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Lesson Plan

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|Teacher: Angela Taylor (Hillside New Tech High School) Date July 15, 2008 |

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|Course: Honors English I Grade Level: 9th |

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|Instructional Presentation |

| |Time |Explanation of Activity |

|Focus & Review |10-15 min. |Review how to create scenes and animate characters. |

|Lesson Objective | 5.0 | Students will demonstrate an understanding of poetry elements in animated scenes of |

| | |stanzas from “Upon the Burning of Our House”. |

|Teacher Input |5-10 min. |Assign stanzas; discuss objectives. |

|Guided Practice |10-20 min. |Read and discuss the poem. Analyze the poetic language used, to develop ideas of how|

| | |to depict the action. |

|Independent Practice |45-120 min. |Students create original scenes “summarizing” the assigned stanza. |

|Closure |5-10 min. |Exit Slip closure sheet. Students answer 3-5 questions on wksht. to indicate |

| | |understanding/additional questions. |

|Adaptations and | |Additional time may be given to modify or enhance scenes. |

|Modifications | | |

|Infuse Technology | |Students will share their scenes with the class, using the SmartBoard to project |

| | |their work. |

|Infuse Cultural Diversity | |Students will discuss the cultural aspects of the poem in a Socratic seminar, after |

| | |reading additional materials (2) about Puritans and their society. |

|Infuse Working w/ Families | |The Alice scenes will be available for viewing on the school’s Open House Night. |

|Reflections: |

|Submit all materials used for the lesson (i.e. slide shows as handouts, worksheets, other activities). |

|Materials: Alice scenes, poem, Exit Slip closure wksht. |

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