Language Arts Lesson Plan

Teacher Name
Subject Area
Title
General Learner
Outcome(s)
Specific Learner
Outcome(s)

Student Learning
Objectives
Assessments
(Such as observations, Key
Qs, Written Assessments,
Performance Assessments)

UNIT Objectives

Hayleigh Johnson
Date
December 7, 2015
ELA
Grade
9
Boy in the Striped Pajamas
Time
50 min
GLO 1 Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to explore thoughts, ideas,
feelings and experiences.
GLO 2 Students will listen, speak, read, write, view and represent to comprehend and respond
personally and critically to oral, print and other media texts.
1.1
talk with others and experience a variety of oral, print and other media texts to explore, develop and
justify own opinions and points of view
consider historical context when developing own points of view or interpretations of oral, print and
other media texts
2.2
identify and discuss theme and point of view in oral, print and other media texts
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Record personal ideas in written form
Use prior knowledge and apply it to the task at hand
Students will provide evidence of learning by:
Observation from the teacher
Written assessment of workbook

Body

Students will write in their student handbook as they explore the chapters
Understand the importance of history and the cause and effect nature of it
Analyze character development in the novel
Alberta Education Program of Studies including
Alberta Education Illustrative Examples for English Language Arts
Advance Agenda:
- Chapter 13
-terms and symbols: Jigsaw
-In class time to work on student workbook
Activity # 1 Teacher Read
-the teacher will read aloud Chapter 13
-some discussion will follow after
Activity #2 Terms and Symbols
-students are asked to research the meaning of their term/symbol in the home group
-students will then transition into their expert groups
-class discussion
Topics: Hitler Youth, anti-Semitism, the Exodus, Nuremburg Laws, Swastika, Warsaw Ghetto,
Davids star
Activity #3 Student workbook
-students will use the remaining class time to complete their student workbook to Chapter 13

Closure

For homework, you are asked to read Chapter 14. Be ready for a reading quiz.

Checklist

Learning
Resources
Introduction

Observation from the teacher

value of discussion and quality of answers
Written assessment of jigsaw.
Circulating the room
Checking-in with students

Reflections: