VocabReview/GatsbyProject:LessonFive

Author:ShanaSnyder
Datecreated:10/23/201410:18AMESTDatemodified:10/28/20146:15PMEST

Lesson#

Grade/Level

Grade10

Subject(s)

LanguageArts(English)

DatetobeTaught

October29,2014

SECTIONONE:IdentifyingAllStandardsAndObjectives
Objectives

Studentswillbeabletopracticethiervocabularywordsbyworkingasaclasstocompletethevocabularyreviewactivity.
StudentswillbeabletounderstandandusepointofviewintheirGatsbyJournalProjectsbylisteningandparticipating
inthepointofviewminilesson.
StudentswillbeabletopracticegoodwritingskillsbywritingtheirjournalentriesfortheirGatsbyJournalProjects.
StudentswillbeabletoanalyzeimportanteventsfromF.ScottFitzgerald'sTheGreatGatsbybywritingtheirjournal
entriesfortheirGatsbyJournalProjects.
StudentswillbeabletoanalyzethemaincharactersfromF.ScottFitzgerald'sTheGreatGatsbybywritingtheirjournal
entriesfortheirGatsbyJournalProjects.
Studentswillbeabletoprepareforthefinalpaper/projectforTheGreatGatsbybywritingtheirjournalentriesfortheir
GatsbyJournalProjects.

Standards

PAPennsylvaniaCommonCoreStandards(Draft)(2013)
Subject:EnglishLanguageArtsGrade612
Grade:Grades910
ContentArea:1.3ReadingLiteratureStudentsreadandrespondtoworksofliteraturewithanemphasison
comprehension,vocabularyacquisition,andmakingconnectionsamongideasandbetweentextswithafocusontextual
evidence.
Domain:
KeyIdeasandDetailsLiteraryElements
Standard:
CC.1.3.910.CAnalyzehowcomplexcharactersdevelopoverthecourseofatext,interactwithothercharacters,
andadvancetheplotordevelopthetheme.
Domain:
CraftandStructurePointofView
Standard:
CC.1.3.910.DDeterminethepointofviewofthetextandanalyzetheimpactthepointofviewhasonthe
meaningofthetext.
Domain:
IntegrationofKnowledgeandIdeas
Standard:
CC.1.3.910.HAnalyzehowanauthordrawsonandtransformsthemes,topics,charactertypes,and/orothertext
elementsfromsourcematerialinaspecificwork.
ContentArea:1.4WritingStudentswritefordifferentpurposesandaudiences.Studentswriteclearandfocusedtextto
conveyawelldefinedperspectiveandappropriatecontent.
Domain:
Narrative
Standard:
CC.1.4.910.MWritenarrativestodeveloprealorimaginedexperiencesorevents.
Domain:
NarrativeFocus
Standard:
CC.1.4.910.NEngageandorientthereaderbysettingoutaproblem,situation,orobservation,establishingone
ormultiplepointsofview,andintroducinganarratorand/orcharacters.
Domain:
NarrativeContent
Standard:
CC.1.4.910.OUsenarrativetechniquessuchasdialogue,description,reflection,multipleplotlines,andpacingto
developexperiences,events,and/orcharactersuseprecisewordsandphrases,tellingdetails,andsensory
languagetoconveyavividpictureoftheexperiences,events,settings,and/orcharacters.
Domain:
TechnologyandPublication
Standard:
CC.1.4.910.UUsetechnology,includingtheInternet,toproduce,publish,andupdateindividualorsharedwriting
products,takingadvantageoftechnologyscapacitytolinktootherinformationandtodisplayinformationflexibly
anddynamically.

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SECTIONTWO:IdentifyingMethod(S)OfAssessmentAndPointOfUseThroughoutLesson
PreAssessment
FormativeAssessment
SummativeAssessment

Attheendoftheunit,thestudents'GatsbyJournalProjectswillbecollectedandwillbegradedoutof80points.

SECTIONTHREE:IdentifyingTheLearningActivities/InstructionalStrategiesAndDetailsAsToHowTheLesson
WillBeCarriedOut
Introduction(Hook)

Onceallthestudentshavearrived,thelessonforthedaywillbeginwithgreetingthestudentsandreviewingthe
agendaforthedayandinformingthemthattheywillbeassignedtheirprojectstodaysotheycanrelatethelessontoit.
Thelessonwillkickoffwithavocabularyreviewactivityforthedistrictwidetesttomorrow,October30th.Fortheactivity,
therewillbefillintheblanksentencesdisplayedonthePrometheanboard.Iwillexplainthattogetherasaclasswewill
gothroughallthesentencesandstudentswillbeabletocomeuptotheprometheanboardandusethepentowrite
thecorrectwordintheblankandcompletethesentence.Oncethevocabularyreviewisover,thelessonwilltransition
intoaminilessononpointofview.

SequenceofInstruction(Step
1,Step2)

PointofViewMiniLesson:
Ontheprometheanboardtherewillbethequestion:"Whatispointofview?".ByusingtheprometheanpenIwillwrite
theresponsesfromthestudentstodefineitintheirterms.Wewillalsodefinethedifferencesbetweenfirstandthird
person.Thisismoreofareviewsoitshouldgoquickly.Afterreviewingpointofview,thelessonwilltransitioninto
brainstormingideasfortheirGatsbyjournalproject.
ClassBrainstorming:
OntheprometheanboardwillbeNickCarraway'sname,therestoftheslidewillbeblank.Asaclasswewillusethis
slidetousetheeventofNickmovingfromtheWesttotheEastinthenovelandbrainstormhowtoturnitintoajournal
entryforNick'scharacter.Thiswillbeusedtoensurethatthestudentsunderstandtheexpectationsofthejournalsfor
eachofthecharacters.IwillhaveanothercharacterslidereadytogoafterNick'sslideifthestudentswouldlikeorneed
morebrainstorming.Iftheydon't,thenwewillmoveontothepacket.
GatsbyJournalProjectPacket
TotransitionintothispartofthelessonIwillhandoutthepacketstothestudents.Iwillgooverthecontentofthe
packetswiththestudents,whichcontainsanexplainationoftheproject,therequirements,howitsbrokendowntobe
graded,andthegradingrubric.Apossiblejournalentryexamplemayalsobeincluded.

Closure/Wrapup

Aftergoingoverthepacketandansweringanyquestions,andiftimepermits,studentswillbeaskedtochoosetheir
partnersandgettogethertostartbrainstromingideas.Asanexitsliptheywillbeaskedasagroup,oriftheyare
workingalone,toturnin3ideastheyarethinkingaboutwriting.Theprompt:"ExitSlip:Withyourpartner,orifworking
individually,writedown3ideasyouareconsideringwritingabout.All3canbeideasforonecharacter,ortheycanbefor
differentcharacters,orforthetitlepage.Ijustwanttoseethatyouarestartingtothinkabouttheproject!"

Transition
Materials(Teacherand
Student)

Teacher:Vocabularypacket,Laptop,PrometheanBoard&Pen,ActivInspire,GatsbyJournalPacket,TheGreatGatsbyby
F.ScottFitzgerald
Student:Vocabularypacket,PrometheanBoard&Pen,GatsbyJournalPacket,TheGreatGatsbybyF.ScottFitzgerald

Attachments:
1. GatsbyJournalPacket.docx

DifferentiatedInstruction
(Planning,Teachingand/or
Assessment)

StudentsmaychoosetoworkaloneontheirGatsbyJournalEntryproject.

UseofTechnology(Where
appropriate)

PrometheanBoard&Pen
ActivInspire

SECTIONFOUR:LessonAnalysis
Whatwentwell?
PlanningReflection
TeachingReflection
Student&Evidence
Improvements

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