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Lesson Plan: General Learner Outcome
Lesson Plan: General Learner Outcome
Learning Objectives Students will understand the plot of Steelheart by analyzing, recalling,
What do you want your students to learn? and discussing the various events and their impacts and effects on the
story line.
Assessment Within a group of 4, students will discuss, plan, and draw/write the plot
How will you know your students have of Steelheart on a chart paper.
learned?
Materials Each group receives chart paper
What resources will you need? Steelheart by Brandon Sanderson
Writing Materials
Body - Setting
o Types of settings in literature (dystopian, historical, science 5 mins.
fiction, etc.)
o Macro Setting and Micro Setting: Examples of both within
Steelheart
- Theme
o What is the theme?
o How can we recognize theme?
o What themes are present in Steelheart and why? (students
responses)
PLOT: What is it? What are the elements of a plot? (student prior
knowledge/ask & answer)
There are many exciting events throughout the book. The most important
event (David defeats Steelheart) happens in the last few chapters of the
book. This is an excellent example of a story not following the traditional
plot diagram.
Students will write their analysis and ideas on the chart paper and draw out
the plot diagram.
Exit Question:
3 mins.
Closure Does the plot of a story always follow the traditional plot diagram? Tell me
why it does or does not.