LESSON PLAN TEMPLATE

TEACHER NAME: Aaron Lam, Jayse Van Rooyen, Tanner Willgress

LESSON SUBJECT: Humanities 8
LESSON TITLE: 6 Elements of ELA w/ Introduction to the Italian Renaissance
GRADE: Grade 8
LESSON DATE: November 10th, 2017

RATIONALE
The Italian Renaissance was a pivotal moment not just in western history, but for arguably, all of
humanity. The rebirth took place after one of the worst plagues in history, killing an estimated
25 million people globally. Some of the most well known artists to date perfected their craft
during this time period, due in part to the patronage of the Medici family. Scientific discoveries
that are still used today were founded back then, and last but absolutely not least, literature
rivalling Shakespeares were written then. To better understand the greatness that was the Italian
Renaissance, it is important that we learn about the different strands of ELA since all 6 mediums
are used to teach us about this golden age in history.

CURRICULUM CONNECTIONS
English Language Arts 8:
Big Ideas:
- Texts are socially, culturally, and historically constructed
Curricular Competencies:
- Apply appropriate strategies to comprehend written, oral, and visual texts, guide, inquiry,
and extend thinking
Content:
- Features of oral language
- Elements of visual/graphic texts
Arts Education:
Big Ideas:
- Artists often challenge the status quo and open us to new perspectives and experiences
Curricular Competencies:
- Describe, interpret, and respond to works of art
- Use the arts to communicate, respond to and understand environmental and global issues
Content:
- a variety of national and international works of art and artistic traditions from diverse
cultures, communities, times, and places.
- symbolism and metaphor to explore ideas and perspective.
LEARNING INTENTIONS
Students will learn the 6 elements of English Language arts and how they relate to texts from
around the world. This will link the elements of ELA with the Italian Renaissance. Students will
be able to identify how different texts can be related to the past and present and how we can
experience these texts in many forms. The intention is for students to combine the ideas of ELA
and Social Studies and successfully work together in order to move through the stations and
discover the meaning of why these elements are important.

PREREQUISITE CONCEPTS AND SKILLS

Students will have already had lessons on the the previous time period; the Medieval Period.
They had already learned different styles of art and the 7 elements, such as; shape, line, form,
colour, texture, space, value. They will have practiced different writing styles and experienced
different texts without it being discussed in a formal setting. They should also have a strong
grasp of literary devices, since they are commonly used in literature and can offer a wealth of
additional information.

MATERIALS AND RESOURCES (REFERENCES) NEEDED FOR THIS LESSON

Teacher will need:
- Projector, computer, powerpoint, map of Italy and Western Europe, all materials for each
station, worksheet for students to fill out their thoughts as they go around the station,

Students will need:

- Pen/pencil, paper, small notebook to take notes at each station/iPad

DIFFERENTIATED INSTRUCTION (ACCOMMODATIONS)

- Students who are having difficulty writing or carrying a notebook to stations may use a
tablet.
- This accomodation is important for students who cannot physically use pen and paper for
this activity.
- Students may work individually and write down their thoughts or discuss with their group

ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION

- Students will be assessed while the teacher rotates around the room and listens to students
interpreting the art and texts; relating to ELA and the Renaissance
- Assess their drawing/art piece of just colours and shapes depicting their feelings toward
the texts; ask them how they felt about the art they see? Why do they think art was
important during the Renaissance?
- Since collaboration is such an essential part of the new curriculum, we will be assessing
their ability to work in close proximity with others; to share ideas, receive constructive
criticism, and last but not least, their leadership skills
 LESSON ACTIVITIES
TEACHER ACTIVITIES
INTRODUCTION
So, last class, we had our lesson
on the literary devices that we
can find in different forms of
text. This class, we will apply
that knowledge and learn the six
different strands of ELA. We
will witness firsthand how each
of the different strands can
provide its own unique
perspective whilst telling the
same story. (It is important to
note that different students learn
via different mediums, so we
must provide them with
different methods of acquiring
information).
https://www.khanacademy.org
/humanities/art-history-basics/
art-1010-ddp/v/renaissance-ar
t-introduction
BODY
This is where we will have
set-up the different stations for
the students. There will be six
stations, each one representing a
different strand of english
language arts. The students will
be given 5-8 minutes at each
station, hopefully learning in the
STUDENT ACTIVITIES CLASS MANAGEMENT PACIN
CONSIDERATIONS G
Students will listen to the We will wait until the class is 15
teacher's introduction and
quiet before we begin
write down the 6 different
strands of ELA. speaking. Starting to speak
while the class is still
After the introduction, they chattering will give the idea
will watch a short video on the that it is ok for them to
Renaissance and Art. This will continue talking since the
tie together all elements of teacher can just speak over
ELA and let them explore
different aspects them.
Students will be in numbered Number the students off, have
groups and sit at coordinating each number correspond to a
stations. They will problem certain station. Ensure that the
solve and explore each station students are evenly distributed.
as they discover how it relates
to the 6 elements of ELA and
the Italian Renaissance. Go from station to station to
make sure that they are staying
Students will rotate stations on task.
and do a quick reflection
process which medium they find
they learn best through. Last
but not least, they will also be
learning about aspects of the
Italian Renaissance during each
of the stations.
amongst their group and jot
down how they are feeling
toward the elements/art. They
will be able to explore each
element by rotating through 6
different stations of ELA:
- looking at Paintings 55
from the Renaissance
and guess the name of
painting (viewing)
- quotes; directly related
to meaningful personal
connections between
art, text, and
renaissance
connections (reading)
- Creating their own art
piece of just colours
and shapes; can use
stamps, fancy scissors,
etc (representing)
- Writing a letter, as if
they were an italian
artist, trying to
convince a rich family
to commision them
(writing)
- Have a discussion
board at one station;
discussing why or why
Europe would need a
rebirth at this time in
history (speaking)
- Listen to Renaissance
music from that time
period. Get students to
jot down the difference
between Renaissance
music and modern
music (listening)
CLOSURE
Teacher will bring the group
back together to discuss why
they went through the stations.
Teacher will ask the group if
anyone would like to share what
they saw and what they
discussed in their small group.
Let students have a quick
Students will still be sitting recap with each other. This
with their groups. This way way they get their personal
they are supported by their discussion over with and can
peers incase they need support participate in the class
in answering the question. discussion and add to the
group.
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