LESSON PLAN
A project assigned within the class was to create a 15 minute lesson plan for our "List B books." My book was The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way by Amanda Ripley.
Subject/Course: List B Book Lesson Plan
Topic: The smartest kids in the world and how they got that way by Amanda Ripley
Lesson Objectives
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Inform students of the different types of education systems
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How other countries education compared to America
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Poland and Finland vs. South Korea vs. America
Summary
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Divide into groups, each has a different country to represent
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Each group/country will complete the same task but will have different requirements in order to do so
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Task = color in mask in a symbolic way to the student individually
Materials/Equipment
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Crayons or colored pencils
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Paper masks
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Requirements for each country (computer/website, reading)
References
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History of Masks - Ancient Use of Masks. (n.d.). Retrieved September 18, 2017, from http://www.historyofmasks.net/
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Ripley, A. (2014). The smartest kids in the world and how they got that way. New York, NY: Simon & Schuster.
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10 Incredible Cultural Masks From Around the World. (2017, August 03). Retrieved September 18, 2017, from https://www.westernunion.com/blog/cultural-masks-of-the-world/
Take Home Tasks
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Finish the mask
Above is an example of a mask made by one of the pre-service teachers who played a student during the lesson.