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Brief Description: This lesson was designed for ninth and tenth grade high school students to work as learning buddies in the library. The students will conduct research on Walter Dean Myers, the author of the book Monster which they read in their English class. The students will be actively engaged in a variety of stimulating activities developing social interaction skills, knowledge of computer systems, research, and reading, organization of information, critical thinking and writing skills
Goals & Objectives:

 

Instructional Goals:
1. Students will access information effectively and efficiently.
2. Students will be able to move throughout the web site(s) performing various tasks.
3. Students will present information in a suggested format (see assignment sheet attached)


Learning Objectives: 
1. Students will successfully locate specific website(s) and extract data from the correct link(s) of choice.
2. Students will be able to create a time line, chronologically highlighting events from the biological data.
3. Students will be able to understand the author’s life experiences and the relevance for writing young adult literature.

Motivational Goals:
1. To generate interest in the research process.
2. Build student’s confidence in their ability to learn /use information skills.
3. To motivate students to continue to use information skills after the lesson.
4. To generate creativity and self expression.
       
 

Materials & Sources:

 

Materials:    Free standing wipe off board
        Large mirror to match the size of wipe off board
        Color markers  

 

24 computer stations with Internet access for students to work in pairs( beside a fellow student) 

  

Http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com
Http://www.northern.edu/hastingw/myers.html
Http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-myers-walterdean.asp

 

 

 

Procedures:

Introduction: 
    The Library is quiet and a White write Board is situated in front of the computer stations. These letters are written in bold Block letters
R E T S N O M
(A large mirror is leaning against the board)
Students are assigned learning buddies at the computer stations
(each student has a computer).After they are seated the LMS asks students what they see? What does it mean? They are given 5 minutes to think about what they see.
Then the LMS asks a student to come up and use the mirror to reflect what is written on the board. The word MONSTER is now visible.
The students are asked what does the word Monster mean to you.
The LMS draws a big bubble around the word Monster and ask students to express what the word   monster means to them as they respond they are invited to express their interpretation of a monster creatively (whatever method they choose; i.e. their face(s) and body (ies) to express their interpretation of a monster.
Simultaneously, the LMS is writing the words students use to describe a monster attached to the word written on the wipe off board in a graphic organizer (a web).

 

Body:
* Students will be paired with a learning buddy to work at computer stations in the library.
* Students will be instructed how to access the Internet  and the  following web sites
Http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com
Http://www.northern.edu/hastingw/myers.html
Http://www.teenreads.com/authors/au-myers-walterdean.asp
* Students will be given a Library work sheet to write important information and  notes
* Students will be given an question worksheet to complete as a result of their research
* The English Teacher and the LMS will be available for help.
* The LMS gives  a mini lecture stating that students can use the website of their choice
* The students may answer the assignment sheet  either manually or create a Word document if they choose to ( for the more experienced computer users)
 

 

Assessment:
Learning Assessment Method(s):

Students will be asked to write a written response expressing their experience with the author study. Was this activity effective? Did this experience motivate you to read other Walter Dean Myer books? Would you recommend this book to a friend why or why not?

(to be handed in anonymously)

Name____________________________
Library Worksheet

Monster by Walter Dean Myers

__________________________________________________________________
Monster by Walter Dean Myers:

Answer the following question pertaining to the book Monster and the life of Walter Dean Myers?



1. What is crime is Steve accused of?

2. What is the name if his defense attorney?


3. What state does the story take place?

4. What year was Walter Dean Myers born, and what was going on economically in the United States?


5. What disability did Mr. Myers have as a child?

6. How did he overcome it?


7. Who encouraged him to write?

8. What city did he grow up in?


9. How did he get the idea to write the book Monster?

10. Did Mr. Myers get recognized professionally for his writings? If so name it?


11. What age did he learn to read?

12. Name three book titles that he wrote?


13. What college did Mr. Myers graduate from and what year?

14. In the book Monster “when is the best time of the day to cry”?


15. What is the character Steve’s last name in the book Monster?


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