DINING WITH LEGENDS Language Arts- Holocaust Unit – Ms. Wolf’s Class

Overview  Our class will be holding a dinner party next Thursday January 19, 2012!!  Each student will have a specific role:  Dinner Participants – Famous Leaders  Researchers- Introducers  Chefs/Set design- will choose symbolic food and appropriate décor for table/room.  Reporters – blogger, sketch artist, journalist, cartoon artist, textbook writer

Overarching Question…  Objective/Purpose for conducting the Dinner Party: leaders will discuss, analyze, and evaluate the following question:  Reflecting on the world’s history, what’s your idea of equality within society?

Roles  All students need to take his/her role very seriously!!  You have a specific job and need to take pride in what role you are given.  You will have time on Wednesday to meet with others/to work on your part for Thursday  You all need to DRESS the part on Thursday… props are also encouraged!!  This will vary based on your role…

Dinner Participants- Leaders  As a leader, you will take on the role of a famous leader from either the present or the past:  You will have a variety of leaders to choose from – you need to pick one to become for the dinner party.  Your role will be primarily verbal and will be to be the most convincing leader to the reporters viewing the dinner party.  There must be ONE ‘mystery leader’ that the class will not know the name of…  They will guess this leader’s name at the end!  Dress the part

Leaders:  Abraham Lincoln  Martin Luther King JR.  Mother Theresa  Hillary Clinton  Oprah Winfrey  Angelina Jolie  Adolf Hitler  Kim Jong-Il  Osama Bin Laden  Omar al-Bashir, Sudan + -

Researchers = Introducers Use reliable research… Have a script ready!!  You have a VERY important role…  You will have the honor of introducing one of the leaders as they enter the dinner party.  After diligently researching your leader, you will prepare a 3/4 /one page write-up about that leader. Legacy, personal life, achievements  Include intriguing information about the leader and make sure the audience is very informed about significant information regarding the leader before the dinner party begins!!  Dress professionally!  Make sure you are loud, clear, and have rehearsed your speech before Thursday

- Be creative and thorough – make sure your group is organized!! Chefs/Set design -Your role is to create the menu for the dinner party. -You need to symbolically choose food that would be served… -You will dress up as a waiter/waitress and will serve/explain what food you and the other chefs chose for the dinner party. -You are also in charge of the set design- what should be present in the room during the dinner party…

Reporters -- all students observing the dinner party!  If you are not a leader, you will be a reporter as you view “Dining with Legends’  Reporter Choices:  New York Times Journalist/Reporter  Professional Blogger  Fox News Charlotte Journalist/Reporter  Sketch Artists- with captions  Cartoon Artist  Textbook Writer  You need to take thorough notes/need to be completing your task while you watch the dinner party.

Culminating Task: * 1-2 pages * Ink * Size 12 font  Reporters: Who was the most effective leader at the table? Which speaker was the most convincing, why?  Give a rationale in an argumentative response. Make sure you have a thesis!  Leaders: Write an argumentative response supporting who you think was the most effective leader at the table and why? Was it yourself? Or was another leader more influential?  Be honest and support your opinion in an argumentative rationale.  DUE Tuesday