Sample Lesson Plan B for Charlene Douglas

Name; Night Day 2 Text Patterning

Grade Level; 8       Time; 30 minutes         Topic; Night, by Elie Weisel

Content Objectives; By the end of the lesson the student shall:
*identify the basic facts and essential ideas in what they have read, heard, or viewed.
*interpret the meanings of literary works, non-fiction, films, and media by using different critical lenses and analytical techniques.
analyze how a film or work of literature can be shown to reflect the period, ideas, customs, and outlooks of a people living in a particular time in history.

Strategy Objective:  By the end of this lesson the student shall:
--Differentiate between the various types of text patterns in fiction and nonfiction texts.

Resources/ Materials;
    Night, by Elie Wiesel.
    Rose Blanche, by Roberto Innocenti
    The Terrible Things, by Eve Bunting
    Text pattern signs on chart paper.
    Markers

Procedure; 
Step 1. 15 minutes.
    In groups of four, students will use the "Patterns of Text Structure in Informational Texts" chart (Fountace, P 402) and will differentiate the text patterns of three texts.

Step 2. 15 minutes (scheduled.)
    Given a title, students will move to the area of the room that contains a poster listing a text pattern.  Students will then write any key words, reasons, or quotes why they believe the text follows their selected pattern.  Disagreements will fuel evaluative discussion.

Assessment;
    (After Teaching)

Strengths of this lesson:

Weaknesses of this lesson:

Areas for improvement:

I will remember to do/ say next time: 
--Note the time spent in each step.  Adjust as needed.

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