kus_Language+Arts

- 1. Students will make inferences about the main characters feelings towards home by using clues from the text and own prior knowledge - 2 (a). Students will use their making inferences strategies skills to pretend they are in Maniac’s shoes and invasion themselves running to three different places. - 2(b). Students will compare and contrast pro’s and con’s of two different living environments, infer how they effect the character, and ultimately use their opinion to the best living environment. - 2 (c). Students will be able to choose words which correspond to how they would feel being discriminated against and then tell why they feel that particular way. 3.
 * 1) Grade 5, Literature Lesson on the book Maniac Magee
 * 2) Objectives:
 * Assessment for Objective #1**: Students will be evaluated based on their homework responses to making inferences about the last page of the chapter. Students will be eligible to receive 3 points for their assignment. The will need to have at least one text clue connection, one connection prior knowledge and an inference about the text based on these two criteria. If students have all three of these they will receive a 3 on the assignment, a two if they only include two of the three (or only two of the three make an accurate inference) and a one of only one piece is accurate.

a. Students will be evaluated on their writing assignment placing themselves in the shoes of Maniac. Students will be able to receive 6 points for each place they would chose to run to, and two points for proper grammar and spelling which is a total of 20 possible points. One point will be awarded to choosing a place, one point per sentence which will include reasoning to why they chose the place, and what it is like. Each child has to write at least 5 sentences about each place, thus the 5 points awarded. Students will lose a point if they do not include why they chose the place, or what it is like. If students to not tell why or what the place is like they will not receive any of the 5 points. Two points will be awarded that the end of students have appropriate grammar and spelling, if one is lacking then one point will be taken away. Students are aware of what proper grammar and spelling should look like. b. Students will be evaluated on response to the text by assessing their venn diagrams. Students will need to make accurate comparisons. Students will need to develop at least three differences between the two families and at least two similarities. Students will receive one point for each similarity and difference, if the answer is repetitive of the living situation. Therefore the most points the student could get on the Venn Diagram will be 5. Students will receive 2 more points for their choice of home and explanation. The explanation must be relevant to the living situation based in the text. Students will receive one point if they chose a particular home, and another point for a relevant explanation. c. Students will be evaluated on their ability to relate Maniac’s discrimination to a time they have been discriminated against. Students will receive a point for pin pointing a situation. They will then receive one point for each of the 10 words they use to describe how they feel in that particular situation. These words must be relevant to a feel of discrimination. Next they will receive 2 points for identifying two words and describing why they felt those two particular ways. One point for identifying the word and one point for a relevant sentence which describes why. Last, the student will receive one point for an accurate drawing of the discriminatory situation. Making this response worth 15 total points.
 * Assessment for Objective #2**:

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