Student Objectives
I base my student objectives on the California Content Standards, our school-wide character-building curriculum, and my personal expectations. It is important to note that this academic and character building unit is created for special education students between grades five and eight and the objectives will be differentiated in the classroom. Through this unit of using literature to teach my students the meaning of pride and courage and to encourage the development of social competence, the following objectives will be implemented:
1. My students will demonstrate a deepened understanding of the HET lifeskills, in particular pride and courage.
2. My students will identify and analyze the basic characteristics of poetry, short stories, and novels.
3. My students will evaluate the author's use of various techniques for influencing perspective.
4. My students will analyze the effect of qualities and emotions (pride, courage, etc.) of the character on the plot.
5. My students will analyze the influence of setting.
6. My students will identify the speaker and point of view.
7. My students will critique the credibility of the character.
8. My student will identify how previous events influence the character.
9. My students will learn to make accurate predictions based on characterization.
10. My students will develop a personal voice and social competence through the in-depth analysis of characters and transfer this competence to real-life applications.
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