Lesson Plan

Teacher: K. DeMerchant School: FHS

Unit: To Kill a Mockingbird Grade: 10 Date: Tuesday Dec. 3 2013
Period 6 2:30-3:30
Title of Lesson: To Kill A Mockingbird, Chapter 10 & 11- Heroism
Curriculum Outcome:
1. Students will be expected to speak and listen to explore, extend, clarify, and reflect on their thoughts, ideas, feelings,
and experiences.
2. Students will be expected to communicate information and ideas effectively and clearly, and to respond personally
and critically
4. Students will be expected to select, read, and view with understanding a range of literature, information, media, and
visual texts.
8. Students will be expected to use writing and other ways of representing to explore, clarify, and reflect on their
thoughts, feelings, experiences, and learning; and to use their imagination.

Class Objective: Big Ideas, Key Questions:
- Heroism: what makes someone a hero?
- What makes actions or behavior heroic?
- What about Mrs. Dubose is heroic

Time Required for this lesson:
-Silent reading- 15 minutes
- Go over chapter eight and nine questions- 10 minutes
- With the class briefly summarize chapter 5 minutes
- What makes someone a hero? Notes from the board- 15 minutes
- Ask that students have their chapter questions for ten and eleven done for the Wednesday
because we will be going over them before the test. 10 minutes
-Remind them to go over their timelines and re-read past chapter notes for the test tomorrow that
will cover content from chapters 1-6 DO NOT WORRY ABOUT VOCABULARY. 5
minutes
Total 60 minutes

Materials/ Resources
Smartboard
Have extra copies of handouts
Copies of the novel for students
Methods / Structure:
Discussion of themes and concepts
Analysis of the lessons that are taught throughout the novel
Critical thinking about the ideas of heroism.
Resources
To Kill a mockingbird Harper Lee

Instructional Strategies/ Procedure for the Class:
Silent reading either their novels or TKAM
Ask students about what happened in chapter 11, students should be able to respond and provide details about the
events. If hesitant ask if any new characters were introduced what are they like etcetera. Ask about the major conflict in
the chapter.
Then Provide a brief synopsis of chapter 11.
Have a quick write where students respond in writing to the question, Why is Mrs. Dubose a hero? What qualities does
she exhibit that make her heroic? Explain. Give students eight minutes to write and seven or more for discussion. Then
create discussion What lesson is Atticus trying to teach Jem?
Then provide them with the time in class to complete chapter 10 and 11 questions, if they are finished they can use the
time to study for the upcoming test on Thursday.
Ask that students have their chapter questions for ten and eleven done for the Wednesday because we will be going over
them before the test.
Remind them to go over their vocabulary words, timelines and re-read past chapter note for the test on Thursday that
will cover content from chapters 1-11.

Differentiation:
Using the smart board to present the questions they are responding to.
Reading along silently while listening to the reader will help students who struggle reading. They also see their
classmates struggle with words and know that they are not the only ones finding this challenging.