Ruth M. Wilson
Concept
To be aware of some notable people who were born or lived in the “Elm City.”
Objective
The student will understand the procedure for understanding the
Cloze sentence structure.
Materials
Short story with blanks which student is to read and then select appropriate words to complete the assignment.
Activity
The teacher passes out a particular selection (Motley, St. Jacques,
Powell, Jr.). The student is to write correct response in the appropriate blank space.
Lesson for Objective II.
Constance Baker Motley was born in ___ ____, _____. She came from a ___ family. Her parents were immigrated from ___, ___ ___ ___. Constance attended Dwight Elementary School from Kindergarten to ___ ___, she then entered ___ ___ ___, and finally graduated from ___ ___ ___in 1939. At each school she attended,——————received awards for being an ___ student. While at Troup she was awarded the ___ and ___ award. She also enjoyed writing poetry for ___ ___ while at Hillhouse. Her English teacher thought her poem was good enough to be ___ for all students to read.
WORD LIST
Published
Sixth grade
Hillhouse
Music and Art
Sophomore
Troup Jr. High
New Haven, Conn.
large
excellent
The Gleam
Constance Nevis,
British West Indies
This type of lesson can also be used for Raymond St. Jacques and Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.
