Judy Blume Lesson Plan: Perspectives
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This lesson accompanies the BrainPOP topic Judy Blume, and supports the standard of analyzing multiple factors that influenced the perspectives of people. Students demonstrate understanding through a variety of projects.
Step 1: ACTIVATE PRIOR KNOWLEDGE
Prompt students to think about their favorite writer. Ask:
- How would you describe the stories they write?
- What do you like best about the stories they write?
Step 2: BUILD KNOWLEDGE
- Read the description on the Judy Blume topic page.
- Play the Movie, pausing to check for understanding.
- Assign Related Reading. Have students read one of the following articles: “Real Life” or “In Depth.” Partner them with someone who read a different article to share what they learned with each other.
Step 3: APPLY and ASSESS
Assign Judy Blume Quiz, prompting students to apply essential literacy skills while demonstrating what they learned about this topic.
Step 4: DEEPEN and EXTEND
Students express what they learned about Judy Blume while practicing essential literacy skills with one or more of the following activities. Differentiate by assigning ones that meet individual student needs.
- Make-a-Movie: Produce a documentary describing common themes and features of Judy Blume’s books. Explain how these features contribute to her popularity.
- Make-a-Map: Create a concept map sequencing important events from Judy Blume’s life, describing how each event influenced her writing.
- Creative Coding: Code a meme representing Judy Blume’s contributions to children’s literature.
More to Explore
Famous Authors and Books Unit: Continue to build understanding around literature’s influence on culture by exploring more BrainPOP movies.
Teacher Support Resources:
- Pause Point Overview: Video tutorial showing how Pause Points actively engage students to stop, think, and express ideas.
- Learning Activities Modifications: Strategies to meet ELL and other instructional and student needs.
- Learning Activities Support: Resources for best practices using BrainPOP.
