Sharee ThielemannUniversity of Phoenix

After reading the short story, The Pearl, by John Steinbeck AND Watching the video, The Pearl AND Teacher instruction on how to write a Compare/Contrast essay: 12th grade Language Arts students will write a Compare/Contrast essay with focus on how differently the two stories end. Students must score an 80% or greater.

Students will use a Double Bubble Thinking Map to compare and contrast the endings to the two stories (Thinking Maps, 2008). Students will complete three worksheets prior to writing their final drafts.

1. How to Write a Compare/Contrast essay using CA Language Arts format.

2. Literary Terms Review Worksheet with examples from The Pearl by John

Steinbeck. 3. Using Proper MLA Manuscript

Worksheet.

Partner Double-Bubble Maps on Favorite Pastimes.

Students will read the final chapter of The Pearl along with an audio CD highlighting parts that are the same with yellow and parts that are different with pink (Stop and discuss each page)

Partner Double-Bubble Maps comparing short story to movie.

Students will be partnered to create the second five PowerPoint multimedia slides for podcast.

MiguelMiguelJohnnJohnny y

The The Pearl Pearl Movie Movie EndingEnding

They They help help their their villagvillag

ee

The The Pearl Pearl TrueTrue

EndingEnding

They They threw threw

the the Pearl Pearl backback

They stay on the Island

The Baby Dies

The Baby Lives

Evil Doctor is Banned from

village

They burn their

village

They Leave the

Island

The pearl was to have secured for Coyotito a good education and for Kino, a good rifle. Kino does enter the town carrying a rifle but this, in terms of the death of his son, is completely meaningless. With their entrance into the town, a third procession occurs. This time, Juana is walking side by side with Kino. Both have learned much from the tragedy that they have shared. They have "gone through pain and [have] come out on the other side." There is almost a magical protection about them. Kino and Juana go straight to the Gulf, where Kino gives her the pearl to throw away. This time, Juana returns it to Kino knowing that he alone must decide what to do with the pearl. He draws back his arm and flings the pearl with all his might. Finally, it settles to the bottom of the ocean.

 

Last name 1

Your Name (First and Last)

Teacher’s Name

The Course Title

The Date

The Title of Your Paper

The main text of your paper is written on the double spaced line

directly after your essay title. MLA(Modern Language Association)

guidelines do not require a title page. This and every other

paragraph in the main text of your paper is indented ½ an inch.

Your paper must also be double-spaced. The margins on all sides

are one inch.

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Evaluation RubricEvaluation RubricUNACCEPTABLE

Points 1ACCEPTABLE

2TARGET

3

1. Objectives: ______ are not clearly identified for this lesson. ______ are not appropriate for age/grade level.

1. Objectives: _____ are listed for the lesson _____ are appropriate for age/grade level

1. Objectives: _____ are listed for the lesson _____ are appropriate for age/grade level

Learning Goals/Lesson Objectives: ______ are not clearly stated ______ are not aligned with standards ______ are not age appropriate

Learning Goals/Lesson Objectives: ______ are stated ______ are aligned with standards/ ______ are age level appropriate

Learning Goals/Lesson Objectives: ______ are clearly stated and detailed ______are aligned with standards ______ are age/grade appropriate

Introduction:______ contains little or no plan for introducing the lesson.

Introduction: ______ contains plans for sharing lesson objectives

Introduction:______ contains a plan for sharing experiences

Adjustments/Adaptations: ______ reflects one plan fits all” with no modification

Adjustments/Adaptations: ______shows some modifications that address special needs of individual students

Adjustments/Adaptations: _____ modification of the instructional plan to address special needs of all students including learning disabled and ELL.

Closure/Representation/Summary: ______reflects little or no evidence ofSummarizing activity ______ does not include plans for closure or review.

Closure/Representation/Summary: ______includes plans for summarizing ______reviews the lesson’s major objectives.

Closure/Representation/Summary: ______includes clear and specific plans summarizing______reviews the knowledge included in the learning objectives.

Total: _________________ Total: _________________ Total: _________________

Put a check by each comment that applies to the Teacher Lesson Plan. Give one point for each check mark.

Overall Teacher Lesson Plan Evaluation: ________________________

Part Two: Composing the Academic Essay in the English Composition Class (and Beyond) (continued from Program Two). Standard Deviants (2002). Retrieved March 24, 2009, from Discovery Education: http://streaming.discoveryeducation.com/

Thinking Maps. (2008). Retrieved March 12, 2009, from Thinking Maps: http://www.nhcs.k12.nc.us/htree/Curriculum/ThinkingMaps.html

Webster. (2009). Retrieved March 24, 2009 fromhttp://www.quia.com/quiz/932611.html

Yagman, J., & Lieberman, D. (2009). How to Write a Compare/Contrast Essay. Retrieved March 12, 2009, from Book Rags: http://www.bookrags.com/articles/5.html