The following lesson plans summarize in a condensed manner what has already been written in the narrative.
Lesson one
Story:
Tar Beach
Content Standard 2.0: Writing
Demonstrate successful writing behaviors.
Content Standard 3.0: Speaking
Demonstrate strategic speaking skills.
Objectives: Students will…
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reflect upon a dream for going anywhere they wish.
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produce a written response.
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share their written response with classmates.
Procedures:
1. The children will prepare for a beach party in the classroom. They will spread their items, (e.g. beach towel, sunglasses, sun block, a shovel and pail, etc.) on the classroom floor.
2.The children will be given a few moments to lie on their beach towels and pretend they are flying anywhere they wish like Cassie and Be Be in the story.
3. The children will return to their seats and write a story about where they have gone and what they have done. They will also write about their feelings, and why they have those feelings. They will illustrate their stories.
4. The children will go back to their beach towels and share their stories with their classmates.
Lesson Two
Story:
The Invisible Princess
Content Standard 1.0: Reading
Demonstrate strategic reading skills.
Content Standard 2.0: Writing
Demonstrate successful writing behaviors.
Objectives: Students will…
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listen to a story read to them by Willie ( a classroom puppet.)
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interact in a group discussion.
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produce a written response.
1. Willie will assist in reading
The Invisible Princess.
2. Willie will lead the children in a class discussion. Questions for discussion: Do you think that Faith Ringgold used any historical accounts to tell the story like she did in
Aunt Harriet’s Underground Railroad in the Sky?
What historical account did she use? How was the Invisible Princess like Harriet Tubman? How was she different? Did you like the character, Captain Pepper in the story? Did you change your mind about Captain Pepper at the end of the story? Why or why not? Would you like to enter the Invisible Village of Peace, Freedom, and Love. Why? Do you think that by becoming invisible your problems would go away? How? Is there a better way to solve problems than by becoming invisible? Tell us a better way.
3. Willie will read the poem at the end of the story.
4. The class will write a poem modeled from Ringgold’s poem.
5.They will do a shared reading in class of the poem.
Lesson Three
Story:
Dinner at Aunt Connie’s House
Content Standard 2.0: Writing
Demonstrate successful writing.
Content Standard 3.0: Speaking
Demonstrate strategic speaking skills.
Objectives: Students will…
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make a doll character from the book,
Dinner at Aunt Connie’s House.
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write factual information about their character.
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share their written work at a tea party.
Procedures:
1. The children will choose a favorite character from the story.
2. The children will make a paper doll depicting their favorite character. They will use a pattern and cut two pieces. The dolls will be stuffed with paper. The children may look in
Dinner at Aunt Connie’s House
in order to obtain ideas for making the doll (e.g. facial features, hair, clothing, etc.)
3. The children will search for factual information about their favorite character on the Internet.
4.The children will write a story about their character.
5. The children will share their stories in class at a tea party.
