Wolf Communication

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=56 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="011a0a03.jpg"> <div> Wolf Communication</div> <div> </div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=135 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" bgproperties="fixed" background="21fa0c01dduajq.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Educators Science and Math Institute Ser"><U><B>Educators' Science and Math Institute Series</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id2.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About the Series"><U><B>About the Series</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id117.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Goals"><U><B>Goals</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id3.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Institutes"><U><B>Institutes</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="lesson_plans_prepared_by_esmis_participants_.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lesson Plans"><U><B>Lesson Plans</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id53.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U><B>Links</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id138.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Photo Albums"><U><B>Photo Albums</B></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ed.mtu.edu/search.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ed.mtu.edu/search.htm"><U><B>Search</B></U></A><A HREF="http://www.ed.mtu.edu/search.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ed.mtu.edu/search.htm"><U><B> ESMIS</B></U></A></div> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" height=424 BGCOLOR="#EEEEEE" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B>Educators' Science and Mathematics Institute Series</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Lesson Plan</B></div> <bR> <div> Submitted by: Gretchen Cipriano</div> <bR> <div> Descriptive Title:  "Wolf Communication: Evaluating Jack London's Accuracy" </div> <bR> <div> Overview:</div> <div> Students will use factual information to evaluate the accuracy of sections of <I>Call of the Wild.</I></div> <bR> <div> Purpose:</div> <div> To evaluate literature</div> <div> To emphasize the importance of communication in all species</div> <div> To combine science with literature</div> <bR> <div> Objectives (Learner Outcomes):</div> <div> Students will be able to (1) identify types of wolf communication and (2) analyze interactions between Buck and the wolves to evaluate the accuracy of Jack London's portrayal of wolves.</div> <bR> <div> Resources:</div> <div> "Wolf Talk" handout</div> <div> "Talkin' Wolf" handout</div> <div> <I>Call of the Wild - Understanding Literature </I>textbook (Glencoe/McGraw-Hill)</div> <bR> <div> Activities and Procedures:</div> <div> Students will have read <I>Call of the Wild</I> (focusing on sections where Buck encounters the wolves, joins the pack, and takes charge of the pack).</div> <div> Teacher will lecture briefly on three types of wolf communication-olfaction, body language, and vocalization.</div> <div> Students will receive handouts on wolf communication.  The concepts will be related to the previous unit on speaking skills (focusing on body language).</div> <div> Teacher will play audio clips of wolf howls and demonstrate wolf howling.</div> <div> Students will be able to practice howling.  (optional)</div> <div> Students will work in groups of 3-4 to identify and analyze the interactions between Buck, the lone wolf, and the wolf pack.</div> <div> The class will discuss what types of communication could be occurring in the above situations.</div> <div> Extensions:</div> <div> Students could observe a different kind of animal and compare its communication to that of the wolves.</div> <div> Students could rewrite sections of the novel to include factual details about how Buck and the wolves would communicate.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> Closures-Tying it all together with real-world application:</div> <div> The class will review body language's importance in communication.  Briefly discuss styles of writing and the importance of including accurate facts in literature (or why writers sometimes choose to ignore the facts).</div> <bR> <div> Assessment Strategies:</div> <div> Teacher will informally evaluate student responses during discussion.</div> <bR> <div> Standards Addressed:</div> <div> English/Language Arts Standard 1 - All students will read and comprehend general and technical material.</div> <div> English/Language Arts Standard 3 - All students will focus on meaning as they listen, speak, view, read, and write in personal, social occupational, and civic contexts.</div> <div> English/Language Arts Standard 5 - All students will read and analyze a wide variety of classic and contemporary literature and other texts to seek information, ideas, enjoyment, and understanding of their individuality, our common heritage and common humanity, and the rich diversity in our society.</div> <div> English/Language Arts Standard 8 - All students will explore and use the characteristics of different types of texts, aesthetic elements, and mechanics-including text structure, figurative and descriptive language, spelling, punctuation, and grammar-to construct and convey meaning.</div> <div> English/Language Arts Standard 11 - All students will define and investigate important issues and problems using a variety of resources, including technology, to explore and create texts.</div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>