Lesson Plan #7: Critical Literacy: My Name Is Johari By: Anne Sibley O'Brien
Lesson Plan #7: Critical Literacy: My Name Is Johari By: Anne Sibley O'Brien
Lesson Plan #7: Critical Literacy: My Name Is Johari By: Anne Sibley O'Brien
Education322
12/2/15
Objectives:
1) Students will answer questions about their break and about their families heritage.
2) Students will try to name a stuffed animal by different characteristics.
3) Students will participate in reading the book: My Name is Johari by Anne OBrien.
4) Students will answer critical questions during the book.
5) Each student will draw a picture of them self and write a few sentences about them and the
meaning of their name (I looked up meanings).
6) Studentswillpracticereadingtheirworkoutloudtothegrouptosharehowspecialtheyare.
7) Studentswillbuildreadtoselfstamina.
Activities/Outline:
Brainyoga.(righthandtouchesleftearandlefthandtouchesrightearandyousquatdown)Do
thisatleastfivetimeswiththem.(1min)
Studentswillanswerquestions:Howwasyourbreak?Whodidyouspendtimewith?Whatare
theirnames?Howmanypeopleareinyourfamily?Whatnumberchildareyou?Whatisyour
favoritethingtodowithyourfamily?Canyouspeakanyotherlanguages?Whatisyourfavorite
subjectinschool?(tossballtoanswerquestions)(9min)
Namingthings:Studentstrytonamestuffedanimal.Wedecidehowwecannamethingsor
people?Bythewaytheylook?Tellthemhelovestojuggleandsolvemathproblemsandthathe
isfromAfrica.LookupplaceslikeAfrica.(5min)
Readingbook:MyNameisJohari,byAnneOBrien.Echoreadhername.Answerquestionssuch
as:Whoarethechildrenlaughingat?Why?HowdoyouthinkthatmakesJoharifeel?How
wouldyoufeel?IsanyonestickingupforJohari?Ifyouwerethere,whatcouldyousaytothe
otherstohelpher?Whydoesntshewanttowriteorsinghername?Howdoesshefeelabouther
nameattheendofthebook?Whydoesshefeelthisway?(15min)
Scaffoldingwriting:Mynameis_(MissMeghan)_.Itfirstcamefrom__Ireland_.Itmeans
__pearl___.Iliketo_dance__.Iamspecial.Thentryittogetherusingstuffedanimal.Thenhave
themtrywiththeirnames.Iwillgivethemtheoriginandmeaningoftheirname.(Danielacame
fromSpain,itmeansGodismyjudge.JasoncamefromGreece,itmeanshealer)(10min)
Write&Draw:Haveeachstudentwritethescaffoldsentencesusingwordwalltohelp.Have
themdrawapictureofthemselvesatthetop.(10min)
Closewritingbyhavingthemreadtheirwritingoutloudtosharehowspecialtheyaresoweall
cancelebratethemfortheirdifferences.(3min)
Readtoselfwiththechoiceofmyprintedbooksthatarelevelappropriate(B&C)oroneoftheirs
thattheyhaveinclass.(5min)
Givepresentsandsaygoodbye(2min)
Materials:
1.
Apencilforeach
2.
Linedpaperwithadrawingpart(sotheyknowwheretheirlettersgo).
3.
Wordwall
4.
MultipleleveledbooksfromAZwebsite(levelsA&B)
5.
Thebook:MyNameisJoharibyAnneOBrien.
6.
CrayonsorMarkers.
7.
Stuffedanimal.
8.
WhiteboardwithlinessothatIhaveawaytoerasewhatIwriteinmyminilesson.
9.
Miniglobeball.
Assessments:
Answeringcriticalquestions
Writing&drawingnamepaper
Criticalquestionsareawaystocomprehend,whichtheyhaveusedother
strategiesforinthepast,butunderstandtheneedforjusticeandgreater
questions.
5. Imusingalargebookagain,sothatithasbigletteringandpictures.Italsoused
diversechildreninthebook(bothethnicitiesofJason&Danielaareshownas
wellasotherethnicities).
Balances:Ihavebalancedthislesson.Westartinagroupansweringquestionsanddoingbrain
yoga.WetrytonamemystuffedanimalandusetheglobetofindAfrica.Wethenmovetoguided
reading.Weusethegradualreleasemethodforwritinganddrawing:Ido,wedo,youdo.Weuse
wordwallforwriting.Wereadaloudusingourwritingtosharehowspecialweare.Theneach
studentwillendwithreadingtoself.
Included:(group/self/writing/wordwork/guidedreading/readtoself/readaloud)
Strategies:
*Brainwarmup
*Echoreading
*CriticalQuestioning
*GradualRelease
Notes/Tips:
1.
Prepareaheadoftime(bringallmaterials&gooverplansoyoudonothavetolookatthissheet
often).
2.
Makeexpectationsclearforeachactivity.
3.
Beexcited!Thestudentswon'tbeexcitedifyouastheteacherarenot.