Lesson Plan: STEAL plan

English 9 Semester 1
Common Core/DPI Content Standards:
CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.9-10.3 Analyze how complex characters (e.g.,
those with multiple or conflicting motivations) develop over the course of
a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop
the theme.
NCTE:
5. Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use
different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with
different audiences for a variety of purposes.

Curriculum Map
Summer 2013

Year:

Teacher: Jamie Ann Carmody

Grade Level(s): 9
Length: 1 day (1 hour)

Abilities Assessment Outcomes:

Communication: Written

Essential Questions:

Performance Objectives
(SWBAT)

Lesson Title:
Direct and In-Direct Characterization
Date: July 9,
2013
How is preparation a key component to effective writing?
How does a writer promote effective communication to accommodate a
variety of audiences?

Students will be able to:

Identify direct and in-direct characterization from context.

Skills

Be a self-directed learner, take notes during instruction, practice organization,

arrive to class on time, come to class prepared with all materials

Hook/Motivation
Activate prior knowledge

Use the prior knowledge with a warm up activity

Activity in the beginning of class to go over traits of main character, and narrator,
Ben Wolf.
Warm up activity

Pre-assessment
Formative Assessments
Summative Assessments

Characterization Paper: Write a well written paper on the character of Ben Wolf,
using both direct and in-direct characterization

Lesson Plan: STEAL plan

English 9 Semester 1
Activities

Activities:
Warm up activity: Placing direct and in-direct paragraphs into columns with the
explanations on the Smart Board.
Have them compare notes and let them explain why they thought each one
belonged where they placed it.
Go over example of activity, Coach Banks, and what they will be doing.
Students will create their own version/chart of direct and indirect characterization
chart of Ben Wolf that will lead up to the next activity of creating an outline for a
characterization paper.

Materials

Deadline, by: Chris Crutcher

SMARTBOARD
- I will be able to identify direct and in-direct characterization
Warm Up: Place the following example under the correct heading:
Indirect Characterization: The narrator reveal something about a character by SHOWING the reader
something the character DOES. (Action of the character)
Direct Characterization: The narrator TELLS the reader something about a character.
A lot of guys use their senior year to coast; catch up on partying and reward themselves for making it this far. Not
me. This was my year to read everything I could get my hands on, to speak up, push myself and my teachers to get
the true hot poop on the World At Large, so I could hit the ground running Ben
All my mother ever wanted was to be a good mother and a good wife, but thats not as easy as it sounds-for her at
least-because shes crazy.Mother
You may as well all know Im as conservative and proud of it, he says. Dam proud of it, in fact. Mr. Lambeer
Its Trout lore that the girl Coach kissed died in an awful car accident when they were seniors and he kind of spun
out. Coach Banks