Journal
 * Netbooks/Computer Lab
 * Mentor text
 * Lesson Plans:**