Elements+of+a+story

EDEX 796/726/714

Lesson Plan Name: Isabel Garcia


 * COMPONENTS || MINUTES || POINTS ||
 * # **Preplanning: Describe the following**
 * Lesson objective:
 * Students will be able to define setting, plot, characters, problem and solution.
 * Given a short clip students will be able to identify and write down the setting, plot, character, problem and solution with 100% accuracy.

Knowing the elements of a story such as plot, character, problem and solution will help students to understand the text better. It is also a way to break down a text to have better comprehension of what they are reading. However, because the students are struggling with the concepts and the ability to identify the elements of a story. I decided to have them identify the elements of a clip form a movie that they know. This way they will have a better understanding of the concepts.
 * Rationale/relevance:

Common Core Standard:
 * [|CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.2] Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.


 * Materials/technology: Smart-board, paper, pencil, Elements of a story worksheet, youtube. || 20 m || (9) ||
 * # **Set up: How will you do the following?**
 * After students are done with the journal activity we are going to stretch and do 3 jumping jacks.
 * I am going to remind students about the Dojo points. They can get good points for following the classroom rules, however, the points can be taken away if they are not following the classroom rules. || 5 min || (2) ||
 * # **Lesson opening: How will you do the following?**
 * I will tell students “Today we are going to continue learning about plot, setting, characters, problem and solution (the elements of a story). By the end of the lesson you guys are going to be able to identify plot, setting, characters, problem and solution from any text or any movie you watch.”

**-** We are going to go over the definition of plot, setting, characters, problem and solution. After we are done going over the definitions, I am going to have the definitions on different sheets of paper. I will read a definition, then I will ask them to tell me which term it is. I am going to use examples from the book they are reading “The Christmas rat”
 * Review: activity 1: We are going to watch flocabulary about the parts of short story: setting, characters, plot and problem. [] || 10 min || (3) ||
 * # **Lesson body: How will you do the following?**

- We are going to watch a short video, they will have to write down the plot, setting, characters, problem and solution. Then we are going to go over it as a class. __[]__ (From the movie Finding Nemo)

- The students are going to watch a video by themselves they will have to write down the plot, setting, characters, problem and solution. Then as a class we are going to talk about it. __[]__ (From the movie Ice age)

- As a class we are going to read a comic book about superman. Then we are going to go over the plot, setting, characters, problem and solution. || 25 min || (5) || Pictures of student work and materials used
 * # **Extended practice: How will provide independent practice?**
 * The students are going to be divided by gender. I will give the boys a comic book. They will have to write the plot, setting, characters, problem and solution. The girls are going to do the same but they are going to have a different comic book. || 5 min || (1) ||
 * # **Lesson closing: How will you do the following?**
 * I am going to ask students to define setting, plot, characters, problem and solution.
 * Before the bell rings I am going to ask them to put everything away. I will let them go to use the bathroom and get water before math class. || 5 min || (3) ||
 * # **Evaluation: This can be before the closing or at a later date. How will you determine they achieved the lesson objectives?**
 * At later day students are going to have a quiz. Students will be ask to define setting, characters, plot, problem and solution, they will watch a short video and they will have to write down the setting, characters, plot, problem and solution. ||  || (2) ||