In this lesson, the class will complete a Frayer model for the word integrity, a key idea in the novel. Understanding integrity is integral to understanding Atticus’s character. It is also deeply connected to taking a stand and the Golden Rule.
In this lesson, students complete an on-demand end of unit assessment. They are required to write a commentary to answer specific questions about the connections between their script and the novel To Kill a Mockingbird.
Students perform their Readers Theaters in this lesson.
In this lesson, students finish reading Act 1, Scene 1 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream using the Drama Circle routine.
In this lesson, students begin reading Act 2, Scene 1 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. In the first half of the lesson, students participate in a full-class read-aloud designed to help them “feel” the rhythm of Shakespeare’s poetry in the play. In the second half of the lesson, students read the play using the Drama Circle routine they are familiar with from previous lessons.
In this lesson, students begin with the Drama Circle, as usual. Then discuss the scene that is read aloud independently. This time, they follow the World Café protocol in which they move from group to group to discuss key questions about the read-aloud.
In this lesson, students begin reading Act 3, Scene 1 of A Midsummer Night’s Dream using the Drama Circle routine used in previous lessons.
This lesson is designed to provide cohesion to the important decisions and actions performed by the characters and reveal the consequences of these decisions and actions. Students learn how the plot is propelled by these important decisions and actions, and how characters are connected across groups.
The Mid-Unit 2 Assessment Part 2 is broken down into three parts: The first part (a) requires students to analyze an author’s word choice. The second part (b) requires students to explain how Shakespeare uses a classic myth in his play and how he renders it new, and the third part (c) requires students to analyze the structure of two texts and explain how they contribute to the meaning of each.
Although this lesson is in Unit 2, it is actually the kickoff for Unit 3. This is to give you time to look over the draft end of unit assessments before handing them back to students with feedback in Lesson 18. Before this lesson, use the exit ticket from Lesson 15 to analyze students’ favorite character choices and assign characters to students.
In this lesson, students now use the Written Conversation to conduct a nearly completely independent discussion about the text. The discussion question is open-ended; students’ Written Conversations will differ greatly. Consider collecting the Written Conversation note-catchers to gain insight into students’ comprehension of the scene and ability to use dialogue as a way to analyze character.
In this lesson, students continue to discuss the scene read-aloud in the Drama Circle more independently. This time, they will follow the World Café protocol in which they get out of their seats and move from group to group to discuss key questions about the read-aloud.
In this lesson, students map out the narrative structure of the story “Pyramus and Thisbe” using a new narrative structure organizer.
This lesson focuses on Shakespeare’s craft, and allows students to think about how Shakespeare crafted a text in which other themes simultaneously come through.
The Mid-Unit 2 Assessment has two parts, taking two lessons to complete. In Part 1, students read a new myth and plot the narrative structure on the same Narrative Structure note-catcher used in Lesson 6 of this unit.
In this lesson, students complete an on-demand end of unit assessment. They are required to write a commentary to answer specific questions about the connections between their narrative and the play A Midsummer Night’s Dream.
In this lesson, students have the opportunity to read-aloud a portion of their confessional or their entire confessional to a small group of peers. This is not a speaking and listening assessment, but rather provides students with an opportunity to further create a community of writers.
This lesson examines the characteristics of Greek heroes and leads students to recognize references to Greek mythological heroes found in literature and culture today. Students will present analyses of heroes by defending their favorites in a slideshow presentation nominatting them for selection to a Heroes' Hall of Fame.
The hero's journey is an ancient story pattern that can be found in texts from thousands of years ago or in newly released Hollywood blockbusters. This interactive tool will provide students with background on the hero's journey and give them a chance to explore several of the journey's key elements. Students can use the tool to record examples from a hero's journey they have read or viewed or to plan out a hero's journey of their own.
This webpage contains theme-based discussion prompts for each vignette in The House on Mango Street by Sandra Cisneros, as well as a selection of follow-up activities.