Teacher Jasmine 3 years English, Science, Math Pre-K, 3rd, 8th

Small Classroom Air Conditioning No Areas Limited Access to Technology

21 students Middle to upper class Various Interests and levels Special Accommodations Active Learning Environment

Activate prior knowledge Provide students with context Read the selection and connect Stop and discuss while reading Critical response Contextualize Writing: Blog, Journal, Power Point

Presentations. Problem: Relevance of Discussions

Discuss their opinions of the assigned reading.

Discussion of guide questions as well as other questions generated at the moment

Writing (blog or journal) http://eighthgradestudent.blogspot.com/

Critical pedagogy

Deploy education in a process of progressive social change. 

Empower citizens and students to become sensitive to the politics of representations of race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality, class, and other cultural differences in order to foster critical thinking and enhance democratization. 

Constructivism Joint enterprise with the

teacher. Creating ("constructing")

new meanings.

“Education should raise the awareness of the students so that they become subjects, rather than objects, of the world.”

“The ability of humans to plan and shape the world for their future needs is what separates man from animals.”

Student Centered Strategies› participate › involved throughout

the class time in activities

› the instructor no longer delivers…

› variety of hands-on activities

High Scope's Educational Approach ›  “active participatory

learning”  › direct, hands-on

experiences with people, objects, events, and ideas

› children’s interests and choices are at the heart

› they (children) construct their own knowledge

› physical, emotional, and intellectual support

1 Week Lesson PlanObjective:After students have: made their own definition of poetry, read samples of poetry and identified their elements they will be able to:

› Identify poetic elements in their favorite song lyric› Write a critical response about the song explaining:

Why did you choose that song? What is the message of the song? How does it relate to your personal experience?

Activity Listen and watch videos to identify poetic elements (Find sets of rhyming words)Look for your favorite song lyric online. Read the lyric and write a critical response.

Look for your favorite song lyric online. Read the lyric and write a critical response analyzing:

Why did you choose that song? What is the message of the song? How can you connect this song to your

personal life? Author’s Chair

Eminem- Mockingbird 30 Seconds to Mars-The Kill Evanescence- Hunted Taylor Swift- Love Story Journey- Open Arms 2 Pac- Keep Ya’ Head Up Jay Sean- Down

Eagle by Angel O. Feliciano Life by Xiomara Cruz Pabon Life at its strangest by Pedro J. Moreu Falling into the Unknown by Annie Louk

http://www.karentimberlake.com/student-centered_classoom.htm

http://www.21stcenturyschools.com/Critical_Pedagogy.htm

http://www.learningandteaching.info/learning/constructivism.htm

www.youtube.com http://www.highscope.org/