Overview:
Day One
1. Introduce topic and syllabus
2. Anticipation Guide – what is mental health?
a. Information introduced on mental health
3. Exit Ticket
Day Two
1. Ted Talk
2. Pair and Share for discussion questions
3. Exit Ticket
Day Three
1. Start Speak Read Aloud (pgs. 1-9)
2. Groupwork with figurative language
Day Four
1. Entrance Ticket: what are your healthy habits?
2. Reading Speak (pgs. 10-19)
3. Read and discuss: “What Are Your Healthy Habits?” https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2016/01/27/student-question-what-are-your-healthy-habits/#more-165870
4. Exit Ticket
Day Five
1. Entrance Ticket: Are you Hard or Easy on Yourself
2. Speak (pgs. 20-30)
3. Read and discuss: “Go Easy on Yourself” https://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/28/go-easy-on-yourself-a-new-wave-of-research-urges/?mtrref=undefined&gwh=7783158FCD00852AC98653534FDF6535&gwt=pay&assetType=PAYWALL
4. Exit Ticket
Day Six
1. Speak (pgs. 31-40)
2. Read and discuss: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/02/07/style/the-unhealthy-math-of-skinny-pretty-good.html
3. Exit Ticket
Day Seven
1. Speak (pgs. 41-50)
2. Groupwork with figurative language
3. Exit Ticket
Day Eight
1. Book Picking Party! – offer recommendation list
2. Introduce resource essay
Day Nine
1. Overview of Good Reads account
2. Book Conferences
Day Ten
1. Speak (pgs. 51-60)
2. In Class Read and Thought Time
3. Exit Ticket
Day Eleven
1. Speak (pgs. 61-70)
2. Groupwork with figurative language
Day Twelve
1. Speak (pgs. 71-80)
2. Presentation on resources
3. Exit Ticket
Day Thirteen
1. Book Conferences and reading time
Day Fourteen
1. Speak (pgs. 81-90)
2. Read and discuss “Coping Without Cutting” https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/05/06/coping-without-cutting/
3. Exit Ticket
Day Fifteen
1. Speak (pgs. 91-100)
2. Groupwork with figurative language
Day Sixteen
1. Speak (pgs. 101-110)
2. Read and Discuss “Investigating the Health and Science of Meditation” https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/02/02/mind-and-body-investigating-the-health-and-science-of-meditation/
3. Exit Ticket
Day Seventeen
1. Speak (pgs.111-121)
2. Read and Discuss “Mind Over Matter” https://learning.blogs.nytimes.com/2006/08/22/mind-over-matter/
Day Eighteen
1. Speak (pgs. 122-132)
2. Writing Workshop for resource essay
Day Nineteen
1. Speak (pgs.133-144)
2. Writing Workshop for resource essay
Day Twenty
1. Speak (pgs. 144-158)
2. Groupwork with figurative language
3. Exit Ticket
Day Twenty-One
1. Quiz on Figurative Language
a. Resource Essay is due
After essay assessments: from the essays, gather information and do an in class recap on what the class learned
Assignments and Tasks:
Anticipation Guide
Students will be given a question about mental health stigma on day 2 then have a few minutes to discuss what they think the answer of the question is. After a few minutes, students share out their answers and the teacher gather their prior knowledge on mental health before the assessment is given. After the answer is revealed, the teacher fills them in on why that’s the answer, giving them the answer.
If you are in need of questions, visit https://www.mentalhealth.gov/basics/mental-health-myths-factsto gather common mistakes about mental health stigma.
Entrance/Exit Tickets
Exit tickets are at the end of almost every class. They ask a question or give the students a chance to ask a question about what was covered for the day. These questions can be made up based on the students discussion. These can be used for discussion for the day as well.
New York Times Articles
There are several New York Times articles covering the mental health stigma and coping of mental health. There are discussion questions on the website and the teacher can make discussion questions based on their class. Discussions can be done as a class or in groups.
Speak Read Aloud Book
Everyday, the teacher will take about 15 minutes to read ten pages of Speak by Laurie Haul Anderson to the class. This will be tied to the New York Times Article discussions.
Individual Book
Day 8, students will have an opportunity to pick an individual book to read. The book must be a contemporary young adult book centering around a character who is going through a challenge that may affect their mental health. They will pick the book one day, have a conference with the teacher the next to make sure it fits the criteria, then have an opportunity to feel it out. They have until the conference on day 13 to change it.
Figurative Language Groupwork and Quiz
Students will be put into groups based on the number of chapters read that day (avg. 4-5 chapters, so 4-5 groups) then will analyze the figurative language usage in the book (this is a class who has learned about figurative language and is continuing the study of it). They will be quizzed on the last day of the unit, by providing short answers on the usage of figurative language in Speak.
Resource Presentation Essay
Based on the books picked out, and the class discussions, the teacher will put together a short presentation on different resources that students can use to help with their mental health and avoid the mental health stigma. Their final assignment is a 1-2 page essay describing the resource, describing their book and connecting how the resource would had been able to help the character in their book by giving examples. They will have a writing workshop, where they have to meet with the teacher to go over their essay.
Points:
Entrance/Exit Tickets: 15 points (1 point each)
Figurative Langauge Quiz: 25 points
Resource Essay: 50 points
Meet with teacher for conference: 10 points
Total: 100 Points