Lessons11-15+for+Marcelo

Big Idea: Solitude and Society Texts: //Marcelo in the Real World//

Day 11: Considering: Can you think of a time when you felt that it was difficult to communicating your ideas another person? Look for examples of this during the video. // Viewing // : Trailer for the film __Adam.__ [] // Speaking // : Groups of four- Watching the trailer, what commonalities can we find between the character Adam in the movie and Marcelo in the novel. Discuss how you imagined and visualized Marcelo during the readings. Think about how we interact with and visualize a character while reading a novel & how does this differ from watching a movie? // In class activity-- // (Reading) Groups of four revisit __Marcelo in the Real World__. Find examples in the text that link the two characters and write down similarities to share with class.

Day 12: Considering: What skills do you use when walking or traveling in public? Think about conditions that could create potentially difficult scenario's for a person that is visually impaired. // Viewing // : __Seeing Without Eyes__.

[] // Speaking // : Groups of two- Think back to a point in your life when you needed to rely on a set of skills or a personal strength. Thereafter consider how you used this ability in a new setting or environment. Consider examples where Marcelo is growing and developing new learned skills. Think about how the development changes Marcelo’s perspective of the world around him. // In class activity // --(Reading) Start reading the short story __The Metamorphosis__ byFranz Kafka aloud as a class.

Homework and FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT(5 Points) // Homework // -- (Reading) Continue reading at home to page 44. // Homework-- // (Writing) Journal 1-2 pages considering a time or situation when you felt as though the outside world looked at you differently. What words would you use to describe how you felt? Look up the word Metamorphosis- consider positive and negative connotations. Do you feel that this word applies either to your experience or that of Marcello?

Rubric:


 * Points || 1 || 3 || 5 ||
 * || Student displayed some attempt at completing the task, and displayed general knowledge, few mechanical errors/spelling errors || Student displayed a strong attempt to complete the task, and cited examples from the text for support, well written, little mechanical errors/spelling mistakes || Student answered the questions fully, cited examples from the text and expanded, very, very little mechanical errors/spelling mistakes (or none at all) ||

Day 13: Considering: What methods other than vocalization, do you use when trying to understand and interpret a message from another person? // Viewing // : __ Communication Access Now for the Deaf (subtitled). __ [] // Speaking // : Groups of two- Have you ever been in a situation when you felt that you did not fully understand the communication that was happening around you? What were the circumstances (different environment, new language, different dialect)? What are the different elements of communication? For further thought, what messages does the character Marcelo need to consider further than simply the sounds he hears. //In class activity//-- Continue group reading of the __Metamorphosis__ by Franz Kafka. Homework and FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (5 Points) // Homework // -- (Reading) Complete the __Metamorphosis__ at home. // Homework // -- (Writing) Journal (1-2pages) -- Look up the word Metamorphosis- consider positive and negative connotations. Do you feel that this word applies either to your experience or that of Marcello? How?

Rubric:
 * Points || 1 || 3 || 5 ||
 * || Student displayed some attempt at completing the task, and displayed general knowledge, few mechanical errors/spelling errors || Student displayed a strong attempt to complete the task, and cited examples from the text for support, well written, little mechanical errors/spelling mistakes || Student answered the questions fully, cited examples from the text and expanded, very, very little mechanical errors/spelling mistakes (or none at all) ||

Day 14: Considering: Think of an example when someone said that you could not reach a set goal, and you accomplished that goal despite their negativity. // Viewing // : __Autism the miracle project trailer.__ [] // Speaking // : Groups of four- What part does music play in your life? What type of music do you enjoy most? // Listening: Enjoy Beethoven’s __Fur Elise__. // // Speaking // : Groups of two- how can different types of music cause different feelings? What are some feelings that this music might invoke (cause) in you or others? Homework and FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT (5 Points) // Homework // -- (Writing) Journal (1-2pages) -- What thoughts do you have while listening to this music? What do you visualize when you hear this music? How does music act as an integral part of the novel and also as a part of Marcelo’s life? What type of music did you imagine when Marcelo referred to his internal music? Using your imagination, what type of music would you describe as your internal music? Why?


 * Points || 1 || 3 || 5 ||
 * || Student displayed some attempt at completing the task, and displayed general knowledge, few mechanical errors/spelling errors || Student displayed a strong attempt to complete the task, and cited examples from the text for support, well written, little mechanical errors/spelling mistakes || Student answered the questions fully, cited examples from the text and expanded, very, very little mechanical errors/spelling mistakes (or none at all) ||

Day 15: Considering: How might facing difficulties in one area make you stronger in others? // Viewing // : __Famous Faces of Dyslexia__ [] // Speaking // : Groups of four- What skills do we use when reading a book? What skills are used when reading people that do not involve letters? Can you think of a form of reading in your life that does not involve a book. Can you find examples where Marcelo “reads” people? // (Reading): Invictus // // (Writing): // Can you find ties between the last lines in __Invictus__ “I am the master of my fate”, and the quest that Marcelo experiences. Do you feel that society helps or hinders you becoming a master of your own fate?


 * Points || 1 || 3 || 5 ||
 * || Student displayed some attempt at completing the task, and displayed general knowledge, few mechanical errors/spelling errors || Student displayed a strong attempt to complete the task, and cited examples from the text for support, well written, little mechanical errors/spelling mistakes || Student answered the questions fully, cited examples from the text and expanded, very, very little mechanical errors/spelling mistakes (or none at all) ||