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Evidence #5: Lesson Taught |
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Evidence #5: Lesson Taught
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My 5th evidence is a lesson plan implemented in my Level 3 Internship 2nd grade class. My 6th evidence is a weekly reflection to my Level 3 internship professing supervisor. Both of these evidences are about an Author/Illustrator Study of Jerry Pinkney. Pinkney is an African American author/illustrator who mostly writes and draws pictures for stories of African culture, history, and folk tales. The lesson plan is the wrap-up lesson and activity, after we had read and discussed all 5 of Pinkney’s books. The lesson plan includes a summative discussion of Pinkney’s work and what we learned, and then a writing activity where the students were to brainstorm 3 different questions to ask Mr. Pinkney. Each student then wrote their questions in a letter to Mr. Pinkney that we sent to him. The lesson also includes a homework activity that requires parent and family involvement. The reflection has a few paragraphs about my unit and my thoughts and reflections of it.
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This evidence meets this AP in many ways. First of all, the entire unit was based on teaching my students about diversity and different cultural aspects. My students have shown quite an interest in world history, so I thought Black History Month would be a great time to teach them about various cultures, like African. I chose Jerry Pinkney because not only is he an African American author and illustrator, but most of his books deal with African culture, history, and folk tales. Some of his books are about other cultures as well, such as Danish and English. We also studied Pinkney’s personal history. He had dyslexia as a child and struggled with it very much. I wanted the children to learn and understand this because he is a perfect example that you can overcome your problems and succeed in life. I want the children to take from that that everybody is different in every way. We walk differently, talk differently, and even learn differently. Mr. Pinkney’s life can be example of how there is no ‘right’ way to learn. Everybody develops in their one way at their own pace, you just have to work hard to go where you want to go. We studied 5 books throughout the month of February. The first one was “Adventures of Spider.” This is a collection of West African Folktales. There are six tales about Spider, including those which explain how he got a thin waist and a bald head and why he lives in ceilings and dark corners. The second book was called “Ain’t Nobody a Stranger to Me”. This book is about the journey of a man, and he tells his memories of the passage through the Underground Railroad to his granddaughter. His story is joyful, although he talks about the troubles his family ran into during their escape from slavery. He talks about all the “folks, black and white, helped lift us up when we was down.” He now felt that he could never turn his back on another human being because of how wonderful these people had been to him. The third story we read and discussed is “I Want to Be.” In this story, a young African American girl’s neighbor asks her what she wants to be. She lets her imagination run wild and comes up with all sorts of analogies and imagery. This is such a poetic, fun, exciting story that is illustrated just as beautifully as it is written. The fourth book we read was called “Goin’ Someplace Special.” This is a story about an African American girl growing up in a 1950’s Southern segregated town. She travels alone to her “someplace special” (which isn’t revealed until the end), and on the way encounters all kinds of negative and cruel racism. The last book we read as a class was “Back Home.” In this, an African American girl goes to visit a town in North Carolina where her mother grew up. The story tells about what she learns and experiences about her family and culture while she is there.
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