Ruth M. Wilson
Concept
Life in New Haven in the 1930’s, 1940’s and 1950’s.
Objective
The student will be able to enjoy and understand the selections being taught through vocabulary awareness.
Materials
The chalkboard and chalk. Selections to be read, for example, the employment section of Raymond St. Jacques’ biography passed out to the class to be read orally or silently as teacher so desires.
Activity
Vocabulary study. The teacher will list on the chalkboard specific words which relate to the story and its comprehension as well as other words which students may not be familiar with.
The appropriateness of words for the class will depend upon the teacher and the class being taught.
Lesson for Objective III.
Word list (selection: Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. childhood)
congregation
paternity
peak
meager
pronounced
Roi Otterly
laborious
simultaneously
position
managed
penthouse
prominent
oratorical
challenging
invitation
acknowledge
Marcus Garvey
Abyssinian Baptist
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1. The teacher will guide the students in the pronunciation of of the words.
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2. The class will copy the words to learn meaning for individualized test on vocabulary on the color computer (Radio Shack) if room is so equipped.
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3. The student will make sentences using vocabulary words.
Teacher note: I have found that teaching vocabulary with the use of computer (in my classroom) has been successful in motivating the students.
