Laura M. Tarpill
Duration: 2-3 class periods
Objectives: The students will be able to,
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understand and use the vocabulary and grammar from the story in and out of context by completing various speaking, reading, writing, and listening activities.
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explain the plot, characters, and facts in the story to their classmates by verbally communicating their thought and also writing them down.
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Materials:
Visual organizer, pens/pencils, dictionaries.
Activities:
Day One - The students will have read the story for homework and underlined any words they were unsure of. They should have defined as many of the words as they could find in the dictionary. In class, we will compile a list of words on the board that they would like to discuss. We will also discuss the characters and they will start the visual organizer for homework.
Day Two - The students will come in with their visual organizers completed. Using the target language, we will work through any problems they had understanding the homework. As we organize their thoughts on the organizer, we will revisit parts of the story that serve as critical for their understanding. This part of the lesson will include a discussion of the themes in the story. For homework, they will begin organizing and outlining their thoughts so that they can complete an in-class summary the next day.
Day Three - As practice in writing, the students will use their class time to complete a summary essay that uses at least 15 story vocabulary words and also discusses the themes that can be found in the work.