Final Project Lesson Plan #3

EDLF 345 Final Project Lesson Plan #3

Title: Concept Mapping! Time Span: Three days (block classes) Objective:  Students will be able to read and analyze/interpret literature by using concept mapping to break down parts of a scene from Romeo and Juliet.  To improve students’ knowledge of the capabilities of PowerPoint. Virginia SOL’s:  SOL 9.3 – Students will be able to read and analyze literature of all forms. Materials:  Text of Romeo and Juliet  Computer lab for 12 groups of 2 students  PowerPoint  Scenes picked out ahead of time by the teacher, given to each group Anticipatory Set:  Review definitions such as metaphor, simile, personification, allusion, etc. Make sure students have a firm grasp on literary terms. Procedure:  First day – Review literary definitions. Divide students into groups of two and hand out scenes from play. Allow students time to pick apart each scene with their partner. Have them make a list of: 1. metaphors 2. similes 3. oppositions (contrasting images) 4. all other images not included in these categories Then have students decide whether the things on their list are positive images or negative images.  Second day – show students an example of a concept map you have already done. Take them to the computer lab and make sure they know how to use PowerPoint to make a concept map. Have them get into partners and create concept maps for their scene.  Third day (and fourth day if needed) – finish up any work on concept maps, then have students print and present their concept maps to the class. Closure: Spend some time at the end of class discussing the usefulness of breaking down the scene and ask them if this lesson furthered their ability to identify and categorize different literary devices. Evaluation:  Make sure each concept map has all the categories asked for, and has noted all the images, metaphors, etc. that are in the passage. Give leeway if they don’t catch a couple of them of them, but they should catch most. Make sure the concept map is well organized with clearly labeled categories; make sure it is clear which phrases belong to which category. Make sure the organizer is color coded for positive and negative images. Use the concept map example as a rubric (the example would score an A).