Chapter 1 Lesson 3

Task

Instruction

Assessment Focus

Before

Class could be set up as a poetry café (dim lighting, snacks, neo-soul music).

During

Students and teacher present their “Where I’m From” poems to the class.

O.C.: Ability to communicate one’s message effectively to a large audience (ENG3U)
O.C.: Ability to select and use the most appropriate active listening strategies when participating in a range of situations

After

Students and teacher will gather in a circle to do affirmations based on the poetry café: a) What did you appreciate in this poetry café? b) Was there something in someone’s poem that really resonated with you? c) How did this process make you feel? And why?

Ability to reflect and retell
O.C.: Ability to develop and explain interpretations of oral texts, including increasingly complex or difficult texts, using evidence from the text and the oral and visual cues used in it to effectively support their interpretations (ENG3U)

Beyond

There can be an extended discussion in class on prejudging others, as hearing everyone’s poems might have the students realizing that they judged some students wrong.

RLS: Make and explain inferences of increasing subtlety about texts, including increasingly complex or difficult texts, supporting their explanations with well-chosen stated and implied ideas from the texts (ENG3U)

Teacher Reflection

How well do I know my students? How can I add this new knowledge to increase engagement in the classroom?