Unit8:Lesson8:FocusingYourLenstoFindtheJewel

Author:SerenaMaybeeReneePoland
Basedonlessonby:SerenaMaybee
Datecreated:07/09/20151:14PMEDTDatemodified:07/13/20152:42PMEDT

R,W,L,S,V
Subject(s)

LanguageArts(English)

Grade/Level

Grade11

ContentArea(s)

Duration:30minutes

Overview:Inthisexercisestudentsbegintounderstandtheimportanceoffocusingyourlensandhowimportantthatfocusistothetoneof
yourpieces.Gothroughthisactivitywithstudentsandthengivethemsometimetolookcloselyatthefirstdraftoftheirculminating
assessment.
(AdaptedfromPersepolisUnitPortlandCitySchools,DavidBarringer)
Standards

USACommonCoreStateStandards(June2010)
Subject:EnglishLanguageArts&LiteracyinHistory/SocialStudies,Science,andTechnicalSubjects
Grade:Grades1112students:
ContentArea:EnglishLanguageArts
Strand:ReadingStandardsforLiterature
Domain:KeyIdeasandDetails
Standard:
Citestrongandthoroughtextualevidencetosupportanalysisofwhatthetextsaysexplicitlyaswellas
inferencesdrawnfromthetext,includingdeterminingwherethetextleavesmattersuncertain.
Standard:
Determinetwoormorethemesorcentralideasofatextandanalyzetheirdevelopmentoverthecourseofthe
text,includinghowtheyinteractandbuildononeanothertoproduceacomplexaccountprovideanobjective
summaryofthetext.
Standard:
Analyzetheimpactoftheauthorschoicesregardinghowtodevelopandrelateelementsofastoryordrama
(e.g.,whereastoryisset,howtheactionisordered,howthecharactersareintroducedanddeveloped).
Strand:WritingStandards
Domain:ProductionandDistributionofWriting
Standard:
4.Produceclearandcoherentwritinginwhichthedevelopment,organization,andstyleareappropriateto
task,purpose,andaudience.(Gradespecificexpectationsforwritingtypesaredefinedinstandards13
above.)
Standard:
5.Developandstrengthenwritingasneededbyplanning,revising,editing,rewriting,ortryinganewapproach,
focusingonaddressingwhatismostsignificantforaspecificpurposeandaudience.(Editingforconventions
shoulddemonstratecommandofLanguagestandards13uptoandincludinggrades1112onpage54.)

Unit

Unit8:AFocusedApplicationofPersepolis

LearningObjectives

Aftercompletingthelesson,thestudentwillbeableto:
cricticallyanalyzetheevaluatetheresultsoftheinquiry
focusinonrelevantimagery
identifytheelements/detailsofanideainordertorefinewriting(tone)

NCStandardCourseofStudy
StudentActivities&
Procedure

Thisassignmentwillpreparestudentstocreatetheirowngraphicnarrativeandwillserveasaprewritingexercisefor
thereflectiveessayportionoftheunit.Thehardestthingintheprewritingperiodofapersonalnarrativeand/or
reflectivepieceofwritingistofindthefocus.Livesarerichandvasteachmomentisrifewithdetailsifoneisawakeand
observant.
Inthisexercise,studentswillbegintounderstandtheimportanceoffocusingthelensandhowimportantfocusistothe
toneofapiece.
1)Studentswillbeshownatinyframefromalargerphotographandwillbeaskedtowrite5linesofobservationabout
whattheysee.Theywillwriteaboutthedetailsoftheman'sfaceandconsiderthefollowing:
Whatishethinking?
Whatemotionsishefeeling?
Howcanyoutell?
2)IwillthenshowstudentsthecompletephotographfromwhichIcroppedthisman'sface,andtheywillwrite5linesof
descriptionaboutwhattheyseeastheylookateachindividualface.Studentswillconsiderthefollowing:
Whatisgoingonhere?

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Areyousurprised?
Outofcontext,theirfacesseemtoexpressmanysurprisingemotionsyetincontext,thesepeopleareactuallyinchoral
revelry.
Resources/Materials

Attachments:
1. Persepolis.pptx

Exceptionalities
Assessment

Credit/NoCredit
Attachments:
1. participationrubriccfa.pdf

Reflection&DiscussionNotes

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