I read through my 7 learning targets and modified a few with diffrent wording to make sure that the statement truly reflected what I wanted. . .
In this unit, we will be reading John Steinbeck’s Of Mice and Men. To have a better understanding of both the characters and the events within the story we will be looking at the time period surrounding the events, life styles, etc. (The Great Depression, prejudice, and migrant workers).
1. Students will define and list characteristics of the Great Depression and the life of a migrant worker
2. Students will indicate which characters from Of Mice and Men illustrate characteristics of the historical time period, The Great Depression, and life as a migrant worker
3. Students will empathize with the character George from the novel to have a better understanding of his character
4. Students will define the concept of prejudice (gender, race and physical/mental disabilities) and indicate how prejudice affects how one is viewed in society
5. Students will examine the characters from OMM and determine which characters are experiencing prejudice based on either their race, gender or physical/mental disability
6. Students will write a four paragraph essay to compare and contrast two characters from OMM who struggle based on their experiences with prejudices
7. Students will display their knowledge of the characters and events within OMM through the completion of a RAFT exercise
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For the most part your targets are clear and I understand your goals. However, I find the wording of target 2 a little confusing. I might just be reading it wrong but it doesn’t seem to flow right. It might be something you want to look at. Other than that I think your targets are great and seem connected to one another while at the same time each maintains its own focus.
ReplyDeleteWow! Your first 5 targets are excellent - and I mean that!
ReplyDeleteYou last two need a bit of work, but are still good. In #6, ditch the "write a four paragraph essay" and just say "compare and contrast..."
#7 seems dedicated to RAFT, not to OMM. Narrow the "knowledge" the students are supposed to demonstrate and get rid of the RAFT mention.