Drafts

**__Kara's Lesson__**
In the course of the examination of Internet resources, I came across a novel that piqued my interests: __Johnny Tremain__ by Esther Forbes. After also finding a wealth of resources to assist the creation of a "lesson" based around the book, I decided that it was the best choice of presenting the "pro-independence" view of the Revolutionary War, which is the side of the debate that the regular Language Arts classes would be taking in the mock-Continental Congress debate. After reading the novel and deciding to use the [|Glencoe Literature Library Study Guide], I created a rough sketch of how I wanted my lessons to progress: Week One: ** Week Two:** Week Three:**
 * Present Author Information
 * Introduce Novel
 * Assign Chapters 1-5 ( to be read in class each day by students and teacher—out loud and with sustained silent reading; any chapter not finished in class becomes nightly reading homework )
 * Examine worksheets, assign groups, and explain group discussion responsibilities
 * Assignment: Comparison/Contrast Essay on Johnny’s the usefulness and harm of Johnny’s pride
 * Assign Chapters 6-8 ( to be read in class each day by students and teacher—out loud and with sustained silent reading; any chapter not finished in class becomes nightly reading homework )
 * Examine worksheets and review group discussion responsibilities
 * Assignment: Write a letter to a friend (as one of the characters) who lives outside of Boston. Describe the current political and social situation.
 * Assign Chapters 9-12 ( to be read in class each day by students and teacher—out loud and with sustained silent reading; any chapter not finished in class becomes nightly reading homework )
 * Examine worksheets and review group discussion responsibilities
 * Assignment: Write a newspaper article for either the Boston //Observer// or a British newspaper about the battles of Lexington and Concord. Answer the 5 Ws and an H (who, what, when, where, why, and how). Consider your newspaper’s audience and write about what they would be interested, particularly their troops.

See Katie's Middle School Lesson Plan