Lesson Plan

Name: Olivia McClure________________ Grade: __12___________

Subject: __English______ Planned Lesson Date:
11/14/2013_____
Piece: Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard
Lesson Objectives

2 or 3 student
outcomes
Begin with verb

Natl / State
Standards

AL College & Career

Ready Course of
Study - Common
Core
Learning Targets /
District Standards
National Standards
(NCTM; NCTE; etc)

Pre-Instructional
Activities

Review
Formative
Assessment
Introductory Set
Prior Knowledge
Essential Questions
Problem Question
Writing Prompts
Predictions / Purpose
Vocabulary

Students will describe how historical events affect

the play.
Students will analyze the play for its idea, themes,
characters, setting, and language.
Theatre IV 10) Describe the effect of historic events
on works of great playwrights and screenwriters
[RL. 11-12.3] Analyze the impact of the author's
choices regarding how to develop and relate
elements of a story or drama
[RL.11-12.6] Analyze a case in which grasping point
of view requires distinguishing what is directly stated
in a text from what is really meant (e.g., satire,
sarcasm, irony, or understatement).
Technology 12) Use digital tools to publish
curriculum-related content
**Lesson to take all week! 5 class periods, 50
minutes each. For the purpose of this plan, I will only
focus on day 4 (11/14)**
Homework that was due on 11/11: they should have
watched a Present Me PowerPoint on William
Shakespeares Hamlet in preparation for what they
will be reading and discussing this week. They will
write a one-paragraph summary about Hamlet. In
the Present Me PowerPoint for Act 1, it should also
list the characters we will meet in Act 1 and the
different settings of Act 1
(11/11 read act 1 and write a paragraph summary of
the plot)
Homework due 11/12: go through Act 2 and list the
character we will meet/see and the different
settings.
(11/12 read act 2 and write a paragraph summary of
the plot)

Homework due 11/13: go through Act 3 and list the

character we will meet/see and the different
settings.
(11/13 read act 3 and write a paragraph summary of
the plot)
Homework assigned on 11/13 due 11/14
*Watch PowerPoint on Present me. It is a
presentation on elements of a play, providing
definitions and examples. Students will write a
summary of the different elements of the play to be
turned in at the start of class. They will also answer 5
questions about what they have learned and what
they still have questions on to be addressed in class.
Teaching

Direct Teaching
Graphic Organizers
Reading Instruction
Tech Integration
Teacher
Demonstration
Guided Practice
Independent Practice
Small Group Activities
Experiential Activities
Research / Study
Simulations
Problem Solving
Activities
Differentiated
Instruction
Accommodations
Ongoing Assessment

1) Begin class by collecting summaries and

allowing for students to ask questions
pertaining to the Present Me PowerPoint. (5-10
minutes)
2) Next, break students into 6 groups: Idea,
Themes, Characters, Setting, Language, and
History
3) Provide students with guided handouts for
each group. (Character group will get a
character analysis handout, Setting will get a
setting analysis handout ect.)
4) Students will work in their group to analyze the
play based on their particular element. They
are responsible for defining the element,
providing examples of their elements, and the
importance of their element. For example, The
Idea Group will define what an idea is, analyze
the play for what is its idea, and why they
reach that conclusion. Each group is
responsible for filling out their groups
handout. (45 minutes)
*The purpose for the handout is that on 11/15 to
conclude our lesson on the play the students will
present to each other their groups conclusions and
will record it into a podcast, so that they can all
access the information later*

Closure
Summary /

Conclusions
Ret-teaching
Formative
Assessment
Review
Reflection

During the last few minutes of class have students

match an example to an element provided to them
on a piece of paper at random and turn it in as they
leave the classroom.