Lesson Plan~The Academy for Technology & the Classics~Cultivating Fearless Learners

Instructors name:
Mr Ayers
Course!"rade:
"rade #$ %nglish II Pre&AP 'orld Literature
'ee( of:
$)!$* + $)!$,
-nit .ame:
Lord of the Flies /ody /iogra0hy
(1A)*%ssential 1uestion2s3:
'hat visual sym4ols are at 0lay in this 4oo(5 6o7
does the author use such sym4ols to create 4elieva4le8
9living: characters5 'hich characters are most
significant to the action of the 4oo( and why5
(1A/1B) Connections 20rior!future learning3:
;tudents 7ill access 0rior (no7ledge of the element of
character in a 7or( of fiction They 7ill also dra7 on their
0ast e<0erience analy=ing sym4ols in fiction 2covered in
this course3 and their e<0erience creating visual art as 0art
of a lesson 0lan
(1A) Common Core!;tate ;tandards:
>L)&#$#? >L)#$@? >I)&#$#? ')&#$@? ')&#$A
(1E) Bther considerations 2modifications8
accommodations8 acceleration8 %LL8 etc
All accommodations and modifications indicated in
student I%Ps 7ill 4e follo7ed Any needs of %LL
students 2modification of assignment length8
modification of assignment com0le<ity8 modification of
source reading8 etc3 7ill 4e im0lemented
(1D) >esources!Materials:
Teacher:
;tudents:
.ovel + Lord of the Flies
Art su00lies
/ody /iogra0hy lesson 0lan
(1F) Assessment 26o7 7ill you monitor 0rogress and (no7 students have successfully met outcomes5 'hat ha00ens
7hen students understand and 7hen they dont understand5
Caily: direct o4servation
This 'ee(: direct o4servation!e<it tic(ets!7ritten analysis! 94ody 4iogra0hy: visual analysis!;ocratic dialogue
(1B) Lesson activities for instructor and students8 (1F)
%m4edded Formative Assessment8
MONDAY
(1C) Learning Target:
(1C) Co .o7:
La4or Cay + .o ;choolD

(1F)%m4edded Formative Assessment:
(1B)Closing Activity:
TUESDAY
(1C) Learning Target:
;tudents 7ill develo0 their s(ills in dee0 reading and
analysis They 7ill sho7 their learning 4y com0leting an
e<it tic(et in the form of a 7ritten 0aragra0h
(1C) Co .o7:
'hat visual sym4ols are at 0lay in this 7or(5 'hat
character do you find most im0ortant5 'hat sym4ols
are most lin(ed to this character5
In class:
'e 7ill introduce the 94ody 4iogra0hy: 0roEect
2descri4ed in an attached lesson descri0tion3 ;tudents
must choose one character to descri4e using this uniFue
visual medium If too many students choose the same
(1F)%m4edded Formative Assessment:
%<it tic(et
(1B)Closing Activity:
%<it tic(et + in a 7ritten 0aragra0h 2using com0lete
sentences8 correct grammar8 etc3 each student 7ill
descri4e the character he!she has chosen8 7hy this
character is central to the 0lot of the 4oo(8 and 7hich
visual sym4ols are associated 7ith this character
character 2say8 >al0h or Gac(3 the instructor may ste0 in
to ensure variety in student 0roducts
All Class Ciscussion + 'hat characters are associated
7ith 7hich visual sym4ols5 'hat did the author see( to
accom0lish through the use of these sym4ols5 Cid he
succeed5
WEDNESDAY
(1C) Learning Target:
;tudents 7ill develo0 their understanding and
im0ortance of characters in the setting of a novel They
7ill sho7 their learning through in&class discussion
(1C) Co .o7:
6o7 does the author create a character 2the one you
have chosen for your 4ody 4iogra0hy3 that is 9living5:
In other 7ords8 ho7 does the author create a character
that is 4elieva4le and that 7e can imagine interacting
7ith in the real 7orld5
In Class:
The instructor 7ill not 4e 0resent in class today8 as he
7ill 4e hanging from a =i0 line some7here near "lorieta8
a4ove a small 4ut cool 4ody of 7ater ;tudents should
7or( on their 4ody 4iogra0hy 0roEects as detailed in the
attached lesson descri0tion
(1F)%m4edded Formative Assessment:
Cirect o4servation of student 7or(
(1B)Closing Activity:
;hort all&class discussion + 7hat character are you
7or(ing on and 7hy did you choose this one in
0articular5 Are there any characters in this 4oo( that
remind you of yourself or of someone you (no75 'hat
characteristics remind you of this 0erson 24e it yourself
or someone (no7n to you35
THURSDAY
(1C) Learning Target:
;tudents 7ill develo0 their s(ills in s0ea(ing and
listening They 7ill sho7 their understanding 4y
0resenting 9diary entries: and critiFuing the
0resentations of their 0eers
(1C) Co .o7:
6o7 has your 7or( on the 94ody 4iogra0hy: 0rogressed
thus far5 'hat as0ects of the assignment have you
com0leted5 'hat as0ects are still 7aiting to 4e
com0leted5
In Class:
;tudents 7ill 7or( to com0lete their 4ody 4iogra0hy
0roEects8 7ith direct hel0 from the instructor and from
their 0eers 7hen necessary
(1F)%m4edded Formative Assessment:
Instructor chec( of 7ritten as0ect of the 0roEect 2in this
case in the form of an imagined diary entry 4y the
character each student has chosen3
(1B)Closing Activity:
Holunteers 7ill read their 9diary entries: aloud to the
class Peers 7ill evaluate 7hether these entries are
relevant and informative 2if they tell us something a4out
the values of the character8 their role in the novel8 and
the conflicts and trials this 0articular character faces3
FRIDAY
(1C) Learning Target:
;tudents 7ill develo0 their s(ills in s0ea(ing and
listening They 7ill sho7 their learning 4y 0artici0ating
in a ;ocratic dialogue covering cha0ters A&) in Lord of
the Flies.
(1C) Do Now:
Please 0roduce your o0ening Fuestion for the ;ocratic
dialogue and 4e ready to discuss and!or e<0lain it to the
class
(1F)%m4edded Formative Assessment:
(1B)Closing Activity:
%<it tic(et + In a short 7ritten res0onse8 0lease descri4e
ho7 our discussion 7as successful8 and ho7 7e might
im0rove in the future Please use secific o4servations
and suggestions
In class: 0artici0ate in ;ocratic dialogue
For ne<t 7ee(:
Please com0lete your reading of the novel Lord of the
Flies 2For 'ednesday3
Please com0lete and 4e ready to 0resent your 94ody
4iogra0hy: 0roEect 2For 'ednesday3
Please develo0 an o0ening Fuestion for ;ocratic dialogue
that covers the novel i! its e!tirety 2For Friday3
*Refers to NMTEACH Rubric:
1ADe!o"str#ti"$ %"o&'e($e of co"te"t
1)Desi$"i"$ co*ere"t i"structio"
1CSetti"$ I"structio"#' outco!es
1DDe!o"str#ti"$ %"o&'e($e of resources
1EDe!o"str#ti"$ %"o&'e($e of stu(e"ts
1FDesi$"i"$ stu(e"t #ssess!e"t
For!#ti+e Assess!e"t i"c'u(es, but is "ot 'i!ite( to:
E-it tic%ets, &*ite bo#r( res.o"se, co"se"s#$r#!s, re(/$ree" c#r(s, for!#' or
i"for!#' stu(e"t co"fere"ces, stic%0 "ote #ssess!e"t1