Teaching Demo

Teaching Demonstration

Resources for the We Do:

Group 1:

House Made of Dawn
N. Scott Momaday

Instructions:

1. Read the Prologue and the two pages of the first chapter--"Longhair"
2. Draw a line on your paper to divide it in half. 
3. On the left side of the paper record a passage from the reading that you find interesting, beautiful, or intriguing in some way.
4. On the right hand side, explain why you chose this passage. 

 If there's time, chose another passage and complete the process again.  
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Group 2:

The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian
Sherman Alexie

Instructions

1. Read the first chapter "The Black Eye of the Month Club"  
2. Draw a line on your paper to divide it in half. 
3. On the left side record a passage from the first Chapter 1 that you find interesting, surprising, shocking, or just simply intriguing.
4. On the right side answer the following questions for the passage:  Why did you choose this passage?  What feelings and emotions does the passage evoke for you? Do you find anything confusing?  Do you have questions?   

If there's time, chose another passage and complete the process again. 
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Group 3:

Defining Racism: "Can We Talk?"
Beverly Daniel Tatum

Instructions:

1. Read pages 3-4 of the above text (finish after the portion that discusses Cleopatra--and sorry about the structure of the document).
2. Draw a line on your paper to divide it in half
3. On the left side of the paper record the below passages while leaving space on the right side to respond:
1.  "Consequently, most of the early information we receive about "others"--people racially, religiously, or socioeconomically different from ourselves does not come as a result of firsthand experience.  The second hand information we do receive has often been distorted, shaped by cultural stereotypes, and left incomplete" (Tatum 3).
2. Cleopatra story.  
4. On the right side, for both the passage and the Cleopatra story, choose one of the following ways to respond: 
1. think (critical perspective--connect to other readings, discussions, activities, or film)
2. wonder (ask questions but try to answer some of your questions)
3. reflect (explain feelings and emotions)
4. connect (describe and/or narrate personal connections) 

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Additional Resources for Teaching Demonstration:

Double-Entry Journal Instructions

Student Example of Double-Entry Journal

C. Lynn Jacobs Article--Silent Double-Entry Journal Instructions

Student Examples of Found Poems