I. Curricular Framework

Concept:

Courage

Essential Question:

How would you explain the difference between courage and bravery?

Bridge:

Heroism

Content:

The Red Badge of Courage

Outcomes:

II. Standards Aligned

III. Instruction and Assessment

1. Connect: Connecting to the Concept Experientially

Objective: To help students begin to think about what is courage.

Activity: Hand out a list of courageous acts such as running into a burning building to save a baby, etc. Have students rank three that they feel take the most Courage.

Assessment: Intensity of interest in doing work.

2. Attend: Attending to the Connection

Objective: To formulate an individual idea of what is "courage."

Activity: Teacher leads discussion of choices students made.

Assessment: Participation of each student in discussion.

Assessment, Phase One, Level of Engagement, Fascination:

3. Image: Creating a Mental Picture

Objective: To preface the novel by having students see how real people react in battle.

Activity: Students interview someone who has been involved in any war and report to class. Emphasis in interview is "courage." Students create visuals to portray the concept of "courage."

Assessment: Quality of interviews and visual portrayals.

Assessment, Phase Two, Seeing the Big Picture:

4. Inform: Receiving Facts & Knowledge

Objective: To read and analyze the novel.

Activity: Students read Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane.

Assessment: Teacher asking questions to check for student understanding.

Assessment, Phase Three, Success with Acquiring Knowledge:

5. Practice: Developing Skills

Objective: To analyze what was read.

Activity: Study questions on book, compositions, objective quiz.

Assessment: Quality of written work.

Assessment, Phase Four, Success with Acquiring Skills:

6. Extend: Extending Learning to the Outside World

Objective: To focus on personal definition of "courage."

Activity: Students write a personal definition of "courage." Students turn their definitions into a metaphor, simile, or diamente poem.

Assessment: Quality of product.

7. Refine: Refining the Extension

Objective: To evaluate project.

Activity: Students create a poster which contains their courage metaphor, simile, or diamente poem.

Assessment: Quality of poster.

8. Perform: Creative Manifestation of Material Learned

Objective: To share and celebrate definitions of courage.

Activity: Post posters around classroom.

Assessment: Enjoyment.

Assessment, Phase Five,Performance, Creative Use of Material Learned: