The document outlines a lesson plan for a 7th grade language arts and social studies class focusing on the topic of change. It includes three main points about change in language arts and social studies. It then lists several strategies from Tomlinson's Toolbox that can be used for the lesson, including RAFT (Role, Audience, Format, Topic), Think-Tac-Toe, and a Learning Menu. Examples are provided for how each strategy could be applied to teach about topics related to Africa.

1. Tomlinson Toolbox Lesson Plan Christine Belzic 7 th Grade Language Arts and Social Studies

3. RAFT: Waiting for the Rain by Sheila Gordon How to run the family farm List of do’s and don’t Frikkie Oom Koo’s farm Please send _______ because…. Series of post cards (3) Family at home Tourist visiting South Africa How the world is now concerning segregation E-mail Tengo (in the past) You (in the present) Fun in the Kitchen in South Africa! Newsletter Gourmet cooks Emeril Lagasse or Rachel Ray Topic Format Audience Role

4. List of dos and don’ts in email format from Oom Koo’s farm to Frikkie concerning how to run the family farm

5. RAFT: The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm by Nancy Farmer Come share the wonder of the She-Elephant! Song She-Elephant Praise Singer You’ll enjoy the best features of Zimbabwe! Poster Potential inhabitants Bureau of Tourism littering Public Service announcement Veld Mother Nature Why you need a blue monkey today! Advertisement Customers Blue Monkey Topic Format Audience Role

6. Public service announcement from Mother Nature to the Veld concerning the detriments of littering.

7. An advertisement from the Blue Monkey to customers persuading them why they need to purchase a blue monkey.

8. RAFT: A Girl Named Disaster by Nancy Farmer Surviving an adventure in Mozambique Survival manual Tourists Nhamo Rhumpy Obituary Readers News reporter Explanation of “our” relationship “ Love” letter River/lake Crocodile Gut’s boat Here’s what I need to make Nhamo’s trip Packing list with notes Self Student Topic Format Audience Role

9. A love letter from Crocodile Gut’s boat to the river discussing their relationship.

10. A survival manual for Mozambique from Nhamo to tourists.

12. Pop-Up

13. Fact or Fiction

15. The Important Book

16. Windows on Egyptian Achievements

18. King Tut’s Photo Album

19. Puzzle

20. Think-Tac-Toe Character Theme Setting Using books of proverbs or quotations, find at least five that you feel reflect what’s important about the novel’s theme. Find at least five that do the same for your life. Display and explain your choices. Find out about famous people in history or current events whose experiences and lives reflect the essential themes of your novel. Show what you have learned. You should have at least four people and be very detailed in how they reflect the themes in the book. This should be typed. Interview a key character from the book to find out what lessons he or she thinks we should learn form the events in the book. Use a question-and-answer format to present your material. Be sure the interview is meaningful. It should be typed. Make two timelines. The first should illustrate and describe at least six to eight shifts in setting in the book. The second should illustrate and explain how the mood changes with the changes in the setting. Draw (or paint) and write a greeting card that invites us into the scenery and mood of an important part in the book. Be sure the verse helps us understand what is important in the scene and why. Make a model or map of a key place in your life and of an important place in the novel. Find a way to help viewers understand both what the places are like and why they are important in your life and the character’s life. A character in the book is being written about in the paper 20 years after the novel ends. Write the piece. Where has life taken him or her? Why? Now, do the same for yourself 20 years from now. Make sure both pieces are interesting, feature-type articles. You should type the articles. Write a bio-poem about yourself and another about a main character in the book, so your readers see how you and the character are alike and different. Be sure to include the most important traits in each poem. You should type the poems. Make a pair of collages that compare you and a character in the book in physical and personality traits. Label your collages generously, so viewers can understand your thinking.