West Briar Middle School
Lesson Plan Template 2013-2014
Unit Title: Short Story Poetry / Lesson Title: Figurative Language / Dates: Sept 16-20
Bloom's Taxonomy / Remembering | Understanding | Applying | Analyzing | Evaluating | Creating
Monday, Sept 16 / Key Questions / What is Flashback and foreshadowing? How will this help my comprehension of a story? How can I utilize it when im reading?
Materials _Resources / Fig Lang PPT,
Room Arrangement / Pairs and indiv work
Key Vocabulary / Flashback Foreshadow
Warm-up Activity / WOD
Opening / Have each student reflect on their prior knowledge of Flashback and foreshadow, as a class come up with movies that utilze this language
Activate Prior Knowledge / See opening
Instructional Activity / Using PPT to identify and define flashback and foreshadow
Check for Understanding / Teacher model and check for understanding
Guided Practice / As whole class read a short story and identify the flashback and foreshadowing
Independent Practice / Read a short story individually identify flashback and foreshadowing and how it affect the story
Formative Assessment
Extension
Description of Product /Task / Fig language worksheet on flashback and foreshadow
Rubrics/Grading Criteria / Class work 40%
Closure / Exit ticket, what did they learn today about flashback and foreshadow that was different from last year?
Assignments
Reflection: Did students remember F & F? What was the hardest part of this lesson for them to grasp? Did students understand why this fig language is used?
Tuesday, sept 17 / Key Questions / What is Characterization? Why is plot important to a story? How does plot affect our comprehension?
Materials _Resources / PPT character sheet
Room Arrangement / Pairs and individual work
Key Vocabulary / Characterization, protagonist antagonist
Warm-up Activity / WOD
Opening / Talk about important characters from books and what kind of impact characters leave on a story
Activate Prior Knowledge / See opening
Instructional Activity / Characterization PPT guided notes and examples
Check for Understanding
Guided Practice
Independent Practice / Students will read short paragraphs using characterization and be able to identify the different types of characterization being utilized
Formative Assessment / Pop corn questions to class characterization
Extension
Description of Product /Task / Class work in pairs on characterization worksheet
Rubrics/Grading Criteria / Classwork 40% and homework 10%
Closure
Assignments
Reflection: Did students know what there are different types of characterization? What was the hardest part of this lesson for them to grasp? Did students understand why we write characters so differently and how it affects a story?
Wednesday, Sept 18 / Key Questions / What is theme? What is Tone? What is mood? What is the difference between them? How doe they affect a story? How do they affect my comprehension?
Materials _Resources / PPT on TTM
Room Arrangement / individuals
Key Vocabulary / Tone Theme Mood
Warm-up Activity / WOD
Opening / Use commonly known themes to grasp attention
Activate Prior Knowledge / Student will give examples of everyday themes.
Instructional Activity / PPT notes and guided practice worksheet
Check for Understanding / Teacher checks
Guided Practice
Independent Practice / Student will complete worksheet on Flashback and Foreshadowing
Formative Assessment
Extension
Description of Product /Task / Classwork
Rubrics/Grading Criteria / Classwork 40%
Closure / Have selected students present their short stories
Assignments / Graphic novels
Reflection: Did the lesson work? What was the most effective part of the lesson? How well did the students understand the importance of Theme Tone and Mood?
Course: Computer Power / Class Period(s): 5 / Teacher(s): Blaine
Thursday, Sept 19 / Key Questions / REVIEW FOR BENCHMARK
Materials _Resources / Teacher made review sheet
Room Arrangement / individual
Key Vocabulary / All figurative language studied this 6 weeks.
Warm-up Activity / WOD QUIZ
Opening
Activate Prior Knowledge
Instructional Activity / Students will work in pairs to complete test review sheet to take home and study for benchmark
Check for Understanding
Guided Practice
Independent Practice
Formative Assessment
Extension
Description of Product /Task
Rubrics/Grading Criteria / Quiz 20%
Closure
Assignments
Reflection:
Friday, August 20 / Key Questions / BENCHMARK over FIGURATIVE LANGUAGE
Materials _Resources
Room Arrangement
Key Vocabulary
Warm-up Activity
Opening
Activate Prior Knowledge
Instructional Activity
Check for Understanding
Guided Practice
Independent Practice
Formative Assessment
Extension
Description of Product /Task
Rubrics/Grading Criteria
Closure
Assignments
Reflection:
Special Considerations
Special / ESL / 504 / Gifted and Talented
Modify per IEP for students with Special needs
Extra time reduced work open notes as needed