Reading Intermediate Level

Reading Level 3 - Section A
Week 6 – Chapter 4 – Of Mice and Men
Lesson 1 of 1

Date: May 1, 2000
Time: 65 minutes
Location: SAB 210 12:45-1:50
Class size/No. of students: 17
Countries Represented: Angola, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, and Vietnam
Lesson Objectives - By the end of the class students will be able to:

lead a group discussion that analyzes Chapter 4 in Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men;
demonstrate scanning techniques to locate information concerning discussion questions;
paraphrase key ideas from passages in Chapter 4 relating to discussion questions;
identify power issues and relationships in the reading (a theme) and paraphrase passages/ideas relating to issues of power in Chapter 4;
make inferences about information from passages in the novel.

Previous Lesson: The last 20 minutes of the previous lesson were devoted to introducing information on specialized vocabulary (students receive a half page handout with words they probably cannot find in a dictionary) and a pre-reading activity for Chapter 4. The pre-reading activity consisted of evaluating power relationships in the novel. Students were asked to place the characters in the novel on a scale from weak to strong. Power relationships are one of the key themes in Of Mice and Men and relate strongly to conflict in the novel. Students have already discussed the concept of conflict in Chapter 3 (see Chapter 3 handouts).

Every Monday is novel discussion day. The novel groups rotate being discussion leaders. The group that will lead the discussion this class is Student A (Taiwan), Student B (Indonesia), and Student C (Turkey).

Next week we will move on to Chapter 5. A similar format for dealing with the novel is used each week. The students are beginning to settle into a familiar routine.

Materials: White board, marker, "Focus on Reading" handouts, novel - Of Mice and Men.

Lesson Plan Grid

Time: Stage: Activity: Teacher: Students:

1 10 min. Housekeeping Basic classroom vocabulary and activity.
Announcements Roll Call
Collect vocabulary notebooks. Announcements: Wed. midterm Go over today's lesson plan. Ss greet each other and the teacher. Pay attention to today's lesson plan.

2 10 min Warm-up Review Chapter 4 Ask students what they think were some of the main ideas in the chapter. Write responses on the white board. Students actively identify and paraphrase main ideas from chapter 4.

3 15 min Discussion Groups Individual group discussions Remind students of novel discussion groups. Introduce that Student A, Student B, and Student C will be leading the discussion after the individual group discussions. Circulate and sit in on individual groups’ discussions as able. Ss break into groups.
Ss scan to locate information, identify relationships, paraphrase passages, and compare ideas/ opinions related to chapter 4.

4 20 min Student-led whole-class novel discussion Group led discussion that analyzes Chapter 4 in Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men. Aid discussion leaders if they have questions or need advice on how to proceed. Help manage the discussion if necessary. Ss paraphrase ideas from chapter 4, scan passages, work to identify themes as led by the discussion leaders.

5 10 min Closure Discussion wrap-up Answer any questions. Clarify thoughts/ideas about chapter 4.
Also, encourage students to study for the midterm. Explain the format of the test. Ask questions concerning the novel, if any. Students listen and clarify midterm requirements if necessary.

Evaluation: Work concerning the novel discussion is evaluated during the class informally by the instructor. Formal evaluation is done of the discussion leaders. The leaders have been told beforehand the criteria on which they will be evaluated. The "Focus on Reading" handouts are turned in as a packet every Wednesday and evaluate chapter 4 content and lesson objectives for the whole class.

Contingency plan: If students are absent, some reforming of discussion groups may need to take place.

Comments/ Class Evaluation:

Created by: Leslie L. Wiles (Siebert)

	Time:	Stage:	Activity:	Teacher:	Students:
1	10 min.	Housekeeping	Basic classroom vocabulary and activity. Announcements	Roll Call Collect vocabulary notebooks. Announcements: Wed. midterm Go over today's lesson plan.	Ss greet each other and the teacher. Pay attention to today's lesson plan.
2	10 min	Warm-up	Review Chapter 4	Ask students what they think were some of the main ideas in the chapter. Write responses on the white board.	Students actively identify and paraphrase main ideas from chapter 4.
3	15 min	Discussion Groups	Individual group discussions	Remind students of novel discussion groups. Introduce that Student A, Student B, and Student C will be leading the discussion after the individual group discussions. Circulate and sit in on individual groups’ discussions as able.	Ss break into groups. Ss scan to locate information, identify relationships, paraphrase passages, and compare ideas/ opinions related to chapter 4.
4	20 min	Student-led whole-class novel discussion	Group led discussion that analyzes Chapter 4 in Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men.	Aid discussion leaders if they have questions or need advice on how to proceed. Help manage the discussion if necessary.	Ss paraphrase ideas from chapter 4, scan passages, work to identify themes as led by the discussion leaders.
5	10 min	Closure	Discussion wrap-up	Answer any questions. Clarify thoughts/ideas about chapter 4. Also, encourage students to study for the midterm. Explain the format of the test.	Ask questions concerning the novel, if any. Students listen and clarify midterm requirements if necessary.