Content/ Topic: Theme, Plot, Point of view Teacher: SOL objective(s) with number and words

Subject/Grade: English 8 Week of: September 9-13

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday 8.5 c) Explain how authors use characters, conflict, point of view, voice, and tone to create meaning. Computer Lab Strands:

8.5
c) Explain how authors use characters, conflict, point of view, voice, and tone to create meaning. d) Understand the authors use of conventional elements and characteristics within a variety of genres. j) Identify an authors organizational pattern using textual clues, such as transitional words and phrases.
8.9

Collect and synthesize information from multiple sources including online, print and media. Evaluate the validity and authenticity of texts. Use technology as a tool to research, organize, evaluate, and communicate information. Make sense of information gathered from diverse sources by identifying misconceptions, main and supporting ideas, conflicting information, point of view or bias. RPS Strands 8.4 b) Use context, structure, and connotations to determine meaning and differentiate among multiple meanings of words and phrases. c) Use roots, affixes, cognates, synonyms, and antonyms to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words and technical vocabulary. d) Use dictionaries, thesauruses, and glossaries to determine definition, pronunciation, etymology, spelling, and usage of words. 8.6 b) Make inferences and draw conclusions based on explicit and implied information using evidence from text as support. d) Analyze the authors use of text structure and word choice. e) Analyze details for relevance and accuracy. g) Identify the main idea. h) Summarize the text identifying supporting details. i) Identify an authors organizational pattern using textual clues, such as transitional words and phrases. j) Identify cause and effect relationships.

a) b) c) d)

Review or Warm Up Activity & Exit Questions

See attachment of bell ringer/journal question/exit clip slides

Monday
Direct Instruction of Content by Teacher:
1. Upon completing Theme Prezi presentation teacher will have students turn in their packets to the Theme in Songs section, which will also be displayed on the Promethean Board. 2. Teacher will play the songs through the Promethean Board speakers using her IPod. 3. After each song the teacher will ask a student to come up to the board and underline and identify the Themes found in the song and then fill out the theme chart for the song. 4. After completing Theme in Songs teacher will allow students to choose any short story from the textbook and complete a theme chart for it on their own sheet of paper. 5. Teacher will then ask students to come up to the board to fill out the Theme charts on the short story they chose.

Student Activities to Achieve Objectives:

Theme in Songs: 1. Students will underline Themes found in popular songs as well as fill out the Theme chart 2. Students will also be expected to go to the board at least once to share their answers with the class. Theme in Literature: 3. Students will underline and complete the Theme chart in their packet as well as volunteer their answers on the board and for class discussion. 4. Students will choose a story of their liking to complete a theme chart and share it with the class Write your own Theme Story: Write approximately a one page story that incorporates one of the following themes: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Love is the Worthiest of Pursuits Death is Part of the Life Cycle Sacrifices Bring Reward Human Beings All Have the Same Needs Crime Does Not Pay Overcoming Hardships Friendship is Dependent on Sacrifice The Importance of Family

***Hint: maybe you can have your main character state your theme at the end of your story

Tuesday
Direct Instruction of Content by Teacher: 1. Teacher will begin the lesson with Plot Diagram prezi and discuss all the parts of the plot diagram and how to identify them in stories as they occur. 2. Teacher will have students complete a plot diagram for a short film 3. Teacher will then introduce plot in songs activity in which students will find the elements of plot in four songs that are story based.

Student Activities to Achieve Objectives:

Prezi Presentation: 1. Students will be expected to enter into the class discussion at least twice during the interactive Prezi Presentation and one student will be chosen to switch the Prezi from transition to transition. 2. Fill out Plot Prezi Handout as the presentation progresses. 3. Fill out a plot diagram for a short film Plot in Songs: 4. Students will determine the elements of plot for 4 songs that are story based 5. Students will also be expected to go to the board at least once to share their answers with the class.

Wednesday/Friday
Direct Instruction of Content by Teacher:
1. Teacher will begin the lesson a Point of View PowerPoint presentation 2. This presentation will teach students how to highlight pronouns (I, me, she, he) along with thought/emotion words (thought, wholeheartedly, dejectedly) to determine point of view. 3. Teacher will then introduce the Point of View Prezi Presentation.

4. In this presentation students will be shown three different video clips and will be asked to determine the point of view the film clips are shown in. 5. Teacher will give each student a post-it note and ask students to write the pronouns they hear 6. Teacher will hold class discussion before revealing the correct answer for each clip. 7. Teacher will then move on to point of view in popular songs 8. The class will take what they learned from the PowerPoint and the Prezi and try their hand at identifying the point of view of popular songs 9. Finally, students will determine the point of view of 30 different sentences using all the knowledge they have gained

Student Activities to Achieve Objectives:

Prezi Presentation: 1. Students will be expected to enter into the class discussion at least twice during the interactive Prezi Presentation and one student will be chosen to switch the Prezi from transition to transition. 2. Students will determine the point of view of 3 video clips Point of view in Literature: 3. Students will read and correctly identify the point of view of 30 sentences Point of view in Song: 4. Students will correctly identify the point of view of 6 popular songs Point of view PowerPoint: 5. Students will take notes on how to identify Point of view

Thursday
Every Thursday the class will go to the computer lab to work on research and literary SOL strands. TTW: 1. 2. 3. TSW: 1. Introduce the computer lab activity of the week. This weeks activity is Theme or Genre (students choice) Teacher will model how to use correct sources to research questions. Conduct research using reputable sources to determine both definitions and examples of the different types of genres or- find common themes in literature

Tuesday/Wednesday/Friday RPS (Root, Prefix, Suffix) routines

Monday: TTW: 1. Provide students with RPS list of the week. 2. Present a PowerPoint that contains visual representations of the weeks Latin and Greek Roots and Prefixes. TSW: Fill out RPS list week and study words throughout the week for quiz on Friday Wednesday: TTW: 1. Read RPS nonfiction article of the week with students 2. Go over article and answers with students TSW: 1. Determine the text structure of the non fiction article

2. Determine the meaning of words that contain Latin and Greek roots within article 3. Answer comprehension and analytical questions about article Friday: TTW: 1. Administer 15 question RPS quiz TSW: 1. Complete 15 question RPS quiz

Assessment:
Theme: 5 question multiple choice test POV: Students will take a 30 question multiple choice quiz on POV RPS: Friday Quizzes

Homework:
2. Students have a standing weekly homework in which they are assigned a textbook story to read throughout the week. 3. They are to fill out either a short story form or a nonfiction form based on the content of the piece that week 4. Teacher goes over homework answers every Friday

Differentiation:
See attached handout on differentiated questioning for POV Assessment of Assessment for Resources: Text and Learning: Learning: Technology (Formal) (Informal) Textbook Check and Observation Manipulative: Correct Walk Around __________________ Homework Signaling Instructional Software Student Drill Choral Response Internet Quiz Class Work Overhead Test Oral Questioning TV/VCR Presentation Discussion PowerPoint Project Self-Evaluation Prezi Written Report Conferencing iPod Individual Promethean Board Conference Music Other: Supplemental materials Differentiation Strategies: Stations Centers Partner/ Peer Manipulatives Varied Grouping Adjusting Questions Choice of assignment Use of Rubrics

Power Strategies Research Based (Marzano): Setting Objectives and Providing Feedback

Recommendations for Future Use:

Questions, Cues and Advance Organizers Identifying Similarities and Differences Cooperative Learning Nonlinguistic Representation Notetaking and Summarizing Reinforcing Effort and Providing Recognition Homework and Practice Generating and Testing Hypothesis