PDS: Mr.

Bang

Course U.S. Lit (11th Grade) Topic: Allusion/Multiculturalism Teacher: Schneider

Minutes:45
New Vocabulary:
Reflection about and
or teaching to:
Learning Styles
___AR ___CR
___AS ___CS
_x_ Visual
_x_ Auditory
___ Kinesthetic
Diversity
___ Gender
_x_ Multicultural
___ Disengaged
___ Special Needs

Instructional Goal/Rationale/Essential Questions

How do literary allusions enhance the meaning of a poem?
Performance Objectives (consider multiple levels of Blooms):
Students will start by remembering/learning what an allusion is. They will apply this knowledge to the poem: Dear
John Wayne by Erdrich. After analyzing and evaluating how John Wayne is utilized in this poem we will generate an
example of allusion in poetry as a class.

Standards:
CCSS: R.11.2.1 (the whole standard)
CCSS: R.11.2.3.c-d
Resources/Preparation/Material Needed: The Poem (blackboard), Youtube Video,
Smartboard, whiteboard NOTE: Attached Lesson Plan outlines temporal layout of the
lesson
Time
Introduction/Set/Focus/Attention Getter/Pre-assessment: Youtube Video
Estimate
about the Poet
Instructional Input/Body of Lesson
Student
Teacher Actions
Actions/Expectations
Attentively watch
TWIST Analysis: Tone/Word
videos
Choice/Imagery/Subject/Theme
Participate in TWIST
Pop Icon Activity: I will work with students
Participate in Pop
to generate examples of pop icons that can
Icon Activity
have significance in youth culture or
American Life
Questions for Discussion/CSU:
What are you favorite ways to get students
attention?
Guided Practice/Application:

Multiple
Intelligences
___ Verbal/Linguist
___ Logical/Math
___ Naturalist
___ Intrapersonal
___ Interpersonal
___ Musical
___ Kinesthetic
Instructional
Techniques
___ Inquiry
___ Direct Instruct
___ Coop Learning
___Concept
___Discussion
___Laboratory work
___Demonstration
___Other
Technology Utilized

I want to see the influence that pop culture has on literature, and the impact that allusions have
on us as a culture/society/community etc.

Review/Closure/CSU:

I will have students verbally discuss what they took away from this lesson

Independent Practice/Homework/Lesson Extension:

I will connect on line of the poem with a previous lesson I gave on desire and Agency.

How are Objective/Standards Assessed in this lesson?

Students need an understanding of what perspective the poem is told i.e. literal and contextual
perspective. R.11.2.1.a-d
By interacting with the poem students will show mastery of R.11.2.3.c-d

Modification/Accommodation/Adaptations
I havent given the lesson, but I am concerned about time length

Reflection: I felt like the lesson could have gone much better, I tried to implement a
class activity, but recognize that I need to vary my instruction in order to engage all
learners in any given lesson. The lesson I gave could have been improved if I paid more
concern to the implementation and instruction of my Pop-Icon Activity.

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