Sharee Thielemann University 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: 12 th 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.

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The Pearl Movie Ending They help their village The Pearl True Ending Ending They threw the Pearl back 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.

Evaluation Rubric UNACCEPTABLE Points 1 ACCEPTABLE 2 TARGET 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 of Summarizing 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: _________________ 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: Thinking Maps. (2008). Retrieved March 12, 2009, from Thinking Maps: Webster. (2009). Retrieved March 24, 2009 from Yagman, J., & Lieberman, D. (2009). How to Write a Compare/Contrast Essay. Retrieved March 12, 2009, from Book Rags: