This lesson plan is for a 10th grade English class and focuses on identifying themes in literature. The lesson will have students analyze the short story "The Giving Tree" to identify its topic and write a theme statement. Students will then work in pairs to brainstorm topics from "The Alchemist" and write their own theme statements using a graphic organizer. To assess understanding, the teacher will observe students during class discussions, collect their completed graphic organizers, and have students complete exit tickets rating their understanding of identifying topics and writing theme statements.
This lesson plan is for a 10th grade English class and focuses on identifying themes in literature. The lesson will have students analyze the short story "The Giving Tree" to identify its topic and write a theme statement. Students will then work in pairs to brainstorm topics from "The Alchemist" and write their own theme statements using a graphic organizer. To assess understanding, the teacher will observe students during class discussions, collect their completed graphic organizers, and have students complete exit tickets rating their understanding of identifying topics and writing theme statements.
This lesson plan is for a 10th grade English class and focuses on identifying themes in literature. The lesson will have students analyze the short story "The Giving Tree" to identify its topic and write a theme statement. Students will then work in pairs to brainstorm topics from "The Alchemist" and write their own theme statements using a graphic organizer. To assess understanding, the teacher will observe students during class discussions, collect their completed graphic organizers, and have students complete exit tickets rating their understanding of identifying topics and writing theme statements.
This lesson plan is for a 10th grade English class and focuses on identifying themes in literature. The lesson will have students analyze the short story "The Giving Tree" to identify its topic and write a theme statement. Students will then work in pairs to brainstorm topics from "The Alchemist" and write their own theme statements using a graphic organizer. To assess understanding, the teacher will observe students during class discussions, collect their completed graphic organizers, and have students complete exit tickets rating their understanding of identifying topics and writing theme statements.
Grade Level: 10 Content Area: English Title: The Alchemist: Discovering Theme
Content Standard(s) addressed by this lesson:
10.1.1a Initiate and participate effectively in a range of collaborative discussions (one-on-one, in groups, and teacher-led) with diverse partners on grades 910 topics, texts, and issues, building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively. 10.2.1f Analyze how literary components affect meaning 10.2.2a Cite strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text. Inquiry Questions: What is the difference between a topic and a theme statement? How can we identify theme? How does a theme develop over the course of a novel? Understandings: Students will understand that themes are general statements that can be applied to the literary work as well as real life. Students will understand that themes can evolve over the course of a novel. Evidence Outcomes: I am able to identify topics in a literary work and form a theme statement that applies to real life. I am able to analyze how a theme develops over the course of a novel. Assessment of Evidence Outcomes: 1. Observation students ability to identify topics and theme statements together as a class in The Giving Tree 2. The Alchemist: Discovering theme graphic organizer 3. Exit tickets 4.
Planned Lesson Activities
Activity Name Approx. Time Anticipatory Set
The Alchemist: Discovering Theme
60 minutes Quick review of theme from yesterday (3) What is it? Difference between topics and theme statements
Procedures
Closure
-Instructor will go over steps of how to write a theme statement;
students will take notes (3) -Instructor will read-aloud The Giving Tree (4) -Instructor will guide students through each step of how to write a theme statement for The Giving Tree (15) -Students will then be instructed to brainstorm The Alchemist topics with a partner. Instructor will add these to a list, while a student does the same on a poster. (10) -Next, instructor will share the topics he/she has (2) -Students will be asked to access the Discovering Theme graphic organizer and fill out with a partner, writing their own theme statements (15 mins) -Each partnership will read-aloud their theme statement and write on the poster under our topics. Exit ticket: How do you feel about your ability to identify topics in a story? What about writing a theme statement? Rate both on a scale of 1-5, 1 being I dont understand and 5 being I understand. You should have two numbers here.
Materials Accommodations & Modifications
Powerpoint, poster, graphic organizers, giving tree story
To modify, students who cant pick two topics to explore they will just need to pick one. To accommodate, students who oral instructions will be provided with them.