The story I have chosen for my lesson project is Victor Sejour’s The Mulatto (La Mulatre). My lesson plan will be presented to kindergartner’s. I already had my audience in mind before I had chosen my story. If I became a teacher, kindergarten would be one of the grades I would be most excited to teach. I’m focus on this elementary grade so I can get practice in making a curriculum for this grade level and addressing the challenges of teaching important lessons to a younger audience. I picked The Mulatto, because I feel it is the easiest for them to comprehend regarding story structure. The children do not have to think too hard to understand the point of the story because clear beginning middle and end where. Because, The Mulatto is a short
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The first will be brief introduction to our author and his point for the story. I will do so by instructing to come sit on the play area rug and telling them our letter for the day is E for equality. I will use this to Segway into a brief explanation of Victor Sejour and how his story attempts to show equality and the sadness it causes when there is none. The second part is a narrated telling with audience participation. I will be asking for volunteers throughout the story to come play as characters. Props such as little dragon horns, wings, and tails will be given for them to wear throughout the story as they play as the characters. This creates an interactive and engaging visual experience. The participatory nature of the lesson creates a solution to the possible mental association gap created due to the verbal change of species. When thinking of the lesson, it now becomes easier to equate them with a human face, such as their own or their classmates. To end our mini lesson, we will have an open discussion or Q&A. The children can talk about what they learned today or how they felt about the story. We can address what parts they may have liked or what was confusing. The little discussion will be to see if the children can understand the importance of treating people equally. Little candies can be given as incentive to participate in final discussion. The incentive helps encourage their critical thinking and speaking their
The first will be brief introduction to our author and his point for the story. I will do so by instructing to come sit on the play area rug and telling them our letter for the day is E for equality. I will use this to Segway into a brief explanation of Victor Sejour and how his story attempts to show equality and the sadness it causes when there is none. The second part is a narrated telling with audience participation. I will be asking for volunteers throughout the story to come play as characters. Props such as little dragon horns, wings, and tails will be given for them to wear throughout the story as they play as the characters. This creates an interactive and engaging visual experience. The participatory nature of the lesson creates a solution to the possible mental association gap created due to the verbal change of species. When thinking of the lesson, it now becomes easier to equate them with a human face, such as their own or their classmates. To end our mini lesson, we will have an open discussion or Q&A. The children can talk about what they learned today or how they felt about the story. We can address what parts they may have liked or what was confusing. The little discussion will be to see if the children can understand the importance of treating people equally. Little candies can be given as incentive to participate in final discussion. The incentive helps encourage their critical thinking and speaking their