Als Allegory Analysis

Lesson Plan
Period 7
Teaching
Objectives

Students
Objectives

Date: September 21st, 2016

Time: 2:00-2:50
Duration: 50 minutes
To facilitate a discussion resulting in a deeper understanding of
themes and motifs in the text.
To implement good classroom management skills that promote
time efficiency.
To be aware of the time throughout and end class accordingly
with instructions for next class.
Students will be able to:

Materials

Define and understand the term allegory.

Identify allegorical elements evident in a text.
Find concrete examples within a text to support ideas.

Text: A Clean, Well-Lighted Place by Ernest Hemingway

(students will have already read the text and watched a short clip
in an earlier class)
Rubric
Activity Sheet

Professional
Competencies

Competency 1. Uses language/talk to communicate and to learn.

Time

Lesson

Competency 2. Reads and listens to written, spoken and media texts.

Competency 3. Produces texts for personal and social purposes.

Overview

10 minutes

Attendance
Recap of Synopsis. (10 min.)
Hand out Discussion Questions
Discussion Questions (10 min.)
Handout Rubric
Handout Worksheet
Work Sheet (Approx. 30 minutes) (Remainder of class and next )

Development
Recap of Synopsis
Who are the three main characters that the story revolves around?
What happens in the story?
How does it end?
10 minutes.
Discussion Questions Handout
1. Use three words to describe each character.
2. What function does the old man serve in the story?
Serves as an example of what happens when you get old.
3. Do you think the younger waiter and older waiter are indeed
of two different kinds?
4. What does light represent in the story?
5. What is the nothingness the story continuously mentions?
6. What happens in the story? Is there really a plot?
Literally nothing. The story itself is very flat. This is because the
characters and the stories stand for a larger meaning and ideas.
What literary element is this?
7. What is an allegory?
5 minutes
Handout rubric and activity sheet. Explain rubric.

Remainder of
class

Activity:
Students will complete an activity sheet that asks them to define the term
allegory and determine the allegorical meaning of each character in the
short story.
Instruction

2 minutes before
bell.

Students will work in groups of two or three or may work alone.

Must use their text to support their ideas. Direct quotations.

Wrap-Up
Time to complete the work sheet will be extended into the next class.
Sheets are due at the end of next class.
Extra Note: If students finish early, they can continue to locate and
identify a third literary element in the text. This can be used in their in
class response essay as students need to identify 2-3 literary elements.

Group Discussion Questions: In search of deeper meaning

1. Use three words to describe each character.

2. What function does the old man serve in the story?
3. Do you think the younger waiter and older waiter are indeed of two
different kinds?
4. What does light represent in the story?
5. What is the nothingness the story continuously mentions?
6. What happens in the story? Is there really a plot?

Name(s):

Identifying
Allegorical Content

5
Student fully
understands the
concept of allegorical
meaning. Student
explains allegorical
aspect of each
character. Correctly
identifies each
allegory.
Student uses wellchosen textual
evidence and direct
quotations from the
text to support all
findings.

4
Student has a good
understanding of
the concept of
allegorical
meaning. Student
correctly identifies
at least two
allegories.

3
Student has an
okay
understanding of
allegorical aspects
of each character.
Student correctly
identifies at least
one allegory.
Student uses
relevant textual
evidence but does
not use direct
quotations.

Use of Language

Student uses rich

sophisticated word
choice and varied
language throughout.

Students uses
good textual
evidence and
direct quotations
from the text to
support all
findings.
Student uses rich
word choice and
some varied
language.

Grammar

Student makes almost

no errors in grammar
and/or spelling that
distract from the
content.

Student makes 4
or less grammar
and/or spelling
that do not distract
from the content.

Uses Evidence to
Support Findings

/20
Comments:

Student uses good

word choice and
some varied
wording.

Student makes 5
or more errors in
grammar and/or
spelling that
distract from the
content.

2
Student does not
understand the
concept of
allegory and
incorrectly
identifies
allegorical
aspect of
characters.
Student uses
irrelevant
textual evidence
and does not use
quotations.

1
Student does
not understand
the assignment
or has made no
effort.

Student uses
simplistic word
choices and
some words are
at times
repetitive.
Student makes
numerous errors
in grammar
and/or spelling
that distract
from the
content.

Student uses
simplistic
words and
language is far
too repetitive.

Student does
not use textual
evidence and
quotations to
support
findings.

Student makes
so many errors
that the content
is not
communicated.

Name(s):

1. In your own words, define the term allegory:

2. The characters in Hemingways A Clean, Well-Lighted Place are relatively flat. As readers,
we do not learn much about their personal lives or even their names. This is because, rather
than standing for individual human characters with thoughts, feelings, and preferences,
Hemmingways characters stand for certain ideas or allegories. On loose-leaf paper, define
the allegorical meaning evident within each character in Hemingways A clean, Well-Lighted
Place. Use evidence and direct quotations to support your ideas.

1. The Old Man

2. The Old Waiter
3. The Young Waiter