Kristina Daggett

Iowa State University

Lesson Title: Introduction to Assignment 4

Level/Subject:  English 150 HC

Date:  10/01/09

Objectives:

• Outline requirements for Assignment 4
• Brainstorm topics for Assignment 4

Materials Needed:

For Teacher:

• Assignment 4 HO
• Teacher Evaluation HO

For Students:

• Paper
• Pencil

Before Class:

• Set out cards with students names on them
• Have students pick theirs up as they enter the room
• At the start of class collect the leftovers and put with attendance sheet
• Ask students about their weekend

Introduction:  

1. Self Evaluation (display following questions on projector via Moodle site) (10 minutes) 
   

• What are you trying to say in this paper? What is your main idea?
• Who might be interested in reading this paper?
• What do you like best in the paper?
•  What do you like least in your paper?
• What would you work on if you had 24 hours more to spend on the project?
• If you had to do this assignment again and pick a different topic, how would you do things differently?  Why?

Procedure: 

1. Teacher Evaluation (project questions on screen) (15 minutes)
2. Pair up:  Define analysis and share definition of analysis with the class (list definitions on board) (5 minutes)
• Focus on a complex subject
• Thorough explanation of the subject’s parts and how they relate to one another
• Research
• Straightforward organization
• Insights
• Conclusion that ties parts together
3. Activity:  Where is your favorite place you have been?  Be specific. (Ex. Not New York but the Statue of Liberty)  (15 minutes)
• Prewriting:  Answer the following questions about that place:
• What is the place?  Where is it?  When did you discover it?
• Describe it.
• Were you attracted to this place immediately or did it grow on you?  Why?
• Was there something you didn’t notice about this place initially that you now appreciate?
• Think about where this place is located?  Does its location make sense or would it be more convenient if it was located elsewhere?
• Why are you drawn to this place?
• Share with a partner your favorite place
• Ask a few students to share with the class
4. Presentation:  Introduce Assignment 4  (20 minutes)
• Purpose:  Get to know campus and learn to appreciate its architectural, natural and artistic design.
• Ask class:  What buildings/artwork/plants stand out to you on campus?
• Create list on board
• Bring up pictures on projection screen
• Goal:  Analyze ISU landscape or an object within it and react to it emotionally
• Things to address in your paper:
• Something about it that grew on you
• What on the piece attracted your attention immediately
• What on the piece did you not notice at first but later on began to appreciate after you learned background information
• Comments about its placement on campus
• Something you find puzzling or interesting about it