Hunger Games Narrative

Narratives
Reading, Writing and Oral Language
Since this is a unit that is focused around The Hunger Games, the reading portion of the lessons is rather obvious, as students need to read and comprehend the book to be successful. They are also asked to read various articles and interpret texts in order to respond thoughtfully and appropriately to discussion and writing topics. Since the reading aspect of language was covered, I tried to focus on the importance of incorporating the remaining three language skills – writing, speaking and listening – while creating this unit. I did this by paying special attention to ensuring that discussion and dialogue were abundant to allow students the opportunity to not only share their own ideas but also
This is done through whole class discussions, but I believe the most beneficial discussions happen during partner and small group work, which provides students the chance to meaningfully collaborate with their peers and offer their interpretations in a much more intimate and safe setting. The language arts lesson that is centered on a peer-graded group discussion obviously includes speaking, but really focuses in on critical listening. Students must understand the rubric they are presented with then mindfully listen to a peer and evaluate their participation based on the criteria in front of them. Writing is seen in all the lessons, often multiple times. Exit tickets give students the chance to summarize and boil down what they gained from the lesson while also providing me with insight into their comprehension and potential areas of confusion. Students are also asked to write multiple papers (argumentative, rationale, reflection) building on the topics discussed in class, offering them an opportunity to create meaning from and
It is, therefore, essential to take the time to clearly and completely identify and understand both long- and short-term objectives for specific lessons and units. When creating lesson plans it is important to be realistic about what students can conceivably achieve and how they will get there; something that is heavily influenced by our growing knowledge of researched-based instruction. Research-based instructional strategies, or strategies that are based in scientific evidence, bring the best teaching approaches and programs to the forefront of the education field. By building lesson and unit objectives and activities around such practices, children are more likely to be challenged by and interested in topics and concepts covered in the classroom, setting them on a path to success both in school and in life; one way to do this is through integrated curriculum. Integrated curriculum is meant to lessen the fragmentation that students face in a traditional departmentalized curriculum by focusing on the same theme, subject or project across multiple content areas, allowing students to create meaningful connections between key pieces of information. This allows academic material to serve as a vehicle for learning and building understanding, rather than a series of seemingly