EDCI 410 Lesson Plan Ideation by Kamryn Morris

Character Discussion and Analysis on "Lord of the Flies" by William Golding

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Subject: English

Grade Level: 10th Grade

Standards:

RC.9-10.5b. Analyze how complex characters—those with multiple or conflicting motivations—develop over the course of texts, interact with other characters, and advance the plot.

W.9-10.3. Write informational texts that introduce the topic clearly by providing needed context, presenting well-defined theses, and previewing what is to follow; develop the topic through sustained use of the most significant and relevant facts, extended definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples from multiple authoritative sources appropriate to the audience’s knowledge of the topic; and provide a concluding section that follows from the information or explanation presented.

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Engage

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Instructional Activity: Students will get into pairs and use one computer to go to the link provided. Once on the linked Quizlet page, students will select "Learn", then they will work in their pairs to complete the learning activity based on the key characters in the novel.

Learning Objective: Students will be able to recall key characters from the novel and their basic descriptions in pairs.

Explore

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Instructional Activity: Students will be given a printed version of the graphic organizer above and be asked to choose any character from the novel. Students will then be asked to start filling out the graphic organizer based on their selected character and how they changed throughout the text.

Learning Objective: Students will be able to determine which character they want to focus on from the text and begin to track the character's development using the graphic organizer.

Explain

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Instructional Activity: The instructor will then pull up a PowerPoint presentation that goes over some main developmental moments for characters in the novel. Students will be able to take notes and add to their graphic organizers during the lecture. After the PowerPoint presentation, students will be asked to get into groups with other students who chose the same character, and be given two to three minutes to discuss some similar and different things that they wrote. At the end of the two to three minutes, each group will be asked to give a brief description of what they wrote about their selected character to the rest of the class and the teacher.

Learning Objective: Students will be able to identify a character of their choice and collaborate with other students to ensure that they have filled out their graphic organizers with accurate information.

Elaborate

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Instructional Activity: Students will be asked to work on their own at this point in the lesson to create an outline of a character analysis essay based on their notes, the novel, their graphic organizers, and the in-class discussion.

Learning Objective: After the in-class discussion and completion of the graphic organizer, students will be able to outline a character analysis essay based on their selected character from the novel.

Evaluate

educmorr — 2024-09-10 22:42:52 UTC

Instructional Activity: Using their outlines, students will be given two days to work on a three page character analysis essay that includes citations from the novel.

Learning Objective: Students will be able to create a character analysis essay using quotations from the novel to explain their claims.