Unit Lessons

Lesson 1: Web Quest – Find out about Chester Himes

Lesson 2: Web Quest – Find out about Harlem in the 40’s and 50’s

Lesson 3: On-line identify elements of mystery (Character, Plot, Sleuth et al.)

Lesson 4: Read Rage in Harlem, Himes’ first mystery novel

Teacher Lesson Plan

Dialectal Journal

Lesson 5: Designing and writing a mystery

Teacher Lesson Plan	Winning Story 2001
Planning Worksheet

Lesson 6: Revising the mystery for publication to the Friends of Chester Himes

Teacher Lesson Plan	Winning Story 2002
Winning Tips for Student Contestants	Entry Form example

Tasks

• Web Searches
• Digital Fashion Show
• The Lingo of Harlem – collection of slang or “jive talk” from Harlem’s history
• Web Discovery of the Elements of a Mystery (synthesis)

Technology Integration

• Power Point (fashion show)
• Web Authoring (fashion show)
• Web searches (Web Quests)
• Word Processing (Writing)