Lesson1.

13,part1(DaedalusandIcarus)
Author:LaurelAnnGonsecki
Datecreated:10/21/20148:15AMESTDatemodified:11/03/20148:16AMEST

Lesson#

1.13

Grade/Level

Grade7

Subject(s)

LanguageArts(English)

DatetobeTaught

10/22

SECTIONONE:IdentifyingAllStandardsAndObjectives
Objectives

StudentswillbeabletoAnalyzehowthemeisconveyedinastorybasedonamyth.
Studentswillbeabletoapplytheconventionsofdialogueparagraphinginastory.

Standards

PAPennsylvaniaCommonCoreStandards(Draft)(2013)
Subject:EnglishLanguageArtsGrade612
Grade:Grade7
ContentArea:1.3ReadingLiteratureStudentsreadandrespondtoworksofliteraturewithanemphasison
comprehension,vocabularyacquisition,andmakingconnectionsamongideasandbetweentextswithafocusontextual
evidence.
Domain:
KeyIdeasandDetailsTheme
Standard:
CC.1.3.7.ADetermineathemeorcentralideaofatextandanalyzeitsdevelopmentoverthecourseofthetext
provideanobjectivesummaryofthetext.
Domain:
KeyIdeasandDetailsTextAnalysis
Standard:
CC.1.3.7.BCiteseveralpiecesoftextualevidencetosupportanalysisofwhatthetextsaysexplicitly,aswellas
inferences,conclusions,and/orgeneralizationsdrawnfromthetext.

SECTIONTWO:IdentifyingMethod(S)OfAssessmentAndPointOfUseThroughoutLesson
PreAssessment

Discussionofthemebeforethelesson

FormativeAssessment

Postlessondiscussion

SummativeAssessment

SECTIONTHREE:IdentifyingTheLearningActivities/InstructionalStrategiesAndDetailsAsToHowTheLesson
WillBeCarriedOut
Introduction(Hook)

Vocabbellringer

SequenceofInstruction(Step
1,Step2)

Aftervocabularyactivityiscompleted,Iwillaskstudentsabouttheirknowledgeofthemeinliterarytext.
1. Whoknowswhatthethemeofastoryis?
2. Doesanyonehaveanideaofwhatthethememighthavebeeninanyoftheotherstoriesyouhavereadinthis
class?(Phaethon,WhyCouldn'tIhaveBeenNamedAshley,independentreadingbooks)
Asagroup,wewilllistentothesong"Icarus"byBastille,withthelyricsontheboard.
Discuss:Basedonthesong,whatmightthethemeofDaeldalusandIcarusbe?
Reader'sTheatre:DaedalusandIcarus

Closure/Wrapup

Discuss:
1. Wereyourpredictionscorrectaboutthethemeofthestorycorrect?Ifnot,howweretheydifferent?
2. Isthemoralofthisstoryaliteralone?Howmightthisstoryapplytoourownlives?
3. Considertheelementsofplot.Doesastorychangewhenwereaditasaplay?Whatdowelosebyreadingitthis
way?Whatdowegain?

Transition
Materials(Teacherand
Student)

Vocabpackets
PrometheanBoard
Songlyrics

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Music
Reader'sTheatrescripts
Springboardbooks
DifferentiatedInstruction
(Planning,Teachingand/or
Assessment)

Iwillassessstudents'knowledgeofthemebasedondiscussionbothbeforeandafterthestory.

UseofTechnology(Where
appropriate)

Prometheanboard

SECTIONFOUR:LessonAnalysis
Whatwentwell?

Thesongwaswellreceivedandthestudentslovedthereader'stheatreactivity.Conversationwassubstantiveandwe
evenhadtimeforstudentstoworkontheirvocabpackets.

PlanningReflection

Iwantedtomakethislessondifferentfromthepreviousones,whereinwesimplyreadastoryoutoftheirbooks.Iknew
manyofthestudentsinthisclassareinvolvedintheatreandtheartssoIthoughttheywouldbeagoodfitfora
reader'stheatreactivity.Ialsowantedtohookthestudentsandalsoshowhowprominentthisstoryiseveninpopular
culturetoday,soIchosetoplayasongbyapopularbandthatwasinspiredbythestory.

TeachingReflection

Ithoughtthatthislessonwouldbealotmoretimeconsumingthanitwas,soIstoppedthesongearly.Itturnedoutto
takeupalotlesstimethanI'danticipated,soIwishIhadallowedtheentiresongtoplay.Ialsopassedoutan
assignmentbeforeexplainingthedirections,andthismeantthatwhenIdidexplainit,thestudentsweredistractedsoI
endeduphavingtorepeatmyself.

Student&Evidence

Onestudent,Logan,oftensitsinthecornerandseemsunengaged.Today,however,heseemedstimulatedbythesong
atthebeginningandwasengagedinthereadingbecausethereaders'theatreactivityhadaroleforeachstudentto
read.

Improvements

Iwouldmanagemytimemoreeffectively,trytomovearoundtheroommore,andmakesuretogiveinstructionsbefore
distributingmaterials.

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