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**Lesson Topic and Description:** House of the Scorpion - Science Fiction Genre, Utopian Society, 6 Week Unit

**__Focus on Concepts__**
Symbolism, Figurative Language, Conflict, Cultural Reference,Vocabulary Development, Character Development**__,__** ========

**__Provision for Acceleration and Compression of Content__**
Assign more independent reading

**__Enrichment__**
Literature Circles Projects - Book Trailers, Movie Soundrack

**__More Advanced Reading and Vocabulary__**
Choose own vocabulary words in vocabulary journal

**__Interdisciplinary Connections__**
Social Studies - Drug Cartel, Illegal Immigration, Dictatorship, Slavery Science - Cloning, Human Conditioning

Create a **Multi-flow** (cause & effect) **Map** on several of these issues - cloning, dictatorship, slavery, illegal immigration
Use the map for a **cooperative learning** activity - taking chips, mix-pair-share or

use the Thinking Map(s) from Interdisciplinary Connections to jump start into the research paper
Knowledge - What does the tatoo say on the bottom of Matt's foot? Comprehension - Explain the relationship between Matt and El Patron. Application - Apply your knowledge of symbolism to create your own family symbol. Analysis - Using a double bubble map, compare and contrast THOTS and Peter Rabbit story Synthesis - Choose a character from the book and decide whether they are static or dynamice. Support your answer with examples from the book. Creating/Evaluating - Design a movie soundrack for the novel and explain why you chose each song and during which part of the movie it would be playing.


 * Unit Name and Lesson Plan Title: House of the Scorpion - Movie Soundtrack and Album Cover**


 * Author: 8th Grade Language Arts**

Students will work in small groups to create an album soundtrack for The House of the Scorpion movie.Students must include lyrics for each song and an explanation of which part of the movie the song would be playing.
 * Annotation:**

**Student Learning Outcomes or Objectives:** (as a result of this lesson, what will the students will be able to KUD? must include how outcomes relate to overall unit objectives, standards, and Big Ideas/ concepts)

(likely some or all will be above grade, may be from more than one subject, includes skills)
 * Standards:**

3 days - 45 minute periods
 * Total Duration:**

Computer Lab Access to music lyric websites
 * Materials and Equipment Needed:**

**Lesson and Learning Activities:**


 * **Steps including time for each:** (logical progression, clear teaching instructions with good detail; how students are working; type of learning)
 * 1. Listen to famous soundtracks (jaws, rocky, etc).
 * 2. Circle map showing what makes those soundtracks memorable.
 * 3. Discuss what makes a soundtrack great?
 * 4. Hand out directions to soundtrack assignment.
 * 5. Students will choose five songs to be put on the Scoprion soundtrack. Then they will fill out their soundtrack form with the title of the song, artist, and scene in which it would play.
 * 6. Students will design an album cover using the computer or arts supplies.
 * 7. Students will present their sountrack and album cover to the class. They will play a portion of their favorite song from the soundtrack.

**Assessment:** (measures identified Student Learning Outcomes; clear directions for students; evidence of higher level thinking is included; written materials attached; scoring system attached including any rubric, checklist, etc. )