ASSURE Lesson Plan

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Teresa Northcraft
The Game is Afoot!
British Literature
Grade 12
Standard Statements
1. Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support
analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as
inferences drawn from the text, including determining
where the text leaves matters uncertain.
2. Determine two or more themes or central ideas of a
text and analyze their development over the course of
the text, including how they interact and build on one
another to produce a complex account; provide an
objective summary of the text.
3. Analyze the impact of the authors choices regarding
how to develop and relate elements of a story or
drama (e.g., where a story is set, how the action is
ordered, how the characters are introduced and
developed).

http://education.ohio.gov/getattachment/Topics/Ohio-s-NewLearning-Standards/English/Grades_1112_ELA_Model_Curriculum_March2015.pdf.aspx

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Technology
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Time Required:
Analyze learners

State objectives
Select methods,
media, and
materials

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Approx. 3 weeks of 5 classes per week
25 Students
4 Academically Gifted
3 ELLs
Given a rubric of required elements, students will create a short
video that represents their personal interpretations of Holmes
and Watson.
Methods
1. Teacher will lecture on Sir Author Conan Doyles background
so as to provide context for the weeks ahead.
2. Students will read Silver Blaze and The Blue Carbuncle
individually as homework, teacher provides web links to sites
with the stories
3. Students participate in class discussion regarding text to
solidify comprehension discrepancies
4. Students take mini-quiz on basic content of short stories
5. Students will read half of the The Speckled Band in class,
and the class will act out critical scenes from the text
6. With only half the mystery read, students will break into
groups, brainstorm, predict, and compete to solve the crime first
7. Students will read the second half of The Speckled Band in

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Utilize media and

materials
(Procedures)

class to uncover the storys actual ending

8. Class watches three versions of Sherlock Holmes
adaptations from various movies and television shows
9. Individuals draw, create online graphic, or describe their own
ideas regarding the physical appearance/basic
features/personal characteristics of Sherlock Holmes, citing
textual evidence from independent research and short stories
already read
10. Using images/ideas created, students break into groups
and create a video to illustrate their Sherlock Holmes.
Students will be graded on a rubric
11. Class watches all videos, votes on favorite for bonus points
(cant vote for selves)
12. Final class group discussion: What was Conan Doyles
theme, and why?
Media & Materials
-PowerPoint lecture
-Website links to Sherlock Holmes stories
-Videos
-Cameras for recording
-Laptops/computers for editing
-Laptops/computers for creating online graphics
Differentiation:
-There are plenty of opportunities for students to have options.
For example, individual representations may be created as
hand sketched creations, as online graphics, or written
descriptions.
-The text is read silently, read out loud, acted out, drawn out,
and viewed as in film format so as to reach as many students
as possible.
Teacher Preparation:
-Need to have access to computers and cameras for several
days at a time
-Need to have rubrics and quizzes and evaluation formats
available
-Need to have crafting material available for those who chose
the drawing option
-Need to have hard copies of the stories for those without
internet at home
Lesson Procedures:
-Lecture and PowerPoint by instructor
-Quiz
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Require learner
participation

Evaluate and revise

-Acting and group collaboration

-Videos and visuals
-Group discussions
Practice how to create graphics
Practice using cameras
Practice creating brief video
Students
21st century skills: creativity and creation, problem solving,
cause and effect, analytical thinking, collaboration,
communication, nonlinear thinking
Technology skills: creation of video, use of computers and
cameras
Instruction: PowerPoint on Doyles history must be engaging
and informative. Group discussions should be managed so as
to encourage maximum participation. Technology is utilized a
lot in this lesson, so group work must be carefully monitored to
make sure all remain on task.
Reflection/Revisions: Students may be more comfortable with
evaluating Holmes character if they read more stories, so time
may have to be allotted before hand to read A Study in Scarlet.
Evaluation of videos will appear subjective to many of the
students, so clear parameters must be established. Since this
is a very involved week, I will have to be careful with timing.

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