Monochrome Days: A First-Hand Account of One Teenager's Experience With Depression by Cait Irwin with Dwight L. Evans and Linda Wasmer Andrews
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Theme: |
POWER Listening Strategy, Strategies for Comprehending Nonfiction Text, Understanding the Causes and Treatment of Depression
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Grades: |
9 - 12
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Subject: |
English
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Duration: |
2-3 class periods
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Standards
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New Jersey State Core Curriculum Content
Standards/Reading/Language Arts:
3.4: All students will listen actively to information from a variety of sources in a variety of situations.
3.2.12.A.3: Use strategies such as graphic organizers and outlines to plan and write drafts according to the intended message, audience and purpose for writing.
New Jersey State Core Curriculum Standards/
Comprehensive Health and Physical Education:
In accordance with New Jersey State law: Suicide Prevention (N.J.S.A. 18A: 6-111) requires instruction in suicide prevention in public schools.
Instruction in suicide prevention shall be provided as part of any continuing education that public school teaching staff members must complete to maintain their certification, and inclusion of suicide prevention awareness shall be included in the Core Curriculum Content Standards in Comprehensive Health and Physical Education.
2.1: Wellness: All students will acquire health promotion concepts and skills to support a healthy and active lifestyle.
A: Personal Growth and Development
C: Diseases and Health Conditions
Note that standards in this lesson plan are for example only. This lesson can be easily adapted to meet your state's specific standards.
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Objectives: |
Students will:
- Listen to and/or read the book Monochrome Days: A First-Hand Account of One Teenager's Experience With Depression by Cait Irwin with Dwight L. Evans and Linda Wasmer Andrews and discuss it literally and analytically.
- Use the POWER Listening Strategy while listening to or reading the text to aid in comprehension.
- Complete the POWER Listening note taking template while listening to the text.
- Gain an understanding of the causes and treatments for depression.
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