Submitted by: Wiley Hunnicutt
School: Freeman High School
Summary
After reading Tennessee Williams’ play The Glass Menagerie, students are, no doubt, well acquainted with the idea that our “memories [are] seated predominantly in the heart” (Williams scene i). In other words, our memories are at the mercy of our emotions. Students collaborated, using Google Docs, on a memory narrative that has elements of The Glass Menagerie. They constructed a memory narrative with rich characters, poetic language, at least one of the thematic elements of The Glass Menagerie, and symbolism appropriate to their narrative.
TIPC Ratings
This lesson is Approaching. Students used the Glass Menagerie as a starting point, but had to draw on their own experiences. Students created the guide for their own research, and assembled the information without explicit direction from the teacher. The teacher supported students as they evaluated and applied the information for the narrative. This lesson required students to synthesize researched and known information to correctly critique other narratives. Students constructed the questions that lead their research and responses.
This lesson is at the ideal/target range in Communication and Collaboration. Students created and worked in a Google Doc both in and outside of classroom time. Many collaborated from home to create the rough draft and final product. The teacher demonstrated and implemented purposeful collaboration without direct supervision. Students completed a self reflection and a peer reflection before submitting the documents to Mrs. Hunnicutt.
This lesson is in ideal/target for Critical Thinking and Problem Solving. This lesson was designed to promote students to generate questions based on drawing conclusions from the book and connecting them with a personal experience. The teacher supported students as they engaged on this variation from a typical research paper. Students completed a self reflection and a peer reflection before submitting the documents to Mrs. Hunnicutt.
This lesson is ideal for Creativity and Innovation. The teacher developed, facilitated, and accessed a learning environment where students are engaged in creativity and innovation. Students synthesized existing and self-generated knowledge to create new ideas within and beyond the assignment parameters. The end result was creative, meaningful memory narratives.
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