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=**Flat Stanleys Unit Plan**=

Pre-Unit: Students created their very own Flat Stanley, decorated the body as they saw fit, and attatched photos of their own heads to their Flat Stanleys. They then also wrote a biography for their Flat Stanley based upon a rubric. The bio was 15 points, 5 for creativity and 10 for grammar. Within the biography students had to describe themselves, what they liked/disliked, their hobbies/activities, family members, and so on. We then packaged them up and sent the Flat Stanleys to students in Germany who then were to each take a FS, show it around, take pictures with it, and write a daily journal in the target language. This unit plan is for when we get these FS back.  *What if students/parents don't want their picture on the Stanley, could they draw one instead?

__Lesson 1__ -put up a map that shows the region where FS were, give a brief history of the region, show pictures of what the region looks like (Power Point) -Pass back the FS, give time for students to read their journals and look at the pictures -Read aloud the teacher's FS journal for students *Awesome! __Lesson 2__ -each student reads aloud their Tagesbuch to the class, students need to pay attention and listen carefully to their classmate's adventures -if students come across troubles understanding, the class as a whole tries to work through it -if any FS traveled anywhere, on projector using the internet try and find where that FS went. Give a brief history of place, show pictures to the class so that they have a visual

__Lesson 3__ -finish reading Tagesbuch aloud to the class -write "Thank You" notes to the fellow German students. They need to be in German, short/sweet, and they will be graded on grammar/content. Teacher needs to approve the final copy -Students will then write their final copies on nice cards that the teacher will provide

__Lesson 4__ -in class writing: how was "your" trip? Students will write as if they are pretending that they are their FS. What was your favorite part? Give your reaction. Students need to write a page long answer and turn in for points *Did they write in the TL for this? -introduce Puppenspiele Projekt that their FS did
 * students will create a puppet play based upon their FS and the adventures that they had in Germany
 * using the Tagesbuch as inspiration, the students will write a script about an adventure or something
 * Students will be able to use their FS as a puppet, but will need to create more if needed in case there are additional characters
 * Students will also need to create props to go along with their puppet show
 * a puppet booth will be provided by the teacher
 * students will then present their puppet show to the class

*Alex I really like your flat stanley idea and I hope it turns out well -it takes a lot of planning on your part! :)