Objectives

• Children will discuss in written form issues of immigrants, particularly second generation immigrants.
• Children will be exposed to conflict between generations.
• Children will take information they gather and reflect upon it in the development of their own opinions.

Materials

• Perkins, Mitali. (1993) The Sunita Experiment. New York: Hyperion. Paperbacks For Children.
• Journals

Procedures

1. This chapter book will be read aloud to the children on a daily basis.
2. Each reading period will be followed by a oral discussion and/or a written journal entry on the topic.
3. The topic will often deal will issues such as
   • assimilation
   • conflict between generations
   • maintaining culture
   • difficulties of being an immigrant
   • how to deal with and appreciate difference
4. I will respond to the journal on a weekly basis (I will have a rotation where I will respond to a few journals per day). This will be a place for the children to deal with some very thought provoking topics related to culture and immigration. It will also provide an avenue for communication between teacher and student.

Evaluation

Obj. #1, #2, #3: All of the objectives for this lesson will be assessed through the journal entries themselves. I will be looking for:

• connections to the text, references to specific characters, events, etc.
• the development of ideas, opinions
• thought provoking dialogue between myself and student
• clear written expression