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The Scarlet Ibis Lesson Plan

This lesson plan summarizes teaching The Scarlet Ibis to a freshman English class. The class of 30 students will be split into 3 groups of 10, with each of the 2 student teachers leading a group. Students will summarize the text, define literary elements in pairs, and discuss where those elements are used in the story. They will analyze themes, symbols, diction, and other literary devices. Finally, students will write what they learned on a poster and study for an upcoming test. The lesson aims to help students comprehend the text and understand how literary elements add significance.

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The Scarlet Ibis Lesson Plan

This lesson plan summarizes teaching The Scarlet Ibis to a freshman English class. The class of 30 students will be split into 3 groups of 10, with each of the 2 student teachers leading a group. Students will summarize the text, define literary elements in pairs, and discuss where those elements are used in the story. They will analyze themes, symbols, diction, and other literary devices. Finally, students will write what they learned on a poster and study for an upcoming test. The lesson aims to help students comprehend the text and understand how literary elements add significance.

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  • Lesson Overview: Provides an outline of the lesson plan for 'The Scarlet Ibis', detailing the objectives, essential questions, activities, and teaching strategies.
  • Themes Exploration: Discusses key themes in 'The Scarlet Ibis', including metaphor, description of the bird, nature, and beauty.
  • Closure Instructions: Details the activities to close the lesson, including poster activities and independent practice.

The Scarlet Ibis Lesson Plan

Class: English
Grade Level: Freshman
Unit: The Scarlet Ibis
Teacher: Ms. Samantha Callender and Ms. Nicole Langreck
Objectives
Studetns can define literary elements
Studetns can comprehend and understand the Scarlett Ibis
Students can conclude how literary elements adds more meaning to the Scarlet Ibis.
Essential Question
How are literary elements used to add more significance to a text?
*Note* There is a head teacher and two PDS student teachers.
Teaching: Activities (***see note below)
The class of 30 was split up into 3 groups of 10. We did a form of parallel teaching where
we separated the groups, but taught the same lesson.
Students will summarize what happened in the text
Any unanswered questions will be answered
After the groups are split up we will comprehend and understand literary terms and the
text.
Students are paired up and are each given 1 or 2 literary terms to define (from two
different sources) and to create in their own definition of it.
1. Foreshadowing and significant diction
2. Symbolism
3. Themes and 1st person point of view.
4. Repetition and extended metaphors
After students have found their definitions, they will write it up on the board so that they
can copy it in their notes.
The second part of the class is discussion on these different literary terms and discussinog
where do we find it in the text.

How does significant deviance, metaphors and themes foreshadow?


What does these literary elements add to the text
o Significant diction:
Lies (diction)
(What does Doodles lies say about him and his
wants? Can we connect his lie to another part of
the text?)
Names (diction)

(What is the importance of names? How do they


foreshadow Doodles life? Neil Armstrong, The
doodlebug and how it moves backward does the
mean Doddle cant move forward, no future)? Why
the other brother is not named, how is this
significant?
Aunt Niceys superstitions:
How does her use of words impact reactions of the
reader and the text. What does it say about
Doodle? (Jesus, saint, death).
Metaphor
Description of the bird
Why is Doodle so fascinated with it? How can we
connect the two? Can we connect the injuries of the
bird with his disability?
Themes:
Nature:
How does nature predict the tone of the story?
What other role does nature play in the story?
Death
Images of death
Beauty:
What forms of beauty are presented in the story?
Why do you think Doodle is so fascinated with
beauty?
Definitions of Pride and Love:
What is the Brothers definition of pride? Do you
agree? What is your own definition of pride?
How does The Brother describe lov
Hope and persistence
How is hope viewed? How does the hope of the
Brother lead to Doodles improvement and the
positive family thoughts?
Loneliness:
Why doesnt Doodle want to ever be alone? Did he
die feeling this fear of loneliness?
Fitting in:
What is being normal?
o
Is being different being viewed badly?
Do you think Doodle minds being different?
How is being different viewed in high school today?

Closure
Write on a poster things that they learned
Independent Practice
Study material for test
Materials
Notes
The Scarlet Ibis
White board
Duration
90 minuets.

Modified from Madeline Hunters Lesson Plan Design

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