The lesson plan introduces Section 5 of The Old Man and the Sea. Students will discuss perseverance and what defines a hero. They will preview vocabulary words and read the section. Then students will complete an advice column assignment and take a quiz on Section 5. Adaptations are provided for historically underperforming students, including shortened vocabulary lists and additional supports.
The lesson plan introduces Section 5 of The Old Man and the Sea. Students will discuss perseverance and what defines a hero. They will preview vocabulary words and read the section. Then students will complete an advice column assignment and take a quiz on Section 5. Adaptations are provided for historically underperforming students, including shortened vocabulary lists and additional supports.
The lesson plan introduces Section 5 of The Old Man and the Sea. Students will discuss perseverance and what defines a hero. They will preview vocabulary words and read the section. Then students will complete an advice column assignment and take a quiz on Section 5. Adaptations are provided for historically underperforming students, including shortened vocabulary lists and additional supports.
The lesson plan introduces Section 5 of The Old Man and the Sea. Students will discuss perseverance and what defines a hero. They will preview vocabulary words and read the section. Then students will complete an advice column assignment and take a quiz on Section 5. Adaptations are provided for historically underperforming students, including shortened vocabulary lists and additional supports.
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LEWISBURG AREA SCHOOL DISTRICT
LESSON PLAN Jordynn Spaulding
Class: Regular Ten English
Topic: The Old Man and the Sea
Date of Lesson: 4/12/16
LESSON ESSENTIAL QUESTION
What qualities define a hero or heroine? Why is it important to have
perseverance?
DESIGN QUESTION FOCUS
Introducing New Knowledge
STANDARD / LEARNING TARGET:
CC.1.3.9-10.A Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by specific details; provide an objective summary of the text. CC.1.3.9-10.C Analyze how complex characters develop over the course of a text, interact with other characters, and advance the plot or develop the theme. CC.1.3.9-10.I Determine or clarify the meaning of unknown and multiple-meaning words and phrases based on grade-level reading and content, choosing flexibility from a range of strategies and tools.
ACTIVATING STRATEGIES: (Anticipatory Set)
Deepening or Practicing
Generating & Testing
Hypotheses
How do you prepare yourself for a big event? (A test, a performance,
a game, etc.) Have you ever been in a situation where you must push past pain to accomplish a goal? How did that feel?
Bell Ringer: True or False? The Old Man stopped arm wrestling because he always lost. (Discuss correct answer- He stopped because he felt it was unfair to his opponents that he always won and never felt challenged.) Students will preview vocab. for Section 5, Miss S will share the word in a sentence and students will work as a class to determine the meaning from the context of the sentence, Miss S will confirm and facilitate revision of the classs conclusions Students will read Section 5 and complete Advice Column Students will take a quiz on Section 5 Closure: Was it easy giving the Old Man advice? Why or why not?
ADAPTATIONS for HISTORICALLY UNDERPERFORMING STUDENTS
Monitoring completion and organization of assignments
Agenda checks Verbal reminders of assignments Preview of vocabulary, no more than 10 words at a time Three possible answers for questions on multiple choice assessments Bell Ringer, Closure, Advice Column
Students will continue to think about how the Old Man must find the energy to catch and kill the marlin.
We read Section 5 of The Old Man and the Sea and wrote an advice column to help the Old Man decide how to face the challenge of catching and killing the marlin.
