Lesson Plan 1: Exploring Fairness through Choices in Perspective
Objective: Students will analyze how choices in perspective deepen and extend our understanding of fairness in literature.
Materials: - Copies of a short story or novel excerpt that explores themes of fairness - Chart paper and markers - Writing materials
Procedure: 1. Warm-up (5 minutes): - Begin the lesson by asking students to define the concept of fairness. - Discuss examples of situations where fairness is important, both in literature and in real life. - Write down student responses on chart paper.
- Introduction to Perspective (10 minutes):
- Explain to students that perspective refers to the point of view from which a story is told.
- Discuss how different perspectives can shape our understanding of fairness in a story.
- Provide examples of how a story might be different if told from a different character’s perspective.
- Reading and Analysis (15 minutes):
- Distribute copies of the selected short story or novel excerpt.
- Instruct students to read the text and pay attention to the choices in perspective made by the writer.
- After reading, facilitate a class discussion on how the writer’s choices in perspective deepen and extend our understanding of fairness in the story.
- Encourage students to provide specific examples from the text to support their analysis.
- Written Assignment (30 minutes):
- Ask students to choose a character from the story and write a journal entry or letter from that character’s perspective.
- In their writing, students should explore the character’s thoughts and feelings about fairness in the story.
- Remind students to use specific examples from the text to support their writing.
- Sharing and Reflection (5 minutes):
- Allow students to share their written assignments with a partner or in small groups.
- Facilitate a brief class discussion on the different perspectives explored in the written assignments.
- Ask students to reflect on how their understanding of fairness in the story was deepened or extended through their chosen character’s perspective.
Lesson Plan 2: Exploring Development through Choices in Perspective
Objective: Students will analyze how choices in perspective deepen and extend our understanding of development in literature.
Materials: - Copies of a short story or novel excerpt that explores themes of development - Chart paper and markers - Writing materials
Procedure: 1. Warm-up (5 minutes): - Begin the lesson by asking students to define the concept of development. - Discuss examples of situations where development is important, both in literature and in real life. - Write down student responses on chart paper.
- Introduction to Perspective (10 minutes):
- Review the concept of perspective from the previous lesson.
- Explain to students that choices in perspective can also deepen and extend our understanding of development in literature.
- Provide examples of how a story might portray a character’s development differently depending on the chosen perspective.
- Reading and Analysis (15 minutes):
- Distribute copies of the selected short story or novel excerpt.
- Instruct students to read the text and pay attention to the choices in perspective made by the writer.
- After reading, facilitate a class discussion on how the writer’s choices in perspective deepen and extend our understanding of development in the story.
- Encourage students to provide specific examples from the text to support their analysis.
- Written Assignment (30 minutes):
- Ask students to choose a character from the story and write a reflective essay or character analysis from that character’s perspective.
- In their writing, students should explore the character’s personal development throughout the story and how their perspective contributes to this development.
- Remind students to use specific examples from the text to support their writing.
- Sharing and Reflection (5 minutes):
- Allow students to share their written assignments with a partner or in small groups.
- Facilitate a brief class discussion on the different perspectives explored in the written assignments.
- Ask students to reflect on how their understanding of development in the story was deepened or extended through their chosen character’s perspective.
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