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1. Teacher Candidate
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Kendrick
Bishop
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Date
Taught
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11/30/2015
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Cooperating
Teacher
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Dr.
Agriss
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School/District
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EWU
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2. Subject
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English
Language Arts
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Field
Supervisor
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N/A
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3. Lesson Title/Focus
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Edgar
Allan Poe’s “The Tell-Tale Heart”
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5. Length of Lesson
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20
Minutes
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4. Grade Level
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9th
Grade
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6. Academic &
Content Standards (Common Core/National)
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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.1
Cite
strong and thorough textual evidence to support analysis of what the text
says explicitly as well as inferences drawn from the text.
CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.RL.9-10.2
Determine
a theme or central idea of a text and analyze in detail its development over
the course of the text, including how it emerges and is shaped and refined by
specific details; provide an objective summary of the text.
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7. Learning Objective(s)
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Recall story details after reading and listening to the
story
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Cite textual evidence and draw inferences regarding why
the narrator committed his actions
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Identify a theme or central idea of the story
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8. Academic Language
demands
(vocabulary, function, syntax, discourse)
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Inference
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Theme/Central Idea
Students
will need to understand what inferences are and how inferences are made. From
there, students will be able to make their own inferences about the text and
conclude their own ideas. This will go with the idea of the theme, which
students will need to be able to determine.
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9. Assessment
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Story Activity
Class Discussion
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Formative
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Planned Questions:
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Describe the narrator in detail. What
is your first impression of him?
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What specifically is it about the old
man that troubles the narrator? Why does it trouble him?
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What does the narrator do every night?
Why?
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How does the narrator feel after he
commits the murder? Is he worried about being caught?
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Why does the killer confess?
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Name 3 details, descriptions, or
actions that the author uses to create an atmosphere of horror.
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Measures understanding of story details
and allows students to create inferences.
Scene Drawing
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Formative
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The Tell-Tale Heart Drawing Activity
allows students to reinterpret story details as a visual as well as in their
own words.
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10. Lesson Connections
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Presenting objectives so students are
aware of expectations and why they are learning the material
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Variety of delivery methods and
methods of interaction to suit different ways of learning
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Prior knowledge of plot, setting,
protagonist, antagonist, conflict
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Students must be able to read ninth
grade material and attentively listen to the material in order to fully
participate in the planned lesson.
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Instructor will also make references
to Poe’s “The Raven,” which students may have read in previous classes,
during the introduction.
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11. Instructional
Strategies/Learning Tasks to Support Learning
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Learning Tasks and
Strategies
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10 minutes: Story activity and discussion
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7 minutes: Drawing activity
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3 minutes: Share drawings and explanations
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Teacher’s
Role
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Teacher introduces story activity and hands out envelops.
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Teacher gives instructions for the story activity.
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Teacher monitors students.
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Teachers brings class together to discuss the correct
order and writes on the board.
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Teacher collects the envelopes.
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Teacher transitions to class discussion questions.
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Teacher hands out drawing activity and explains activity.
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Teacher monitors while students complete activity.
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Teacher prompts students to share pictures and
explanations when time is up.
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Teacher collects the students’ work.
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Teachers asks if there are any last comments or questions
on the story.
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Students’
Role
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Students receive envelops.
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Students listen.
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Students work on activity.
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Students provide their answers.
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Students return envelopes.
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Students receive activity and listen to instructions.
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Students complete activity.
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Students share pictures and explanations with the class.
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Students turn in their activity.
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Students ask questions or provide commentary if desired.
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Student
Voice to Gather
Students
will observe objectives and produce evidence of meeting objectives through
discussion and class activities.
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12. Differentiated
Instruction
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The
lesson includes several methods of delivery and learning including
discussion, writing, drawing, kinesthesis, and visual delivery.
The
handouts are printed with enlarged font to allow easier reading for students.
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13. Resources and
Materials
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Activities from or influenced by Valerie R Bos’ lesson
plan eighth grade lesson plan for “The Tell-Tale Heart.”
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Accessed at: http://lessonplanspage.com/latelltaleheartdescriptlanghalloween8-htm/
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Instructor will need:
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textbooks with “The Tell-Tale Heart” or copies of the
story for students
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documents and related materials for handouts (envelopes,
paper, scissors)
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coloring materials (markers, crayons, etc.)
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any assistance tools requested by students or school
officials
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Students will need:
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pen or pencil
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14. Management and
Safety Issues
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Students must feel safe to share their creations with the
class
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Establish that students are not being judged for artistic
ability
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Establish that disrespectful remarks or attitudes
regarding any student work is unacceptable.
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15. Parent &
Community Connections
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Instructor will send home a letter at the
beginning of the quarter explaining materials to be covered and what may be
uncomfortable or upsetting in class, including the use of a horror story
(“The Tell-Tale Heart”).
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Lesson Materials
Story
Activity
The
narrator plans to murder the old man.
The
narrator opens the door on the old man’s closed eye and leaves.
The
narrator is driven to kill the old man by the sound of the old man’s heartbeat.
Dismemberment
of the body.
Hiding
of the body.
Three
police officers arrive.
A
ringing sound disturbs the narrator.
The
narrator breaks down and confesses.
The
narrator tears up the floor boards and reveals the body.
The Tell-Tale Heart Drawing Activity
You work for a newspaper as the staff’s artist. One
of your coworkers comes to you with a great story on Edgar Allen Poe’s “The
Tell-Tale Heart” and asks you to illustrate it. For this news assignment, you
must do the following:
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Choose a memorable scene from the story (example: the
murder scene, the confession scene, etc.) and illustrate it in color.
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Give an explanation of the picture – what is happening
in this scene? Be as specific as possible.
o Describe
what happened right before the picture happened.
o Explain
what we see in the picture.
o Use details
and words from the story to explain the picture.
· You will
write your explanation below and use as much space as desired on the back of
this paper to illustrate your scene.
