Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
Lesson Rationale: This lesson is being presented to the students so that they will gain an
appreciation for short stories and how they can relate to their own experiences. It will
engage students in literature in a fun way so as to promote reading for pleasure. Through
this pleasurable reading, it follows that the students will become familiar with and
embrace fiction as a means of better understanding the world around them.
Learning Objectives:
Students will be able to identify the four major elements of a short story: plot,
setting, characters, theme.
Students will understand the importance of reading.
Students will know what role fiction plays in their lives.
Students will know how to write a short story.
S&L 1 1, 3, 4
S&L 2 1, 2
S&L 3 1
R&V 1 1, 3, 4, 5
R&V 2 1
R&V 3 1, 2
W&R 1 1, 2,
W&R 3 1, 2, 5
Plans for Reflection: Were the students engaged with the selection of stories? Was the
use of a fairy tale appropriate or might it have turned the students off because of its
connotation with being a child’s tale? In a 50 minute class, should only one short story
be used and examined more closely?
Assessment: Attached.
Rubric for Self-Assessment of Whole Group and Small Group Performance
U=unsatisfactory, S=satisfactory, E=excellent
I welcomed input of others
I was attentive to whoever was speaking
I expressed my thoughts
I supported my thoughts with parts of the story
I stayed focused