Me and Mrs. Jones Demo (shout out to Billy Paul)!

Title of Lesson Here: Me and Mrs. Jones
(shout out to Billy Paul)!

Shannon O’Loughlin, Stacie Kropp
English 8, DeWitt Middle School
shannon.o’loughlin@7vwp.com or skol14891@yahoo.com

The Big Idea
Content - Short story unit - students will read Langston Hughes’ “Thank You, Ma’am” -

Desired Outcome - Students will write their own short narrative of a time they or someone else had to make a decision, and compare this with Roger or Mrs. Jones

Standards
Standards Met Are:  Speaking/Listening 1
Writing 3 a,d
Reading 1,2,5,6
Method
Teacher reads “Thank You Ma’am” with student volunteers - story is read quickly

Guided Prompt - Students write for 2 or 3 minutes - List all the times Roger or Mrs. Jones  had to make a decision
(each person had to make multiple decisions throughout the story)

Share with partner - 3 min

Guided Prompt - Students write for 5 minutes about one of those decisions

Share out with partner - 3 min

Guided Prompt - Tell a story about a time you or someone else had to make a decision (this can be real or imagined)!

Wrap:
Students write about if there are any similarities between the characters in their story and themselves and Roger/ Mrs. Jones