Student Teacher Name: Margaret Holland 1 Learning Context (Relationship to the unit, topic of study, curriculum targets) UNIT

T GOAL | Synthesize new meaning from a literary text using thematic lens Practice acquired set of skills by finding evidence from the text, making inferences, and synthesizing your interpretation of the literature. Form connections from the literature to significant outside elements in order to create new meaning from a literary text. Topic of study | English Communication II The students are reading Lord of the Flies. They have completed chapters 1-9 and finished reading chapter 10 last night for homework. Curriculum Targets | Literature and Reading Targets Apply analytical annotations and ideas to the text, Lord of the flies, textmarking and drawing conclusions about characters, themes, and ideas Analyze how thematic idea evolves throughout the story - looking at a novel through thematic lens. Formulate summaries at the end of every chapter Draw conclusions about thematic topics as they are evident

Identify, find examples of, and analyze symbols and motifs

2 Learner Characteristics (What are the students like? Are there any special characteristics or needs?) Students request explicit directions and reasoning behind classroom activities. Some students do not appear to particularly enjoy the novel. Some students do not appear to be taking part in reading outside of class. Students appear to have a better understanding of the novel with audio version of book. 3 Learner Objectives Content (What knowledge and skills are to be learned?) Todays Objective/ Skill | April 3, 2012 1. Writing Skill: Compare/contrast how the film depicts the most noteworthy events from a text. 2. Summarization Skill: Recall and summarize important events from chapters 8-10 in the novel Lord of the Flies.

State Goal One: Read with understanding and fluency 1.B.4a Preview reading materials, clarify meaning, analyze overall themes and coherence, and relate reading with information from other sources. 1.C.5b Analyze and defend an interpretation of text. 1.C.5c Critically evaluate information from multiple sources.

Process and Reasoning (What will students be doing and what learning skills, reasoning, etc are required?) 1. Begin by asking students to determine 2-3 important events from chapter 8. 2. Write these events in a one sentence summary up on worksheet. 3. Ask students to determine 1 important event from chapter 9. 4. Write this event in a one sentence summary up on worksheet. 5. Ask students to determine 2-3 important events from chapter 10 (last nights reading). 6. Write these events in a one sentence summary up on worksheet. 7. Explain what students will be doing as they watch the film and why it is important to have multiple interpretations of the text (also to be used as an audio and visual aid). 8. Students will be using summarization skills to summarize how the movie depicts the most noteworthy events from chapters 8, 9, and 10 in the book. They will be stating whether or not they believe the movie portrays these events with accuracy using evidence from the film.

Application (How will students apply their new knowledge?) Students will be writing a thematic essay at the end of the unit around one of the themes on their bookmark using events from the novel. 4 Assessment Pre-assessment (Processes used to determine student readiness.) Students will have to individually find main events that occurred from chapters 8-10 before we discuss as a class and students are assessed through verbal questions and answers.

Formative (Processes used to monitor student learning)

Students will need to fill out the comparison sheet between the book and the film on a

worksheet using summarization skills and comparing and contrasting. Summative (Assessments beyond this lesson.) At the end of this unit, students will need to draw logical conclusions on themes throughout Lord of the Flies. Students will then synthesize an innovative significant message based on Goldings portrayal of the effects of a lack of civilization and the true return to id or savagery innate in human beings. Students will be assessed through a formal thematic essay at the end of the unit based on the events discussed today in class.

5 Instructional Strategies, Materials and Technology (Teaching techniques, materials and technology based tools) Strategies 1.Visual and audio aid in film. 2. Model left side of the chart for class. 3. Question and Answer as form of assessment.

Materials and Technology 1. Compare and contrast worksheet 2. Lord of the Flies film 3. Lord of the Flies book

6 Possible Student Learning Challenges Students have not been comprehending events from the novel (i.e. Simon getting killed,

the beast is actually a parachutist etc.) Film is to be used as a tool for understanding key events from chapters 8-10. It will be difficult to get students to participate on late arrival day when they know they are watching a film today.