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[7th Grade] [7th Grade Assignment Sheets] Geography] Language Arts] Math] Physical Science] Language Arts Unit Plan] Day [1] 2] 3] 4] 5] 6] 7] 8] 9] 10]

**Lesson Title:** Discovery of Your Classmates **Duration of Lesson:** 45 mins **Teacher:** Ms. Wozniak ** Objectives of Lesson: ** Upon completion of this lesson, students should be able to… ü Identify without speaking classmates birthdays ü Locate themselves in date order with classmates ü Recall several books they have read in the past 2 years ü Create a passport of their current books read

** Materials Needed: ** § Duck tape for students to line up on   § Passport booklet § Coloring tools- crayons, markers, etc

** Instructional Procedure: ** § Discovering Your Classmates Game: 15-20 mins o Upon the first day of class, the students will walk in not knowing all of their classmates. In order to  introduce everyone in a fun and interactive way, the students will line up from oldest to youngest by  their birthdays. They are not allowed to talk but can use hand gestures or mouthing of words. When they are finished lining up, each student will say their age and birthday. When everyone is in the correct order, they will introduce themselves to the person to their right. Each student will then have to find something new about the student and we will once again go down the line and share the new information. § Introduction to theme and projects: 20-25mins o After the students learn a little about each other they will sit back down and we will have an overview of  the unit. For the start of the unit, the students will be creating their own passport. Instead of talking about places they have been, the students will incorporate books they have read or are currently reading. They the student is not an avid reader, they can put books they have heard about or would someday like to read. Through the students will start thinking about how reading impacts them.

**Closure:** 5-10 mins § If some students have finished their passport, they may start to present them to the class, otherwise finishing the project is their homework.

** Homework: ** § Finish passport

** Assessment: ** § Students will be informally assessed through the entire class period as they participate in the activities. § Students will be formally assessed through their effectiveness in creating their passport booklet.

** Accommodations: ** § N/A