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Date: December 4, 2001 Grade: 10
Teacher Name: Alex Hollis Subject: English II
1. Topic- 
Reading, Writing, and Analyzing the Poetry of Folk Songs
 
2. Content-
*Personal Narratives, Folk Songs and other various writings, recordings and documents from the Library of Congress's American Memory Collection (http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/ammemhome.html)
*Literary Terms related to content, including, but not limited to dialogue, diction, dialect, figurative language (simile, metaphor, etc.)...
 
3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
1.Develop an appreciation for folk literature and music.
2.Recognize the use of literary techniques in historical folk songs and personal narratives.
3.Understand and utilize the content of the American Memory Collection for future research and projects.
4.Enjoy folk songs and early American literature.
 
4. Objectives-
1.Students will be able to research and analyze folk literature and music on the Library of Congress's digital American Memory Collection.  They will complete a Web Quest on finding examples of literary devices within the collection.
2.Students will be able to recognize literary techniques in a variety of early American genres and then be able to use those techniques in personal writing.
3.Students will be able to navigate and analyze the content of the American Memory Collection.
4.Students will be able to produce original folk song lyrics and personal narratives using the foundation created by studying the content of the American Memory Collection combined with the literary techniques of storytelling learned in class.
 
5. Materials and Aids- 
Computers, internet access, printed copies of information found in the following collections of the American Memory Collection, 
-California First Person Narratives:  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/cbhtml/cbhome.html

-Fiddle Tunes of the Old Frontier:  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/hrhtml/hrhome.html

-California Gold:  Northern California Folk Music From the Thirties:         http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/afccchtml/cowhome.html

-Southern Mosaic:  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/lohtml/lohome.html

-American Life Histories:  http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/wpaintro/wpahome.html

notebook paper, pens, pencils, etc.
 
6. Procedures/Methods-
A. Introduction-
 
1.Teacher will lead a lecture defining literary elements.
2.Teacher will lead a tutorial on the use of the American Memory Collection.
 
B. Development-
 
1.Textbook will be used to provide examples of literary elements.
2.Documents from the American Memory Collection will be analyzed in classroom discussions to show students what to look for when searching on their own.
 

 
 
C. Independent Practice-
 
1.Students will write personal examples of folk songs and personal narratives, focusing on the incorporation of the learned literary techniques.
2.Students will search the American Memory Collection and find folk song lyrics and personal narratives that contain examples of the literary elements.
 
D. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
 
1. Many of my students do not have computers and/or internet access at home, so all instruction involving the online use of the American Memory Collection will be completed at school.
 2.  Many students work at different rates and have different learning styles, therefore the audio recordings of folk songs and printed lyrics of folk songs that are available on the AM collection will be very useful for students who read slowly or are auditory learners.
 
 
7. Assessment-
1.Students will write an original piece of literature (folk song lyrics/ personal narrative) using the newly learned literary elements. Students will be evaluated on this assignment with a rubric assessing standard writing techniques as well as the appropriate use of the literary elements taught during this lesson.
2.Students will write an analytical essay, exploring the use of literary elements in a self-selected document from the Ameican Memory Collection.  Students will be evaluated on this assignment with a rubric assessing standard writing techniques as well as the appropriate selection of content from the required collection and the ability to correctly and consistently identify the uses and purposes of the learned literary elements.