Lesson+Plan+CT

Honors 10th grade students **
 * **DEPARTMENT FOR COMMUNITY BASED SERVICES **
 * LESSON PLAN COVER SHEET ** ||
 * **Curriculum Title: **Honors English 10 ||
 * **Lesson Plan: Character Lesson ** ||
 * **Time Frame: 1 hour ** |||||| **Target Audience:


 * # of Participants: 7 ** ||
 * **Performance Objectives**:


 * Refer to part II** |||| **Materials:**

Projector Poster Laptop Handouts ||

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">LESSON PLAN TITLE: Character Lesson ** <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ask students about their favorite characters in movies. Use this idea to bridge the students into the role of character in Greek tragedy. To do this, ask the students to write in a piece of paper how the character's personalities and traits affected the plot of the movie. Then connect this to the role of Greek tragedy. Make sure the students create this connection. ||  ||
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">CONTENT ** || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">TRAINER NOTES ** ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">I. Anticipatory Set **
 * **II. Performance Objectives**:

<span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;"><span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: medium; line-height: normal;">1). Students will connect plot with character by writing/reflecting on their favorite character and how he/she supports plot. 2). Students will learn about character and thought through lecture/power point. Students will also answer some questions in between the presentation, according to call their attention and check for immediate understanding. 3). Students will demonstrate understanding of character/thought by creating a play that exhibits the correct traits of a character. 4). Moreover, students will individually analyze the skits to demonstrate understanding of character/thought. <span style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: normal;">5). Finally students will relate character and thought to their own life by discussing their thoughts on what they learned || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Keep the first objective's teaching session as brief as possible. The other two should be longer and more elaborated since they involve higher level thinking. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">First introduce the ways in which character supports plot. Follow the order of the outline. Introduce the six traits of the character, using the ppt. Ask one of the students to explain in a few words what the law of probability and necessity is. Then relate and give a concrete definition to the students. Relate these laws to the character. Also introduce the mimetic triangle to the students and explain them about the ways in which character must follow the flow of universe. Demonstrate and relate the imitation of universe to aspects of nature briefly (naturalistic). Then explain them that character must do the same in order to teach the audience. Define law of inertia. Explain the concept of thought to the students and how it affects character and plot. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Use the images of the powerpoint to aid the six traits section. Also create and use a small poster listing the six traits. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ask a few questions to check if the students are understanding the topic. ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Divide the class into two even groups. Ask one of the groups to improvise a short skit on character demonstrating key points. The other group will do the same but on thought. Students may ask teachers for help. (interpersonal, bodily, and spacial intelligences). ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">The students will analyze the other group's skit and explain how the play represents character or thought. The students will write their answers on a sheet of paper given by the teachers. ||  || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ask students about their feelings and impressions of this lesson. Also, ask them if they can relate any of what they learned to themselves. Students may relate aspects such as the six traits to themselves. By relating these traits students may understand their relation and connection to some tragic heroes and understand their positions. Ideally, this will allow self reflection (intrapersonal). || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">Use and refer to the poster with the six traits to help students reflect. || <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">Highlight the key points of character and thought such as : -6 traits-hamartia-definition of thought ||  ||
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">III. Instructional Input **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">V. Check for Understanding **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">VI. Guided Practice **
 * <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">**<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;">VII. Independent Practice **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">VIII. Reflection **
 * **<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt;">IX. Closure **