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Lesson Plan
Business/Materials Lesson Objectives
Computer; LCD; board; paper; Improving students ability to understand and analyze
charts; pins; markers; template to contextual clues and key words/phrases to identify the
fill by teacher and students on main ideas/themes
board (partial analysis of major
settings and characters, etc.); Improving students ability to reflect on the major
reading material (Hills Like White themes presented in the story and link them to real life
Elephants) context
Guided Practice R W L S
(10 minutes)
Teacher will ask students to locate 3 more paragraphs (narrations) in the text, one in first
section, the second one in the middle and the third one towards the end and read it out loud;
teacher and students will identify words that indicate weather and color (e.g. dry, brown, trees,
etc.); teacher will write the words the students locate on board and classify them in categories;
teacher and students will have a discussion based on a set of questions.
For example:
- Why do you think the writer says beyond the river were mountains?
- What does the dry side indicate?
Independent Practice R W L S
(10 minutes)
Teacher will hang two charts on board, one having the title the American and the other one
with the title the girl; teacher will divide class into two categories, the first category
represents the American while the other category represents the girl (the major two characters
in the story); teacher will ask each student under each category to find 1 negative phrase in the
text said by the character they are studying (e.g.: I dont care about me, said the girl); each
student will write down one paragraph representing their idea of the implications of using the
negative phrase they found and its relation to the major theme highlighted in the story; teacher
and students will have a discussion on their ideas about that in class afterwards.
Assessment R W L S
Note: This activity will be done as a homework; students will hand in their reports to teacher
and results will be discussed at the beginning of the next class and through office hours.
Reflecting on the major themes highlighted in the story and the discussion in the class, teacher
will ask each student to write a story report that covers the sections (A and B) below. Students
are encouraged to work on this activity in the reading zone and exchange ideas about the
activity.
A
- Brief Analysis of the settings of the story (100- 150 words)
- Brief analysis of the major characters (100- 150 words)
- The major themes discussed in the story (70- 100 words)
B
- The students own point of view of the whole story (do you like it? why or why not?
Which character do you think you can relate to? Why and why not? Do you feel any
sympathy towards any character? Why and why not? If you were in the girls shoes,
would you do the operation? If you were in the mans shoes, would you ask her to do
the operation? What do you think of their relationship? Is it healthy? Are they happy?
What do you think of their tones?) (200- 300 words)